The Chicago Bears could be gearing up for an international game during the 2025 season as part of the NFL’s international series.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the league could award a 2024 regular-season game to Brazil as soon as Wednesday. While that game likely wouldn’t be awarded to the Bears, it would certainly have implications about a potential international game in Spain in 2025.
Under the NFL’s global markets program, the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins have commercial rights in Spain. The Dolphins are the only team with rights in Brazil.
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The NFL also will continue to discuss Spain as a possible location for a regular-season game in 2025 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, the home of legendary soccer club Real Madrid.
So, essentially, if both games are in play, it sounds like the Dolphins would play a game in Brazil in 2024, and the Bears would play a game in Spain in 2025 — if that moves forward.
Chicago has played three international games in London dating back to 1986, when they beat the Dallas Cowboys 17-6 in a preseason game at Wembley Stadium.
The Bears have played in London twice since then — back in 2011, when they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-18 at Wembley Stadium, and most recently in 2019, losing to the Las Vegas Raiders 24-21 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
