Bears to open season with Tennessee at Soldier Field, finish with Packers at Lambeau

For Bears fans, it’s time to start planning.

The NFL released its full slate of 272 games on Wednesday. That included the Bears’ 17-game slate for the 2024 season.

No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams will likely make his NFL debut on Sept. 8 against the Titans at Soldier Field. He will face the arch-rival Packers for the first time on Nov. 17 at Soldier Field.

Here is the Bears’ schedule. All times are Central.

• Preseason Hall of Fame Game: vs. Houston Texans (in Canton, Ohio), 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, ESPN

• Preseason Week 1: at Buffalo Bills, noon Saturday, Aug. 10

• Preseason Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, noon Saturday, Aug 17

• Preseason Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22

• Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans, noon Sunday, Sept. 8, Fox

• Week 2: at Houston Texans, 7:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, NBC

• Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts, noon Sunday, Sept. 22, CBS

• Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams, noon Sunday, Sept. 29, Fox

• Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers, noon Sunday, Oct. 6, Fox

• Week 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (in London), 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, NFL Network

• Week 7: Bye week

• Week 8: at Washington Commanders, noon Sunday, Oct. 27, CBS

• Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals, 3:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, CBS

• Week 10: vs. New England Patriots, noon Sunday, Nov. 10, Fox

• Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers, noon Sunday, Nov. 17, Fox

• Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings, noon Sunday, Nov. 24, Fox

• Week 13: at Detroit Lions, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28 (Thanksgiving), CBS

• Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers, 3:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, Fox

• Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings, 7:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, ABC

• Week 16: vs. Detroit Lions, noon Sunday, Dec. 22, Fox

• Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, Amazon Prime

• Week 18: at Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Jan. 4, or Sunday, Jan 5, TBD