Create account

Coverage dated September 29, 2026

NFL Announces Schedule Change for Bears-Packers Week 5

Headline from Newsweek

The NFL is moving the Week 5 matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers to a different time slot.

Newsweek's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

3 articles, oldest first.

  1. Sun Times

    Even with QB Caleb Williams potentially returning, NFL moves Bears-Packers Week 5 game to noon kickoff (opens Sun Times)

    Published

    Sun Times's feed description

    The Bears -Packers rivalry tends to be one of the NFL's biggest draws, but the league and Fox opted to move the Week 5 matchup out of the late-afternoon national window. The teams now will kick off at 12 p.m. at Lambeau Field after their game was flexed out in favor of Seahawks-49ers.

  2. We Are Green Bay

    Packers announce kickoff time switch in week 5 Bears matchup (opens We Are Green Bay)

    Published

    We Are Green Bay's feed description

    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Fans planning to watch the rival clash between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears in Week 5 will need to adjust their game day plans, as kickoff for the matchup at Lambeau Field has been shifted to an earlier slot.

  3. Newsweek

    NFL Announces Schedule Change for Bears-Packers Week 5 (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The NFL is moving the Week 5 matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers to a different time slot.

NFL Announces Schedule Change for Bears-Packers Week 5 | Since Then