The Chicago Bears announced their 2020 schedule, which features games against the AFC South and NFC South, as well as their NFC North rivals and rematches from last season against the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants.
The Bears will open and close the season against divisional foes — opening the season at Detroit and ending the season against Green Bay at Soldier Field.
Despite a disappointing 2019 season, Chicago has four prime-time contests, including two Monday Night Football games against the Rams and Minnesota Vikings.
There are some interesting games on Chicago’s regular-season slate. Let’s take a look at the Bears’ five most intriguing games of the 2020 season.
Bears vs. Buccaneers
Week 5 | Thursday, Oct. 8 | 7:20 p.m. CT
The Bears will kick off their prime-time slate with a Thursday Night Football showdown with the new-look Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by new quarterback Tom Brady.
The last time Chicago faced Brady — and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who’s also in Tampa — Brady led the New England Patriots to a 38-31 victory at Soldier Field. While Tampa isn’t New England, there’s no denying that the Bucs became a bigger threat than they were at the start of the offseason.
Chicago has an opportunity to make a statement early in the 2020 season with a win over the Brady-led Buccaneers in prime-time.
Check out game-by-game score predictions from around the NFL Wires network:
Buf / Mia / NE / NYJ // Bal / Cin / Cle / Pit // Hou / Ind / Jax / Ten // Den / KC / LV / LAC //// Dal / NYG / Phi / Was // Chi / Det / GB / Min // Atl / Car / NO / TB // Ari / LAR / SF / Sea
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