Here’s all you need to know about the Bears vs. Jaguars game!
The (3-2) Chicago Bears meet the (1-4) Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in a home game 4,000 miles west of Soldier Field. Even though the Jags have played in the UK far more often, I’d imagine Bears fans will pack the stadium and be a factor.
The Bears and Jaguars are two of six NFL clubs with international marketing rights in the United Kingdom, so Sunday will be a good litmus test to see which franchise truly has a hold on the market.
Again, I get the sense that there’ll be a lot of Navy and Orange in the stands. If you’re in London and going to the game, let us know and also tag us @WCGridiron in some pics, and we’ll share them!
Here’s everything you need to know for the Bears vs. Jags game!
GAME INFO
Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 13, at 8:30 a.m. (CT) from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England. It’s expected to be cloudy with a high of 51, which is great football (and soccer) weather. You can get up-to-date weather at weather.com.
TELEVISION
The NFL issued a press release for this 2024 International Game.
Jaguars-Bears airs exclusively on NFL Network, with play-by-play announcer Rich Eisen, analyst Kurt Warner, and sideline reporters Stacey Dales and Steve Wyche on the call.
Additionally, Jaguars-Bears will also be available on local broadcast stations in Jacksonville (WTLV) and Chicago (WFLD). Fans can also stream the game across devices with NFL+, the league’s direct-to-consumer offering which is available through NFL digital properties (NFL.com and the NFL app), and on an authenticated basis through NFL Network distributors’ apps and sites, as well as NFL platforms. Live game audio will be broadcast nationally by Westwood One, and carried on SiriusXM, the NFL app and NFL.com. For a full list of viewing options, fans can visit NFL.com/watch.
RADIO
The radio home for the Bears is ESPN 1000 (AM 1000, 100.3 FM HD2), with Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer in the booth and Jason McKie as the sideline reporter.
Spanish-language broadcasts can be found on LATINO MIX 93.5 FM, with Omar Ramos (play-by-play) and Miguel Esparza (analyst) on the call.
The Bears game can also be heard on SiriusXM.
WCG LIVESTREAM WATCH-ALONG
We’ll have our usual game day open thread here at WCG, but with the early kickoff, we’ll also have Steven Schweickert and Sam Householder hosting a live watch-along for the entirety of the game! Steven and Sam will be live on Steven’s Twitch channel (and embedded here at WCG in our gameday Open Thread), so hang out and watch the game with us!
PREVIEWS
Our team has a bunch of Bears vs. Jaguars previews that you can find in this week’s story stream here.
You can also listen to Taylor Doll’s Bears-Jaguars Making Monsters preview show, featuring an interview with her co-host at Jacksonville’s 1010 XL / 92.5 FM WJXL, Lauren Brooks. Taylor and Lauren are two-thirds of the country’s first all-female sports talk radio show.
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ODDS
The last I checked, the Bears were favored by 1.5 points, and the over/under was 43.5.
POSTGAME
Join us on our 2nd City Gridiron video channel after the game ends with our new postgame host, Dr. Mason West, and our new Wear and Tear Bears Postgame Show! Once the show wraps, we’ll publish it on our 2nd City Gridiron podcast channel.
For our Bears-Jaguars postgame, Mason will be joined by Brendan Sugrue from the Bears Wire and the Bear Down Pod to break it all down!
Our day-after Bears game recap, Bear & Balanced, will be at 6:00 on Monday night, so join Jeff Berckes and Lester Wiltfong for their cooled-down review on 2nd City Gridiron. Once they press stop on the show, you can catch the audio on our podcast channel.
Plus, we’ll have several articles here at WCG breaking down the game you can find in our Chicago vs. Jacksonville story stream.
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