Chicago Bears 2026 Uniform Schedule: Every Jersey, Every Week, and the Christmas Day Rivalries Debut

The Bears have one confirmed uniform date in 2026 and they could not have picked a better one. Chicago debuts its new Nike Rivalries uniform, revealed August 25 and built on the Monsters of the Midway, on Christmas Day against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field, on Netflix, in the oldest rivalry in the sport. They wear it exactly once all season. Here is the full Chicago Bears 2026 uniform schedule, week by week, with the confirmed date first and an honest label on everything that is still a projection.

The Full 2026 Bears Uniform Schedule, Week by Week

Nine home games in navy, seven road games in white, one road game in navy because the home team took white, one Rivalries game on Christmas, and a Week 10 bye.

Only Week 16 is confirmed by the Bears themselves. Everything else follows the standard rule, which for Chicago is about as reliable as it gets: navy at Soldier Field, white on the road. The one road exception is Week 14 in Miami, and it is set by the other side: the Dolphins have confirmed their white throwback for December 13, and since the home team picks first and both clubs cannot wear white, Chicago wears navy at Hard Rock Stadium. The Bears have no announced alternate date beyond the Rivalries game, so unless something is added later, that grid is the season.

The Rivalries Uniform, Revealed (Week 16, Christmas Day)

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The reveal landed Tuesday morning under the banner "Return of the Monsters," and it is the Bears' heritage run through a modern filter. The navy jersey carries burnt orange numbers with white trim drawn from the 1948 era, the three-stripe sleeve trim dates to the 1930s, and the front of the jersey wears the football-shaped GSH patch for George Halas, a direct replica of the memorial patch the team wore in 1983. The pants are orange, the socks run the navy-and-orange stripes, and the orange helmet gets a revamped classic BEARS wordmark on the bumper plus the four stars of the Chicago flag on the rear stripe. "Monsters of the Midway" is stitched inside the collar, and the old crawling-bear-over-the-football Chicago logo is back in the identity package.

Our first take: this is the one to beat. Everything the concept promises actually shows up on the uniform, the orange number pop against the navy, the sock striping, the shoulder stripes, the helmet treatment, and it all reads as a throwback with a modern build rather than a costume. The GSH patch is the detail of the entire 2026 class, a real piece of franchise history put back exactly where it lived. It is the rare alternate that feels like it could be a primary, which is fitting for a team whose primaries we already love. Having now seen all eight of the 2026 Rivalries sets, this is the best of them, and it is not particularly close.

What keeps it off an A is the ceiling the concept sets for itself. This is a heritage uniform executed almost perfectly, so the only real critique is that Chicago was never going to surprise anyone here, and the orange pants are the one piece that will divide a room. That is a small price for the best-looking set in the class.

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Chicago wears the set one time: Friday, December 25, at noon Central, at home against Green Bay on Netflix. Like every Rivalries set, it stays in the rotation for three seasons.

Rivalries jerseys and the rest of the collection go on sale Tuesday, September 1, at NFLShop.com, Nike, Fanatics, team stores and select retail locations.

Shop the Rivalries jersey on Fanatics →

The scheduling here is close to perfect. Rivalries jerseys are supposed to be worn against the rival they were designed around, and Bears versus Packers is the oldest rivalry in the NFL, 200-plus meetings deep. Putting the debut on Christmas Day, in the noon window, on a streaming platform that has made the holiday slate its own event, is the single largest audience Chicago will have all year. If you are only going to wear a uniform once, wear it then.

The Wrinkle: Both Teams Get a Rivalries Game, in Different Weeks

Here is the part that makes the 2026 NFC North schedule unusual. Green Bay is also in this year's Rivalries class, and the Packers are debuting their set against the Bears in Week 5 at Lambeau Field on October 11.

So the same rivalry produces two Rivalries uniforms in two different games, and neither team wears its set in the other's game. Chicago is in white at Lambeau in Week 5 while Green Bay debuts. Green Bay is in white at Soldier Field in Week 16 while Chicago debuts. Each club gets its own moment at home, which is the sensible way to split it, and it means Bears-Packers is worth watching twice this year for reasons that have nothing to do with the standings. Our Packers 2026 uniform schedule has the other half of it.

Navy at Soldier Field (9 Games)

The navy jersey with the burnt orange numbers is the base of the whole thing, and it draws every home date except Christmas: the Vikings in Week 2, a Monday night against Philadelphia in Week 3, the Jets in Week 4, a Thursday nighter against New England in Week 7, Sunday night against Tampa Bay in Week 9, the Saints in Week 11, the Jaguars in Week 13, and the Lions in Week 17.

That is four standalone national windows in navy, which is a lot for a team with almost no wardrobe. Chicago does not need one. The navy-and-orange combination is one of the three or four most recognizable uniforms in American sports, the wishbone C has not needed a redesign since 1962, and the whole set works because nothing about it is trying. Wearing the same thing for sixty years is the point.

White on the Road (7 Games)

Weeks 1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 15 and 18. The road white is the same uniform with the values flipped, navy numbers on white, and it holds up just as well.

Navy in Miami (Week 14)

The one road game where Chicago stays in navy, and it is not the Bears' call. Miami has confirmed its white throwback for the December 13 game, the all-white set with the leaping dolphin on the helmet and the aqua and orange striping from the championship years. In the NFL the home team declares its jersey first, and two clubs cannot both wear white, so the visitor wears its color. Navy with orange numbers against Miami's white, aqua and orange is one of the better-looking road games on the schedule, and a reader flagged this one for us before the season started. Our Dolphins 2026 uniform schedule has the Miami side.

The white throwback: aqua numbers with an orange outline, aqua and orange sleeve stripes, the leaping dolphin. Shown here as the Mitchell & Ness 1995 Dan Marino version of the same design, via the Dolphins team store.

The Week 12 game is the one to circle. Chicago plays at Detroit on Thanksgiving, which puts the white set in the biggest daytime window of the regular season, and against a Lions team that has become one of the better-dressed in the league. The Week 8 trip to Seattle on Monday night is the other good one, since our Seahawks 2026 uniform schedule has them in College Navy for it, which makes for a genuinely handsome navy-on-white frame.

Is the Orange Jersey Coming Back?

This is the question Bears fans actually have, and the honest answer is that nothing has been announced.

Chicago has an orange alternate in the closet and has used it in recent seasons, but the team has not named a 2026 date for it, and the reporting around the Rivalries rollout suggests the new set is taking the alternate slot this year rather than sharing it. We are not going to put an orange game on the grid above on a hunch. If a date gets announced, we will add it here the day it lands.

How the Bears Rotation Works in 2026

1. Navy at home, white on the road. Two exceptions: Christmas, when the Rivalries set replaces navy, and Week 14 in Miami, when the Dolphins' white throwback forces Chicago into navy.
2. One alternate game all season, the Rivalries debut in Week 16 against Green Bay.
3. No orange date announced, and no throwback on the calendar.
4. Pants and helmet combinations are a week-of call, as they are for every team.

The Bottom Line

The Bears are running one of the smallest closets in the NFL and it does not cost them a thing, because the thing they own is already great. Navy and orange, the wishbone C, and sixty years of not messing with it.

The one swing they are taking is well placed. A brand-new Rivalries uniform, debuting against Green Bay, on Christmas Day, at Soldier Field, on Netflix. That is the biggest stage the franchise will have this season and they are using it on the rivalry that defines them. And now that we have seen the uniform, navy and burnt orange with the 1983 GSH patch and orange pants, the design deserves the stage. The scheduling was always an A, and the uniform earns an A-, the best set in the entire 2026 Rivalries class.

Frequently Asked Questions

What jersey are the Bears wearing today?

Navy if Chicago is at Soldier Field, white if they are on the road. Two exceptions on the 2026 schedule: Week 14 in Miami, where the Dolphins wear their white throwback so the Bears wear navy, and Week 16 on Christmas Day against the Packers, when the Bears debut their Rivalries uniform.

What jerseys are the Bears wearing this week?

Same rule. Check whether the Bears are home or away in the grid above. Home is navy, away is white except Week 14 in Miami, and Week 16 is the Rivalries set.

What uniform did the Bears wear last week?

For the uniform we logged in their most recent game, see the NFL uniform tracker, which we update through the week. The grid above is the season plan, and the tracker is the record of what actually went on the field.

What are the Bears wearing next week?

Look up the week in the schedule above. Navy at home, white on the road except the Week 14 trip to Miami, and the Rivalries uniform only in Week 16.

When do the Bears wear their Rivalries uniform in 2026?

Once, in Week 16 on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25 at noon Central, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Netflix.

Have the Bears revealed their Rivalries uniform?

Yes, on August 25. It is a navy jersey with burnt orange, white-trimmed numbers inspired by 1948, the football-shaped GSH patch replicating the one worn in 1983 for George Halas, orange pants, striped socks, and the orange helmet with a classic BEARS wordmark bumper and the four Chicago-flag stars. "Monsters of the Midway" is stitched inside the collar. It stays in the rotation for three seasons.

Will the Bears wear their orange jersey in 2026?

No date has been announced. Chicago has an orange alternate but has not scheduled it for 2026, and the Rivalries uniform appears to be taking the alternate slot this season. We will update this page if that changes.

How many uniforms do the Bears have in 2026?

Three on the current schedule: the navy home set, the white road set, and the Rivalries uniform for one game. The orange alternate exists but has no 2026 date.

What are the Bears wearing on Christmas Day 2026?

Their new Nike Rivalries uniform, against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field, at noon Central on Netflix.

More NFL Coverage

• Packers 2026 Uniform Schedule — the other half of the Rivalries split, week by week
• Seahawks 2026 Uniform Schedule — the Week 8 Monday night opponent
• What Is the NFL Rivalries Uniform Program? — how the one-game alternates work
• NFL Uniform Tracker 2026 — what all 32 teams wear, game by game
• NFL Uniform Release Dates 2026 — every team's new-look reveal, tracked

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