How to Watch and Stream Patriots at Bears on Thursday Night Football
The New England Patriots will visit the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET. The game will be televised nationally on Prime Video and carried in the Boston market on WCVB (Channel 5) and in the Manchester, N.H., market on WMUR. Al Michaels will handle national play-by-play with Kirk Herbstreit as the color analyst, and Kaylee Hartung will report from the sidelines. Mark Teitelman will produce the national broadcast, and Derek Mobley will direct it.
Local radio coverage will be provided by 98.5 The Sports Hub, the flagship station of the Patriots Radio Network. Bob Socci will call play-by-play and former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak will provide color analysis. The radio broadcasts are produced by Marc Cappello, and Westwood One Sports will carry the game on national radio with Kevin Kugler calling the action and Ross Tucker providing analysis. Satellite radio listeners can tune via the SiriusXM app (821 for the Patriots, 805 for the Bears) or in-car channels 193 (Patriots) and 192 (Bears), with the national broadcast also on channel 88.
Prime Video will stream Thursday Night Football nationally to Amazon Prime members across devices. Fans in the local market can stream on NFL+ on phones and tablets for live local and primetime regular-season and postseason games, game replays and additional content; NFL+ is offering a seven-day free trial for new users. International viewers can use NFL Game Pass International to watch regular-season games live and on demand, as well as the 2026 playoffs and Super Bowl, though blackout restrictions apply in the U.K. and Ireland during the regular season.
The Patriots will present pregame and postgame coverage on the team platform. The Dunkin’ Patriots Pregame Social is listed on Patriots.com for 7 to 8 p.m. ET Sunday with hosts Jack Webb, Paul Perillo, Mike Dussault and Patriots Hall of Famer Troy Brown, and the Patriots Postgame Show will follow immediately after the game with the same lineup. Editor’s note: The source lists the Pregame Social on Sunday despite the game falling on Thursday; please confirm the listed timing. Fans can follow in-game coverage on the Kirsch Words live blog from Patriots editor in chief Fred Kirsch for real-time updates, stats and highlights, and the team directs fans to its Ways to Watch Guide for additional options.
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Prime Video carrying Thursday Night Football will put the Patriots-Bears game before a broad national audience while local TV and radio partners preserve regional coverage. Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit provide a veteran national commentary team, and listeners can choose between the Patriots Radio Network and Westwood One for audio coverage. Streaming options—Prime Video nationally, NFL+ for local mobile viewers and Game Pass International outside the U.S.—give fans flexibility, and support options such as SiriusXM and the team’s in-house pregame, postgame and live-blog coverage supply multiple ways to follow the game live.