Bears’ preseason times, dates set

The Bears set the times and dates for their four preseason games, about a week after announcing their opponents.

They’ll play their first three games on Saturdays — the two Soldier Field games will be at noon — and their fourth on a Thursday. All four will air on Fox-32.

The games are as follows:

Aug. 15 — vs. Browns, noon

Aug. 22 — at Broncos, 8:05 p.m.

Aug. 29 — vs. 49ers, noon

Sept. 3 — at Titans, 7 p.m.

Preseason games, like regular season contests, remain in flux. There’s yet to be evidence that teams will be allowed to play in every NFL city, be it in front of fans or not. The NFL announced its schedule last week under that presumption, though.

The league is prepared to be flexible, though — for example, every NFL team shares a bye week with its Week 2 opponent, allowing for their original game to be bumped back later in the season if necessary.