The Bears are heading back to London in 2024.
The NFL announced Thursday that the Bears will play one of their nine home games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next season.
This will be the Bears’ fourth trip overseas but their first as the home team. They played an exhibition game against the Cowboys in 1986. They played regular-season games in London in 2011 against the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium (a 24-18 victory) and in 2019 against the Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (a 24-21 loss).
“Every game the Chicago Bears play is rich in tradition, culture and passion. And every year, game after game, we look forward to welcoming fans to experience that richness,” chairman George McCaskey said in a statement released by the Bears. “This year, we will take our storied franchise and tradition back to London and share internationally what our fans locally experience at every game. We are excited to join the many NFL teams who are expanding internationally to play a game in London during the 2024 season.”
McCaskey has long pushed back against the idea of the Bears losing home games at Soldier Field and was the only owner to vote against expanding the international slate last month. The NFL can require all teams with nine home games — in 2024, that’s the NFC — to host a game overseas, though.
The opponent and kick-off time will be announced when the league schedule is released in May. The Bears’ home opponents next season are the Packers, Lions, Vikings, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans, Panthers and Patriots. Teams generally don’t play division opponents in overseas games (it last happened in 2019). The Jaguars and Vikings are already part of the International Series for 2024.
