Chicago Bears 2018 Preseason And Regular Season Schedule

CHICAGO, IL — So how does the first-time head coach Matt Nagy get to start his inaugural season with the Chicago Bears? By facing Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday night. Welcome to the NFL, Matt.¹

In fact, the Bears play their first two games of the 2018 season in primetime, following up the Packers with the Seattle Seahawks on "Monday Night Football," according to the schedule released by the NFL on Thursday night. It's the first time Chicago has ever started a season with consecutive primetime games.

Besides the primetime games, the Bears have one more high-profile contest during this upcoming season. They play the Detroit Lions for the first game on Thanksgiving Day.

Here's a rundown of the 2018 schedule, including the remaining preseason² (broadcast networks in parentheses):

Preseason

Aug. 9: at Cincinnati Bengals, 6 p.m.

Aug. 18: at Denver Broncos, 8:05 p.m.

Aug. 25: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, noon (NFL Network)

Aug. 30: vs. Buffalo Bills,

Regular Season

Sept. 9: at Green Bay Packers, 7:20 p.m. ("Sunday Night Football," NBC)

Sept. 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 7:15 p.m. ("Monday Night Football," ESPN)

Sept. 23: at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. (Fox)

Sept. 30: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, noon (Fox)

Oct. 7: Bye Week

Oct. 14: at Miami Dolphins, noon (Fox)

Oct. 21: vs. New England Patriots, noon (CBS)

Oct. 28: vs. New York Jets, noon (CBS)

Nov. 4: at Buffalo Bills, noon (Fox)

Nov. 11: vs. Detroit Lions, noon (Fox)

Nov. 18: vs. Minnesota Vikings, noon (Fox)

Nov. 22: at Detroit Lions (Thanksgiving Day), 11:30 a.m. (CBS)

Dec. 2: at New York Giants, noon (Fox)

Dec. 9: vs. Los Angeles Rams, noon (Fox)

Dec. 16: vs. Green Bay Packers, noon (Fox)

Dec. 23: at San Francisco 49ers, 3:05 p.m. (Fox)

Dec. 30: at Minnesota Vikings, noon (Fox)

YOUR TURN: How do you think the Chicago Bears will do this season? What will their final record for 2018 be? Will they make the playoffs? Leave your predictions in the comments section.

¹Yes, technically, Nagy has been around the NFL for a while as a coach with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, but you get the idea.

²The Bears played their first preseason in the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. They faced the Baltimore Ravens and lost, 17-16.

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. (Photo by Adam Bettcher | Getty Images)