The Chicago Bears won't play in Germany throughout the 2023 season.
The NFL introduced its five-game worldwide slate Wednesday morning, and the Bears weren't a part of the lineup.
Rumors and information reviews this spring prompt the league was contemplating sending the Bears to play the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Frankfurt, Germany. However NBC Sports activities’ Peter King reported this week the Chiefs requested the Bears not be their worldwide opponent.
The Chiefs will play the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt on Nov. 5 and can host the Bears at Arrowhead Stadium this season. The date and time of that matchup might be introduced Thursday when the total NFL schedule is launched.
The Bears’ 2023 opponents already are set. At dwelling, they may play the Detroit Lions, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals. The Bears will go on the street to play the Lions, Packers, Vikings, Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders and Cleveland Browns.
As for the opposite worldwide video games, the Indianapolis Colts will play the New England Patriots on Nov. 12 in Frankfurt.
In London, the Buffalo Payments will play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 8, and the Tennessee Titans will play the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 15. Each video games might be held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Jaguars have consecutive video games in London this 12 months, additionally enjoying the Falcons on Oct. 1 at Wembley Stadium.
The NFL held its first regular-season sport in Germany in November 2022. The league introduced final week that 8.2 million folks globally watched the sport, a 21-16 Buccaneers win over the Seattle Seahawks at Allianz Area. The NFL stated the sport had an financial affect of 70.2 million euros for Munich.
The NFL has been staging video games in London since 2007, however Germany has develop into the NFL’s largest market in Europe.
“The confirmed matchups in Germany will make for 2 very thrilling video games for followers this November and we're delighted to be enjoying each video games in Frankfurt, a metropolis wealthy in NFL historical past and with a major NFL fan following,” Dr. Alexander Steinforth, the overall supervisor of NFL Germany, stated in an announcement Wednesday.
The Bears final performed a world sport in London in opposition to the then-Oakland Raiders in 2019.
The Related Press contributed.
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