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Feb 28, 2022

The NFL announced Monday the five teams that will host an international game during the 2022 season. That list didn’t include the Chicago Bears, who won’t host or participate in an international game this upcoming season. - The New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars will host games in London while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host a game in Germany and the Arizona Cardinals will host a game in Mexico. - Last year, NFL owners voted to change the scheduling rules so that those international matchups would always be AFC versus NFC. With that in mind, the only team the Bears could face internationally in 2022 would be the Jaguars, who they aren’t slated to play this year. - - Here are the 2022 NFL international series matchup options: - London#Saints: Bengals, Raiders, Ravens#Packers: Patriots, Jets, Titans#Jaguars: Giants, Cowboys - Germany#Bucs: Chiefs, Bengals, Ravens - Mexico#Cardinals: Chiefs, Chargers, Patriots - — John Sigler (@john_siglerr) February 28, 2022 - - - Back in December, the Bears were awarded Spain and the United Kingdom for international markets as part of the NFL’s new International Home Market Areas (IHMA) initiative. - 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. - Follow The Bears Wire Podcast: - Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - - - List - - 6 Bears who could be next in line for a contract extension - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Bears Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Bears Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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