We’re still four months away from the start of the 2025 NFL season, but we’ll soon know exactly when the Chicago Bears will be facing their opponents.

The Bears have the second-most difficult schedule in the league this year (by strength of schedule), so first-year head coach Ben Johnson will certainly have his work cut out for him. On top of facing their NFC North opponents twice (all three of which made the playoffs last year), they’ll face the AFC North and NFC East, along with some other teams who also finished last in their division in 2024.

Here’s what we know about the 2025 NFL schedule release date.

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When is Chicago Bears schedule released?

The Bears’ 2025 schedule will be released on Wednesday, May 14.

What time is NFL schedule released?

The NFL will release the 2025 schedule at 8 p.m. ET.

Where to watch NFL schedule release?

NFL Network is airing the schedule release.

Chicago Bears opponents 2025

Here is who the Bears will play in the 2025 season:

AWAY: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Washington CommandersChicago Bears tickets

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When was last year’s NFL schedule released?

The 2024 schedule was released on May 15, 2024. Here were the dates of the last six schedule releases.

2024: Wednesday, May 152023: Thursday, May 112022: Thursday, May 122021: Thursday, May 132020: Thursday, May 72019: Wednesday, April 17