Bears vs. Chiefs: How to watch preseason Week 3 matchup (2024)

The Game

Two weeks before they open the 2024 NFL season by hosting the Baltimore Ravens, the Kansas City Chiefs will finish their preseason schedule by hosting the Chicago Bears on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff is set for Thursday at 7:20 p.m. (Arrowhead Time). The game will be broadcast on KCMI/38 locally and on NFL Network nationwide.

Please remember that NFL Network telecasts are blacked out in areas where a local broadcast channel carries the game.

The defending Super Bowl champions come into their final exhibition game following a 26-13 road loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars and a 24-23 home defeat against the Detroit Lions. The Bears, however, have been victorious in both of their preseason matchups, defeating the Buffalo Bills 33-6 in Week 1 and the Cincinnati Bengals 27-3 in Week 2.

Kansas City head coach Andy Reid doesn’t intend for any of his starters to play in the final preseason contest.

“We didn’t block and tackle very well with that second and third group [on] both sides of the ball [against the Lions],” he explained to reporters on Monday. “I really want to give them more of an opportunity. Sometimes the ‘ones’ get a lot of reps during camp practices. Let’s get these [the backups] some more reps here. Then when we’re getting ready to cut down, [we’ll] get a little better feel on those guys in a game situation.”

Chicago’s head coach Matt Eberflus also intends for most of his starters — including his quarterback Caleb Williams, who was the first overall pick in April’s NFL Draft — to sit this one out.

All of the league’s teams must have their 90-man rosters reduced to 53 players by this Tuesday, August 27 at 3 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Nuts and bolts

• Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
• Playing surface: Natural grass
• Game time: 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time, Thursday, August 22, 2024
• Weather forecast: Partly cloudy, 77° with winds SE 8-10 mph
• Matchup history: Tied 7-7 (regular season)
• Odds: Bears -3.5

• Pageantry: Colors: Leawood, Kansas Police Department honor guard. National Anthem: Nadia Yates. Drum Deck Honorees: Abner Haynes Jr. and David Haynes. Spirit Leader: US Army Reserve Major DJ Rezac of the 7455^th Medical Operational Readiness Unit in Topeka, Kansas.
• NFL Network television broadcast: This game will be carried live. Check local listings. PLEASE NOTE: NFL Network telecasts are blacked out in cities where a local broadcast channel is carrying the game.
• Chiefs television broadcast: with Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen on KMCI (IND/38-Kansas City), KMOV (IND/4.2-St. Louis), WIBW (IND/13.2-Topeka, KS), KSCW (IND/33-Wichita, KS), KOZL (IND/27-Springfield, MO), KODE (ABC/12-Joplin, MO), KQFX (FOX/22-Columbia, MO), KMTV (IND/3.2-Omaha, NE), KDSM (FOX/17-Des Moines), KNWA (NBC/51-Fayetteville, AR), KAUU (IND/5.4-Anchorage, AK)
• Bears television broadcast: with Adam Amin and Jim Miller on WFLD (FOX/32-Chicago), WIFR (CBS/23-Rockford, IL), WMBD (CBS/31-Peoria, IL), WBUI (IND/23-Springfield/Champaign, IL), WSBT (FOX/22.2-South Bend, IN), WFFT (FOX/55-Fort Wayne, IN), WTVW (IND/7-Evansville, IN), KLJB (FOX/18-Quad Cities), KGAN (CBS/2-Cedar Rapids, IA) and WMTV (IND/15.2-Madison, WI)
• Online Stream: Fubo.TV
• Chiefs radio broadcast: with Mitch Holthus, Danan Hughes and Josh Klingler on KFNZ (96.5 FM and 610 AM-Kansas City), WDAF (106.5 FM-Kansas City) and Chiefs Radio Network affiliates
• Chiefs Spanish radio broadcast: with Oscar Monterroso, Hannah Bassham and Adan Manzano on the Audacy app (“Chiefs en Español”), KSSA (105.9 FM and 1470 AM-Graden City, Kansas), Chiefs Mobile App, Tico-Sports.com and NFL+
• Bears radio broadcast: with Jeff Joniak and Thom Thayer on WMVP (1000 AM and 100.3 FM HD2-Chicago) and Bears Radio Network affiliates.
• SiriusXM broadcast: Channel 225
• Enemy SB Nation site: Windy City Gridiron
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What you need to know in the stadium

• Parking lots open: 3 p.m.
• Stadium gates open: 5:30 p.m.
• Parking passes: All parking passes must be purchased in advance at www.Chiefs.com; payments will not be accepted at the parking toll gates.
• Cashless Arrowhead: All concession stands and retail points of sale are completely cashless. In addition to traditional scan and chip reader options for credit/debit cards, all fixed points of sale offer mobile tap or scan payment options, including Chiefs Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. In-stadium hawkers and vendors are credit card only.
• Clear bags, permitted items: The NFL’s clear bag policy is in place for all events at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Fans can visit www.Chiefs.com/stadium/clearbag for important information on the clear bag policy and a complete list of permitted and prohibited items. Guests will enter the stadium through CEIA OPENGATE security screening technology. As guests approach the stadium, they should keep items in their pockets and/or clear bags as they pass through the advanced screening devices while following the direction of security personnel. All fans should keep moving through the screening gates at a normal pace, as there is no need to wait for the person in front or to stop unless otherwise directed.
• COVID-19: Masks are no longer required in indoor spaces. But per Kansas City, Missouri Health Department recommendation, masks are encouraged. Fans should stay home if they are sick, showing COVID-19 symptoms or have been in close contact with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19. If you become ill and can’t attend the game, you can resell or transfer your tickets.