Bears draw the most laughs as NFL teams release schedules

From Minecraft to Mario Kart, plenty of NFL teams had younger fans in mind while revealing schedules in the growing tradition of videos on the social platform X.

The Los Angeles Chargers and Indianapolis Colts had Minecraft themes, and both poked fun at a fight in a Starbucks between NFL reporters Ian Rapoport and Jordan Schultz that went viral during the NFL combine this year.

The winner for comedic effect Wednesday night was the Chicago Bears playing off the common name of new coach Ben Johnson, featuring Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Lamorne Morris.

Needle in a haystack

Johnson is wearing a Chicago Cubs jersey when he says he’s going to be at the game all day and asks Morris to email him the schedule. Morris pretends to know how to send the email but ends up sending “the entire schedule to every Ben Johnson on the Chicago Bears marketing list.”

The rest of the video is Morris and Bears players, including quarterback Caleb Williams, trying to track down all the Ben Johnsons and destroying computers and cellphones along the way.

The double meaning of AI

The video from the Bills started with star quarterback Josh Allen shooting baskets while taking a call from general manager Brandon Beane, who tells him he’s trying to figure out how to reveal the schedule. When Allen says “just use AI,” Beane looks confused and appears to research the term on his computer.

Beane calls retired NBA star Allen Iverson, who reveals the schedule by simply holding up a piece of a paper. Iverson can’t resist the temptation to give his other nickname, “The Answer.”

The pharmaceutical frenzy

The Tennessee Titans decided to poke fun at the countless advertisements for medical treatments, with a spoof called “Schedule-rizi.” Just as in the real ads, the video includes an exhausting list of potential side effects, before the participants finish by saying, “Thanks, Schedule-rizi.”

Appealing to the kids

Somehow, the Chargers and Colts ended up with the same approach of a Minecraft theme, and both making a spoof of the Rapoport-Schultz scuffle. They were among a number of videos featuring video games or action figures. The teams included Washington, San Francisco and Seattle.

The Atlanta Falcons appealed to a couple of generations with their Mario Kart theme. The team “selected” promising running back Bijan Robinson as the single player and had his go-kart knocking out Atlanta opponents along the way.

Bears schedule

Week 1: Sept. 8 vs. Minnesota

Week 2: Sept. 14 at Detroit

Week 3: Sept. 21 vs. Dallas

Week 4: Sept. 28 at Las Vegas

Week 5: Bye

Week 6: Oct. 13 at Washington

Week 7: Oct. 19 vs. New Orleans

Week 8: Oct. 26 at Baltimore

Week 9: Nov. 2 at Cincinnati

Week 10: Nov. 9 vs. New York Giants

Week 11: Nov. 16 at Minnesota

Week 12: Nov. 23 vs. Pittsburgh

Week 13: Nov. 28 at Philadelphia

Week 14: Dec. 7 at Green Bay

Week 15: Dec. 14 vs. Cleveland

Week 16: Dec. 20 vs. Green Bay

Week 17: Dec. 28 at San Francisco

Week 18: vs. Detroit*

Packers schedule
Week 1: Sept. 7 vs. Detroit

Week 2: Sept. 11 vs. Washington

Week 3: Sept. 21 at Cleveland

Week 4: Sept. 28 at Dallas

Week 5: Bye

Week 6: Oct. 12 vs. Cincinnati

Week 7: Oct. 19 at Arizona

Week 8: Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh

Week 9: Nov. 2 vs. Carolina

Week 10: Nov. 10 vs. Philadelphia

Week 11: Nov. 16 at New York Giants

Week 12: Nov. 23 vs. Minnesota

Week 13: Nov. 27 at Detroit

Week 14: Dec. 7 vs. Chicago

Week 15: Dec. 14 at Denver

Week 16: Dec. 20 at Chicago

Week 17: Dec. 27 or 28 vs. Baltimore*

Week 18: Jan 3 or 4 at Vikings*

Vikings schedule

Week 1: Sept. 8 at Chicago

Week 2: Sept.14 vs. Atlanta

Week 3: Sept. 21 vs. Cincinnati

Week 4: Sept. 28 at Pittsburgh

Week 5: Oct. 5 at Cleveland

Week 6: Bye

Week 7: Oct. 19 vs. Philadelphia

Week 8: Oct. 23 at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 9: Nov. 2 at Detroit

Week 10: Nov. 9 vs. Baltimore

Week 11: Nov. 16 vs. Chicago

Week 12: Nov. 23 at Green Bay

Week 13: Nov. 30 at Seattle

Week 14: Dec. 7 vs. Washington

Week 15: Dec. 14 at Dallas

Week 16: Dec. 21 at New York Giants

Week 17: Dec. 25 vs. Detroit

Week 18: vs. Green Bay*

*Dates TBD

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Bears draw the most laughs as NFL teams release schedules

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