NFL announces game time for Week 16 Bears game against Green Bay

The NFL announced Tuesday that the Bears will play Green Bay at 7:20 p.m. in their Week 16 game on Dec. 20 at Soldier Field.

The NFL originally didn’t announce the game time for the Saturday matchup when it released the schedule in the spring. The game was announced as part of a doubleheader that also included a Washington Commanders-Philadelphia Eagles matchup. That game will kick off at 4 p.m. the same day, and both games will be broadcast on Fox.

It will be another prime-time spot for the Bears and Packers. Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field was originally set for a noon kickoff. But the NFL flexed the matchup a couple weeks ago to 3:25 p.m.

Chicago only has one more noon kickoff scheduled the rest of the season, its Dec. 14 game against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field. Their Week 17 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers will be on a Sunday night.

The Bears’ Week 18 home game against the Detroit Lions doesn’t have a start time yet.