Happy Thanksgiving to the Chicago Bears.
The NFL and CBS announced Thursday morning the Bears will play on Thanksgiving Day during their 2026 regular season schedule, traveling to Detroit to face the Lions.
A source confirmed the Thanksgiving Day game to NBC Chicago Wednesday, with the team officially making the announcement Thursday.
According to the announcement, the Bears will play at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26. The game will air on CBS and ESPN 1000, the announcement said.
According to the NFL, the Bears have played in 38 games on Thanksgiving holiday, posting a record of 20-16-2 in those games. The 2026 Thanksgiving game marks the Bears’ second in the last three seasons.
Their most recent Thanksgiving Day game was a 23-20 loss to the Lions in 2024, with former head coach Matt Eberflus getting fired the day after the game because of his mismanagement of the clock in the closing stages of the contest.
The Bears are tied with the Packers for the third-most Thanksgiving Day games played, trailing only the Lions and Cowboys.
The rest of the NFL schedule will be released on Thursday evening.
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