If The Bears Do It Right, The Christmas Day Game vs the Packers Will Look Unbelievable
September 20 vs. Minnesota Vikings Theme: Kickoff/Alumni Homecoming by Miller Lite Giveaway: Adjustable Caps
September 28 vs. Philadelphia Eagles Theme: Latino Heritage Month by PNC Giveaway: "Vamos Bears" Wearable Flags
October 4 vs. New York Jets Theme: Crucial Catch & Real Bears Fans Wear Pink by Advocate Health Care Giveaway: Crew-length Socks
October 22 vs. New England Patriots Theme: Thursday Night Football by Ticketmaster Giveaway: Knit Headbands
November 8 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Theme: Salute to Service by USAA Giveaway: "Bear Down" Scarves
November 22 vs. New Orleans Saints Theme: Celebrating Women and Girls in Sports by Jewel-Osco Giveaway: Clear Crossbody Bags
December 25 vs. Green Bay Packers Theme: "Rivalries" Game by Nike Giveaway: Double-sided Rally Towels
January 3: vs. Detroit Lions Theme: Fan Appreciation by Dr Pepper Giveaway: Convertible Gloves
The Bears this morning just announced their giveaway and game theme schedule for the 2026 season, which is usually a nothing ball but not this time. There's two important things to note from it:
First and foremost, it seems that Pink October is BACK. The Bears used to have a campaign in the 2010's called "Real Bears fans wear pink" for breast cancer awareness in October but ever since the NFL switched from that to covering every cancers awareness it's been gone. But now for the Bears home game against the New York Jets, it is back. Obviously fuck every single type of cancer out there, but the pink socks, gloves, all of that just looks so great out on the field.
But now to the really important one, it was officially announced that on Christmas Day at Soldier Field versus the Packers the Bears will wear their new NFL Rivalries uniforms for the first time ever. This is a new campaign from Nike where 2 divisions each year get a new uniform to wear against their rival, kind of like a City Connect jersey in the MLB.
It has been rumored for a while that the Bears NFL Rivalries uniform will be one of two things, A. Polar Bear uniforms, all white helmets and all white everything, and B. Chicago flag uniforms, mainly everything all white as well but with baby blue and red on there as well. Just imagine this scene, Christmas day, snow is coming down, and the Bears come out of the tunnel wearing all white uniforms from head to toe. CINEMA.
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The fact that they're wearing them late into the season in December it just makes too much sense that it's one of those options, seriously cannot wait to see them get unveiled hopefully soon, Bear Down.