The last three times the Dallas Cowboys played the Bears in Chicago, both games were played in December. Two were on a Thursday night, the other was a Monday night game.
If you’ve ever been to Chicago in December, there is one constant.
It’s always cold, especially after the sun goes down.
This year at least, the Cowboys will be hitting Chicago in September. And the sun should still be out by the time this game ends, even if overtime is in play.
That doesn’t mean it won’t be a hard game to win.
- Who: Chicago Bears
- Where: at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL
- When: Sept. 21st, 3:25 p.m. (CDT)
- How (to watch): FOX
The last time the two teams met, back in 2022, the Cowboys were facing a second-year quarterback in Justin Fields. They very nearly let him pull out the win.
This year they are facing a second-year quarterback in Caleb Williams.
The Cowboys have a history of letting young phenom quarterbacks have career games against them.
For Dallas, it will be a homecoming of sorts for two members of the team. Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus was the Bears’ Head Coach until the 13th week of the 2024 season.
Linebacker Jack Sanborn was on the Bears’ roster for his first three years before joining the Cowboys during this offseason.
All-Time Marks
Dallas is 35-25 all-time in the third week of play. They’ve had two games lost to strikes/lockouts (1982, 1987).
Three bye weeks — 1999, 2003, and 2006 – fell on Week 3 of the schedule.
The Cowboys are 18-14 on the road during this week, but have beaten Chicago all three times that the teams have met in the third game of the year.
Dallas won at home in 1979, won in Chicago in 2007, and completed the trifecta with a home win in 2016.
Overall, the Cowboys are 16-12 against the Bears with the two teams evenly splitting the 14 games played at Chicago. While Dallas won the last meeting in 2022 at home, 49-29, the Bears defeated the Cowboys 31-24 in Chicago on a Thursday night in December 2019.
The Cowboys’ last win in Chicago came on a Thursday night in December 2014 when Tony Romo out-dueled Jay Cutler, 41-28.
The Prediction
As with the Giants game the week before, this really is a must-win game for Dallas. Many of their early-season games will be must-win games.
That six-game stretch against teams that made the playoffs in 2024 toward the end of the year will loom large over the entire 2025 season.
Dallas 28, Chicago 17 (Predicted season record so far: 2-1).
