NFL Unveils New Rivalries Uniforms for AFC South and NFC North Teams
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NFL Rivalries uniforms revealed for AFC South, NFC North teams The second iteration of the NFL's Rivalries uniform series is unveiled with eight new teams from the AFC South and NFC North sharing their threads.
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Yahoo SportsThe Bears are not the only team that will feature a new uniform this season. This is Year 2 in a four-year NFL and Nike Rivalries program, with the NFC North and AFC South also wearing Rivalries uniforms that also represent each team's respective history and heritage.
Bleacher ReportUnlike the traditional alternate uniforms all 32 teams will use in rotation, the rivalries look is being phased into the NFL over a period of four years. The NFC East and AFC West will get theirs in 2027, followed by the AFC North and NFC South in 2028.
CBS SportsThe teams in the AFC East and NFC West kicked things off in 2025 when they became the first ones to get a "Rivalries" uniform. The program will be running through 2028, and by that point, all 32 teams will have unveiled their new look.
SB NationThe NFL has fully adopted the NBA model of having special uniforms for rivalry matchups, with the AFC South and NFC North being added to the list. Some of these really hit the mark and feel iconic, while others … exist.
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The Colts will be the first AFC South team to wear their new rivalries uniform on Sept. 27 when they host the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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CBS SportsThe Colts will actually be the first team that gets to wear their "Rivalries" uniform this year and that will come in Week 3 when they host the Texans.
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The Packers will be the first to showcase their Rivalries uniforms when they face the Bears in Week 5. The Lions will follow in Week 8 against the Vikings, who will then show off their new threads against Detroit in Week 15. Chicago will rock the new uniforms in Week 16 against Green Bay.
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Yahoo SportsThe Bears will wear their "Rivalries" uniform against the Green Bay Packers on Christmas Day, the second matchup between the two teams in the 2026 NFL season.
SB NationNo. 1: Green Bay Packers Will be worn Week 5 vs. Bears I think this is one of the best alternate NFL uniforms ever created. It’s a 10/10, no-notes situation. The colorway, the larger number, the font, the armbands — everything comes together to evoke both the history of the Packers, and modernizing the jersey to feel fresh. I honestly cannot wait to see these on game day, because they just look fantastic.
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01 CBS Sports If you're wondering what the "Rivalries" program is, it's like the NFL's Color Rush campaign from a few years ago: It gives all 32 teams a solid excuse to create a new uniform. For Color Rush, each team picked one color and wore it from head to toe. For the "Rivalries" program, each team was asked to create a uniform based on a theme that's local to each city.
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02 Yahoo Sports You don't have to scroll too far at all under the Bears' social media post on X to see a majority of people are not fans of the "Illinois Bears." Just kidding, but the uniforms strike an earily resemblance to the Illinois Fighting Illini.
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03 SB Nation Nothing is truly ugly this year, but some of the uniforms are meant to evoke their cities yet end up feeling like hollow knockoffs of other teams. Let’s dive in and rank the eight new uniforms from worst to best, as well as note when they’ll be wearing them.
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04 Bleacher Report Nike and the NFL dropped the special uniforms for the Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans.
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