The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers will battle in a nationally televised showdown at Soldier Field this month, and we now know when the game will be played.
In fact, the game will be the first primetime showdown played between the teams at Soldier Field in the last several years, and will mark the second time the teams will play in a span of less than two weeks.
The NFL announced Tuesday that the game between the Bears and Packers will be played on Saturday, December 20 at 7:20 p.m., with the contest airing nationally on Fox.
The league had announced prior to the season that the Bears and Packers would play a Saturday game before the Christmas holiday, but waited until this week to set the game time between the NFC North rivals.
According to the NFL, the primetime kick between the Bears and Packers later this month will be the first nighttime kickoff between the teams at Soldier Field since Week 1 of the 2019 season.
The game between the Bears and Packers that will be played at Lambeau Field on Sunday had also been flexed to a 3:25 p.m. kickoff, giving the two teams some big time slots for their games.
Needless to say, there is plenty on the line as the Bears and Packers renew acquaintances at Lambeau Field this weekend. The Bears are currently tied for the best record in the NFC with the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, and would be the No. 1 seed in the conference if the season were to end today.
The Bears are aiming for their first playoff appearance since the 2020 season, and are looking to capture the NFC North crown for the first time since the 2018 season.
They also are looking to continue the momentum they built from beating the Packers in the final game of the 2024 season at Lambeau Field, a win that snapped an 11-game losing streak to Green Bay.
As for those Packers, they are also humming along this season with an 8-3-1 record, coming into the game with a top-five defense on the season, allowing just 284.8 yards per game. They also have a top-six scoring defense in the league, and are hoping to keep Caleb Williams and the Bears’ offense in check.
The game is especially important for playoff seeding purposes. If the Bears can pull off a second straight win in Green Bay, they would open up a 1.5-game lead on the Packers and would own a tiebreaker over their bitter rival, putting themselves in prime position to secure a playoff appearance in coming weeks.
A loss would drop the Bears to 9-4 on the season, and would put them back in a wild card spot, facing road games to start the postseason if they were to reach the playoffs.
Sunday’s game between the Bears and Packers will air on Fox.
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