TV broadcast map for Bears vs. Panthers in Week 1

The Chicago Bears will open the 2026 season against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, where they're looking to kick things off with a win.

The Bears are coming off an impressive 11-6 season, where they went from worst-to-first, won the NFC North for the first time in eight years and won a playoff game for the first time in nearly two decades in Ben Johnson's first season as head coach. Quarterback Caleb Williams established himself as one of the most clutch quarterbacks in the league with a record seven fourth-quarter comebacks while leading a top-five offense in the NFL.

Let's see if the Bears will be on in your part of the country.

If you live in the blue area of the map, you'll be able to watch Bears-Panthers locally at 12 p.m. CT on FOX ( via 506sports.com ).

Most of the country will get the Atlanta Falcons-Pittsburgh Steelers (red) game. The rest of the country will get Bears-Panthers (blue), New Orleans Saints-Detroit Lions (green) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Cincinnati Bengals (yellow) as part of FOX's early slate of games.

Adam Amin and Drew Brees will be on the Bears-Panthers call for FOX.

The Bears and Panthers kick things off Sunday at 12 p.m. CT on FOX.

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