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Bears coach Matt Eberflus announced today that he plans on playing his starting lineup for at least the first half of the final preseason game vs. the Browns.
The Chicago Bears schedule for 2022-23 features opponents from the NFC East and the AFC East with their usual matchups against the NFC North.
The schedule is slated as the ninth-easiest amongst the entire NFL.
Here's the official schedule for the Bears:
Week 1, 9/11: vs San Francisco 49ers
Week 2, 9/18: at Green Bay Packers (SNF)
Week 3, 9/25: vs Houston Texans
Week 4, 10,2: at New York Giants
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Week 5, 10/9: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 6, 10/13: vs Washington Commanders (TNF)
Week 7, 10/24: at New England Patriots (MNF)
Week 8, 10/30: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 9, 11/6: vs Miami Dolphins
Week 10, 11/13: vs Detroit Lions
Week 11, 11/20: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 12, 11/27: at New York Jets
Week 13, 12/4: vs Green Bay Packers
Week 14: BYE WEEK
Week 15, 12/18: vs Philadelphia Eagles
Week 16, 12/24: vs Buffalo Bills
Week 17, 1/1: at Detroit Lions
Week 18, 1/8: vs Minnesota Vikings
The schedule features interesting games to look out for. The Bears will host the Eagles for the first time at Soldier Field since the infamous "double-doink."
The game against the Falcons will feature numerous players from last season's Bears roster who now play in Atlanta. Teez Tabor, Damien Williams and Germain Ifedi are a few names who fall in the category. Former Beras general managers Ryan Pace and Phil Emery both work for the organization too.
The Bears should have an interesting season under head coach Matt Eberflus and general manager Ryan Poles' first season together as the forefront of the new regime.
The team plays its final preseason game against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday, Aug. 27 before gearing up for the regular season.
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