Chicago Bears 2010 schedule & opponents for NFL Season

Wondering what is the Chicago Bears 2010 schedule?  On Tuesday night, the 2010 NFL season schedules were announced for each of the league's teams.  The announcements came at 7PM via ESPN.  The goal for 2010-11 will be to reach Superbowl XLV in Dallas, Texas.  The New Orleans Saints are the defending champs and would love to repeat.  Another team looking to re-enter the playoffs and maybe return to the Superbowl again would be the Chicago Bears who made several acquisitions in the offseason including Julius Peppers.  The Chicago Bears 2010 schedule is now released and from the looks of it, the Bears will be tested early on.

Three of the Bears first five games are on the road, and they won't be easy ones as they have Dallas, the Giants and the Panthers included, each of whom should be tough.  ESPN is saying if the Bears can get 3 wins early in the season during that stretch, then they are likely a playoff team. 

Another key game will be in Week 5 as Julius Peppers will return to Carolina, this time as a Chicago Bear.  The Bears will have Halloween week off as their BYE week, and have two Monday Night Football games this year.  One will take place on September 27th against the Green Bay Packers, with the other taking place Week 15, December 20th when they visit the Vikings.

Bears Regular Season Schedule (All times Eastern)

Week 1: Sunday, Sep. 12, Detroit, 1:00 PM
Week 2: Sunday, Sep. 19, at Dallas, 1:00 PM
Week 3: Monday, Sep. 27, Green Bay, 8:30 PM
Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 3, at NY Giants, 8:20 PM
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 10, at Carolina, 1:00 PM
Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 17, Seattle, 1:00 PM
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 24, Washington, 1:00 PM
Week 8: BYE
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 7, at Buffalo, 1:00 PM
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 14, Minnesota, 1:00 PM
Week 11: Thursday, Nov. 18, at Miami, 8:20 PM
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 28, Philadelphia, 1:00 PM
Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 5, at Detroit, 1:00 PM
Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 12, New England, 1:00 PM
Week 15: Monday, Dec. 20, at Minnesota, 8:30 PM
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 26, NY Jets, 1:00 PM
Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 2, at Green Bay, 1:00 PM 

On Sunday, November 7th, the Chicago Bears will play the Buffalo Bills in Toronto (tickets here).  This is one of two NFL regular season games that will be played outside of the US.  The other will take place October 31st as the Broncos and 49ers will play in London.  Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson has already expressed his excitement that fans in Toronto will get to see one of the most storied franchises in history play the Bills.

"Our Toronto fans will have the opportunity to see us play against one of the most storied franchises in NFL history," Wilson said, "with Brian Urlacher anchoring the Bears' defense and Jay Cutler, one of the most exciting quarterbacks in the game today, leading their offense."

It should be an interesting season for the Chicago Bears who are looking to return to the playoffs after a disappointing 2009-10 season.