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Bears vs Seahawks Preseason Live Stream: How to Watch for Free

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Getty Bears quarterback Justin Fields looks to keep improving at Seattle.

The Chicago Bears take on the Seattle Seahawks in preseason action on Thursday, August 18.

The game (8 p.m. ET start time) will be televised nationally on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of the Bears vs Seahawks online:

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DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN is in every one, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:

DirecTV Stream Free Trial

Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Bears vs Seahawks live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.

You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to log in and watch.


FuboTV

You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:

FuboTV Free Trial

Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Bears vs Seahawks live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.

You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Fubo credentials to log in and watch.


Sling TV

You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 40-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with the ESPN channels, and you can your first month for half off:

Get Sling TV

Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Bears vs Seahawks live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.

You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Sling credentials to log in and watch.


Hulu With Live TV

You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+:

Get Hulu With Live TV

Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the Bears vs Seahawks live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.

You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.


Watch in Canada: DAZN

Viewers in Canada can watch a live stream of every NFL game (preseason, regular season, postseason), NFL Network and NFL RedZone via DAZN, which comes with a free trial:

DAZN Canada Free Trial

Once signed up, viewers in Canada can watch the Bears vs Seahawks live on the DAZN app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch the game on your computer via the DAZN website.


Bears vs Seahawks Preseason Preview

Chicago and Seattle get the first taste of a short week in 2022 as the two teams play on Thursday night after just playing their respective openers on August 13.

The Bears beat the Kansas City Chiefs 19-14 at home in their preseason opener. Seattle fell in its opener to Pittsburgh 32-25.

Bears quarterback Justin Fields could play again after throwing seven passes in the opener. He went 4-7 for 48 yards passing and rushed for 10 yards once, but he also took two sacks.

“You got to see a little bit of everything of what we’ve been working on,” Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy said via ChicagoBears.com. “And then you got to see a little bit of athleticism where he can make up the difference if something’s not right. So I thought it was a strong start for him, but not where he needs to be.”

Bears backup quarterbacks Trevor Siemian and Nathan Peterman will look to build on what they did against the Chiefs. Siemian went 7-13 for 89 yard and two touchdowns. Peterman threw for 36 yards on 4-6 passing, and he rushed for 13 yards on three carries.

Seattle will play one quarterback short on Thursday with Drew Lock out due to COVID-19. Lock showed symptoms during practice on Tuesday, August 16.

“He was dragging,” Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said via ESPN’s Brady Henderson. “We were going to do post-practice work but [decided] no, let’s get him out of here. It hit him. He’s had it before already. He’s done all of the work to get prepped for it. It just so happens that it got him again.”

That means more snaps for Geno Smith, the only other quarterback to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Smith went 10-15 for 101 yards passing, and he rushed for nine yards and a touchdown on two carries.

Lock and Smith had been in a battle for the top quarterback job since the departure of Russell  Wilson to Denver. Carroll had planned to start Lock against the Bears before contracting COVID per Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune.

“If you’re the Seahawks, you know you’re sitting here going, ‘We know who Geno Smith is, he’s a good player. There’s some unknown with Drew Lock,'” ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky said on the “Mike Salk Show” on Seattle Sports 710 AM. “Maybe you didn’t like the situation he was in in Denver, and this is a better situation for him. This is the way it feels: if it’s a close competition, maybe we have Drew Lock be the starting quarterback because maybe he takes that situation and runs with it, and we have our answer at quarterback more so than we know that Geno Smith 10 years in (to his career) is a good quarterback that can operate our team.”