Bears, Texans to play in 2024 Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio (2024)

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Bears, Texans to play in 2024 Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio? ›

The Chicago Bears will help kick off the 2024 NFL season. The NFL announced Tuesday morning that the Bears will play the Houston Texans in the annual Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 1, in Canton, Ohio, to begin the preseason. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Hall of Fame Game is part of Enshrinement Week.

The Bears' complete 2024 schedule was announced Wednesday night. Here are 11 interesting nuggets about the 17-game slate: (1) The Bears will open their season against three straight AFC opponents (the Titans, Texans and Colts) for the first time in 25 years.

The Chicago Bears will take on the Houston Texans in the 2024 Hall of Fame Game at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, Aug. 1, during Enshrinement Week in Canton, Ohio.

The Houston Texans have one Pro Football Hall of Famer and three members in their Ring of Honor.

The Chicago Bears today announced that the club has been selected to participate in Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears, NFL Films and HBO's unprecedented, in-depth perspective at the Chicago Bears as the team prepares for the 2024 season.

The 2024 NFL schedule will be revealed on Wednesday, May 15 at 5 p.m. (PT). The league officially announced the news Monday morning.

Freeney, Gradishar, Hester, Johnson, Peppers and Willis learned of their election when another Hall of Famer knocked on their door. McMichael and his wife, Misty, received the news in a phone call from his former Bears teammate RICHARD DENT.

Devin Hester, Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers of the Bears and Andre Johnson from the Texans are among the former players who will be enshrined as members of the Class of 2024. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 1, during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week in Canton, Ohio.

The Bears last played in the Hall of Fame Game in 2018, losing to the Ravens 17-16. The Bears are 4-1 all-time in the Hall of Fame Game, having defeated the Cowboys 30-24 in 1968, Jets 20-6 in 1977, Browns 13-0 in 1990 and Dolphins 27-24 in 2005.

What was the old name of the Texans? ›

Bob McNair was the owner of the new entry, but before “Texans” was selected as the team designation, the club trademarked several names which all had either western or space themes including Colt 45's, Hurricanes, Wranglers, Toros, Wildcats, Apollos, Challengers, Stallions, Roughriders, Bobcats, Stormcats, Energy, ...

Cal McNair is now the principal owner of the Houston Texans. McNair, who's served as the Chair/CEO of the club since 2018, takes over the role from his mother Janice McNair. The move came after a league vote on Tuesday morning at the NFL Annual League Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest established team in the NFL. They were established in 1898 as an independent team and joined the NFL in its founding year of 1920.

The Chicago Bears began their mandatory minicamp on Monday by hitting the field for their first of three practices this week at Halas Hall.

Teams can turn down appearing on “Hard Knocks” if they meet one of three conditions: they have a first-year head coach, they will participate in the in-season version of the show during the current or following year or they have appeared on the show within the last eight seasons.

The Chicago Bears were chosen as the featured team on HBO's hit “Hard Knocks,” which will chronicle their training camp and preseason heading into the 2024 season.

The 2024 NFL Season will start with the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs at home on Thursday, September 5. The Chiefs will play an AFC title rematch against the Baltimore Ravens at 8:20 p. m.

The Chiefs will hit the road to face the Jacksonville Jaguars for Week 1 of the preseason. The final two preseason games will be played at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, first against the Detroit Lions and the second against the Chicago Bears.

The Bears will open their highly-anticipated 2024 season with three straight games against AFC South opponents. They'll kick off coach Matt Eberflus' third year by hosting the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 8, at Soldier Field (noon CT), visit the Houston Texans Sept.