The Bears–Packers rivalry is a
National Football League
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(NFL)
rivalry
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between the
Chicago Bears
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and
Green Bay Packers
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.
The rivalry began in the
1921 season when the Packers joined the American Professional Football Association (APFA). Since then, both teams have competed against each other every season, except for the 1922 and 1982 seasons. The Bears and Packers have been rivals in the same conference or division since the NFL adopted its conference structure in
1933 season. They were part of the
NFL's Western Conference from 1933 until 1970. Following the
AFL–NFL merger
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, the Bears and Packers were assigned to the
National Football Conference
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(NFC) and the
NFC Central
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, which was later rebranded as the
NFC North during the
2002 NFL season
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The league went back to an even number of teams with the addition of the Houston Texans; the league has remained static with 32 teams since. The clubs were ...
. The Bears maintained a dominant winning record over the Packers for several decades, at two times leading the series by as many as 24 games. However, due to exceptional quarterback performances from the Packers and ongoing struggles and inconsistency from the Bears, the Packers surpassed the Bears in the overall series record during the
2017 season.
They are two of the oldest teams in the NFL. At 210 meetings, it is the league's most-played matchup.
Both franchises rank among the top five in the NFL for
all-time win-loss records, with both holding the record for the most wins in league history. Recently, the Packers overtook the Bears in the
2022 season, achieving the record for the most overall wins in NFL history. Together, they boast 77 inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (41 from Chicago and 36 from Green Bay) and have collectively secured 22 NFL championships (13 for Green Bay and 9 for Chicago), the highest and second-highest totals in the league. Additionally, they have won five Super Bowl titles, with Green Bay achieving four and Chicago one.
The Packers lead the overall series, 108–96–6. The two teams have met twice in the
playoffs
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, winning one each.
Background
The Bears originated in
1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off th ...
as the
Decatur Staleys, a
works team
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of the
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company. They transitioned to professional status in
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...
and became a charter member of the
American Professional Football Association (APFA), which later evolved into the NFL, within the same year. In the
1921 season, the team relocated to
Chicago
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and adopted the name Bears in the
1922 season. Similarly, the Packers were established in
1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off th ...
, initially supported by the
Indian Packing Company and later by the Acme Packing Company. They became a member of the APFA in
1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil.
** The Spanish lin ...
.
Notable games and moments
1920s–1950s
*Staleys 20, Packers 0 (November 27, 1921) – The two organizations played for the first time in 1921 at Chicago, when the Bears were named the Chicago Staleys. Bears'
Gaylord "Pete" Stinchcomb scored the game's first touchdown on a 45-yard run. The Bears shut out the Packers 20–0 in their first meeting, and the rivalry was born. A year later, the Staleys changed their team name to the Bears.
*Bears 3, Packers 0 (November 23, 1924) – The Bears–Packers rivalry can be credited for the first ever ejection of players for fighting during an NFL game. The Bears'
Frank Hanny and Packers'
Tillie Voss were ejected before the end of the first half as verbal exchanges led to punches being thrown. Two years later, Hanny was ejected once again in a game versus Green Bay.
*Packers 7, Bears 0 (September 28, 1930) – The Packers shut out the Bears for the fifth consecutive game in this contest which is the longest such streak in the series. The streak began in 1928 when the Packers defeated the Bears 6–0 on December 9 of
that season.
In
1929, the Packers shut out the Bears three times, 23–0, 14–0, and 25–0 en route to their first
NFL championship
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.
On November 9, the Bears finally scored on the Packers although they came up short in the final score 13–12.
The Packers then went on to win their second consecutive
NFL title that season.
*Packers 7, Bears 0 (September 22, 1935) – On the first play of the game, rookie receiver
Don Hutson scored on an 83-yard touchdown pass from
Arnie Herber for the only score of the game. This was Hutson's first career reception and touchdown in what would become a historic Hall of Fame career.
*Bears 30, Packers 3 (September 20, 1936) – During a dominant Bears victory, Packers fan Emmett Platten, out of frustration, ran out onto the field and punched Bears lineman
Ted Rosequist, believing Rosequist had committed several dirty plays on the Packers. Rosequist was knocked out by the punch and had to be removed from the game. Platten received no actual punishment for his actions, but was publicly admonished by the ''Green Bay Press Gazette'' newspaper.
*Packers 16, Bears 14 (November 2, 1941) – The Bears came into the game undefeated and seemingly invincible. Over their first five games, they defeated their rivals by an unprecedented 157 points.
However, the Packers upset them in this game which was the Bears lone defeat that season. The Associated Press wrote of the game that the "Chicago Bears myth is broken".
Chicago fans made accusations that the game had been fixed, and it was suggested that the Packers had employed a "secret" defensive scheme. The Packers had built a 16–0 lead through the first three quarters of play before the Bears mounted a comeback in the fourth quarter coming up just short of a win.
*Bears 33, Packers 14 (December 14, 1941) – In the first playoff meeting between the two rivals, the Bears defeated the Packers 33–14 in a one-game-playoff to determine the Western Division championship. After the Packers, the Bears defeated the
New York Giants
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en route to their fourth
NFL Championship
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. Until the 2010 post-season, this remained the only playoff meeting between the teams.
*Bears 52, Packers 31 (November 6, 1955) – The Bears and Packers played the highest-scoring game of their series at Soldier Field in the 1955 season. The Bears created a huge 45–3 lead, but the Packers were able to score 28 points in the fourth quarter; by the game's end, the Bears beat the Packers 52–31, with the two teams combining for 83 points. This was also the last game that
George Halas
George Stanley Halas Sr. (February 2, 1895 – October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear", was an American professional football end, coach, and executive. He was the founder and owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), ...
coached the Bears in against the Packers until 1958 due to a temporary break from coaching.
*Packers 21, Bears 17 (September 29, 1957) – The Packers hosted the Bears in the inaugural game of their brand new stadium, initially called New City Stadium (later changed to
Lambeau Field
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in 1965). Among the attendees to the game included NFL Commissioner
Bert Bell
De Benneville "Bert" Bell (February 25, 1895 – October 11, 1959) was an American professional football executive and coach. He was the fifth chief executive and second commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) from 1946 until his deat ...
, United States Vice President
Richard Nixon
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, actor
James Arness, and Miss America 1958,
Marilyn Van Derbur. Playing behind several times during the game, the Packers finally were able to gain the lead in the 4th quarter on a 6-yard touchdown pass from
Babe Parilli
Vito "Babe" Parilli (May 7, 1930 – July 15, 2017) was an American football quarterback and coach who played professionally for 18 seasons. Parilli spent five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), three in the Canadian Football League ...
to
Gary Knafelc for the winning points.
*Packers 9, Bears 6 (September 27, 1959) – In the debut game of new Packers head coach,
Vince Lombardi
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, the Packers fell behind the Bears 6–0, until
Jim Taylor scored on a 5-yard touchdown run, giving the Packers the lead.
Dave Hanner followed the touchdown with a safety, sacking Bears quarterback Ed Brown in the Bears' endzone to cap off the victory. The Packers celebrated their first win under their new coach by carrying him off at the end of the game.
1960s–1970s
*Packers 31, Bears 28 (November 12, 1961) – The Packers built up an impressive 31–7 lead in the game, but the Bears made a furious comeback with three unanswered touchdowns to make the score 31–28. Still, the Packers were able to win the game; they would go on to win the
NFL Championship
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that year against the
New York Giants
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.
*Packers 49, Bears 0 (September 30, 1962) –
Vince Lombardi
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's Packers shutout
George Halas
George Stanley Halas Sr. (February 2, 1895 – October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear", was an American professional football end, coach, and executive. He was the founder and owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), ...
' Bears, 49–0 at
City Stadium, the Packers largest margin of victory in the rivalry. The team repeated that score against the
Philadelphia Eagles
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six weeks later on Nov 11, 1962. The games remain a Packers team record for most points in a shutout victory. After again defeating the Bears later in the season, this time by a score of 38–7, the Packers won their 8th
NFL championship
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. Motivated by the two humiliating losses to the Packers, Halas spent the off-season focusing on beating the Packers.
*Bears 26, Packers 7 (November 17, 1963) – The Bears and Packers, both with 8–1 records, met at Wrigley Field to play for first place in the Western Conference. Chicago, behind a dominant defense, got a 26–0 lead and held on to win 26–7, completing a sweep of the Packers in the
1963 season and handling Green Bay only two losses of the season. The Bears finished the season with an
NFL championship
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victory over the
New York Giants
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once again, claiming their 8th NFL Championship.
*Packers 23, Bears 12 (September 13, 1964) – Remembered as the "Free Kick Game" because the Packers invoked the surprising "
Fair catch kick rule", which allows for a place or drop kick field goal attempt from the spot of a fair catch.
Elijah Pitts fair caught a Bears punt on the Bears' 48-yard-line just before the end of the first half. Packers' coach Vince Lombardi opted to attempt a free kick. Confusion ensued as neither team had ever so much as even practiced a free kick. The Packers lined up at the line of scrimmage with
Bart Starr holding for
Paul Hornung. Hornung made the 52-yard field goal as the first half ended. The Packers stunned all in attendance with the kick and won the game 23–12.
*Bears 13, Packers 10 (November 3, 1968) – The Bears got their revenge on the Packers, beating them 13–10 on a fair catch free kick by
Mac Percival at the 43-yard line after a Packers punt with 26 seconds left in the game. Percival kicked a game-winner the week before against the
Minnesota Vikings
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.
1980s

*Packers 12, Bears 6 (September 7, 1980) – With the score tied 6–6 and the game in overtime, Packers kicker
Chester Marcol was called in to attempt a game-winning field goal. The Bears'
Alan Page
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managed to break through and block the field goal, with the football hitting his helmet. The ball rebounded to Marcol, and, carrying the ball, he crossed the goal line to score the winning touchdown for the Packers.
*Bears 61, Packers 7 (December 7, 1980) – In the game, the Bears scored eight offensive touchdowns. After the Packers had suffered the second-most lopsided defeat in their history, Bart Starr charged across the field to confront Bears coach
Neill Armstrong. Starr was upset because Bears defensive coordinator
Buddy Ryan had the Bears blitzing from all angles in the fourth quarter, even after the Packers inserted backup quarterback
David Whitehurst with the score 48–7. "Bart Starr was upset," Armstrong said after the game. "He did the talking and I did the listening. He said he'd rather not hear what I had to say, something to that effect, and he left." Two years later,
Bill Tobin, the Bears' vice president of player personnel at the time, revealed that he had been instructed by general manager Jim Finks during the off-season to study film and decode the Packers' signal system for relaying plays to the quarterback. Tobin, who had been in the Packers' front office during the Devine years, had been fired by Starr in 1975 as part of a wholesale housecleaning. "I went at it like a tiger does good meat," Tobin said at the time.
*Bears 23, Packers 7 (October 21, 1985) – The world was introduced to rookie defensive lineman
William "The Refrigerator" Perry on
Monday Night Football
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.
['' America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions'', "#2. 1985 Chicago Bears." Premiered on CBS, February 3, 2007] In goal line situations, Bears head coach
Mike Ditka
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used Perry, who weighed roughly 300 lbs in the fullback position. Twice, Perry led the way for Bears legend
Walter Payton
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on two- and one-yard touchdown runs. In the second quarter, "the Fridge" was given the ball and plunged into the end zone for one of the heaviest touchdowns in NFL history. The Bears won 23–7, and "The Fridge" was born.
*Bears 16, Packers 10 (November 10, 1985) – Before the game, the Packers placed horse manure in the Bears locker room.
Two weeks after the Monday Night Game, tempers reached a boiling point in the rivalry. Packers cornerback
Mark Lee was ejected after he and Bears running back Walter Payton went flying over a bench in the first quarter.
A few minutes later, Packers safety
Ken Stills was flagged for hitting
Matt Suhey of the Bears well after the whistle. The very next month, the Bears would release their song
The Super Bowl Shuffle (two months before they won the Super Bowl), making them the only team of any professional sport to record a US Hot 100 hit and receive a Grammy nomination.
*Bears 12, Packers 10 (November 23, 1986) – In Week 12 of the 1986 season Green Bay defensive tackle
Charles Martin wore a towel with a hit list of specific Bears numbers written on it, such as No. 34 Walter Payton, No. 9
Jim McMahon, and others. Following a McMahon interception Martin came up from behind and body slammed him to the turf purposely well after the whistle
separating McMahon's shoulder and ending the quarterback's season. Martin was suspended for two games, at the time the longest suspension in NFL history.
*Packers 14, Bears 13 (November 6, 1989) – This became known as the
Instant Replay Game.
Packers quarterback
Don Majkowski led the Packers to a comeback with an apparent game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver
Sterling Sharpe. The play was called a touchdown, but line judge
Jim Quirk had called a penalty on Majkowski for being beyond the line of scrimmage when he threw the pass. A nervous and tense crowd at
Lambeau Field
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waited as the call went up to the instant replay official. Several minutes later, the call came down and the touchdown was awarded as recorded by instant replay, providing the Packers their first victory over the Bears since 1984. This led to a change in the "illegal forward pass" rule which defined when to consider a passer past the line of scrimmage.
The rule used to be judged by the position of the ball instead of the passer's feet. Bears coach Mike Ditka ordered that an asterisk be placed next to the result in all team publications.
1990s
*Packers 33, Bears 6 (October 31, 1994) – Playing with a severely bruised hip in a driving rainstorm at
Soldier Field
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on Halloween Night,
Brett Favre
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rushes for a career-high 58 yards – including a 36-yard touchdown in the second quarter when he leaped over a Bears defender.
After the game Favre said "Maybe
Gale Sayers (who had his number retired that night along with
Dick Butkus) got excited about that one".
With a win in that game, Green Bay began a ten-game winning streak against the Bears as Favre was considered a "Bear-killer". This game marked the beginning of two streaks in the series. The Packers won ten consecutive games in the series (which was the longest between the two clubs until 2024) and also eleven consecutive away games – a streak that did not end until the 2005 season.
Throwback uniforms were worn by both teams.
*Packers 27, Bears 24 (September 11, 1995) – Packers QB
Brett Favre
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throws a
99-yard touchdown pass to
Robert Brooks – one of only 13 times in NFL history a 99-yard TD pass has ever been completed.
Green Bay stormed to a 27–7 lead and had 431 yards on offense compared to Chicago's 243, Although Chicago scored 17 unanswered at the end, they came up just short as time expired. The game was featured nationally on
Monday Night Football
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.
*Packers 35, Bears 28 (November 12, 1995) – Coming into this much-anticipated matchup, first place in the NFC Central division was on the line. A victory would give the Packers the same record as the Bears (6–4) and would mean a series sweep, giving Green Bay the head-to-head tie-breaker should the teams be tied at season's end. Brett Favre had a badly sprained ankle, which kept his status for the game uncertain. Not only did Favre start, but he had his best game of the season up to that point. He completed 25 of 33 passes for 336 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. Bears QB
Erik Kramer also had a solid game, going 23 of 38 for 318 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. The teams combined for 800 yards of offense. The game was not decided until Kramer threw an incomplete pass in the Packers' end zone on the final play of the game.
*Packers 24, Bears 23 (October 12, 1997) – In one of the more back-and-forth contests in the rivalry, the Bears got off to a 10–0 lead thanks in part to a rushing touchdown by
Raymont Harris in the first quarter before the Packers came back to take a 14–10 halftime lead due to a rushing score by
Dorsey Levens. In the third quarter, Erik Kramer ran for a three-yard touchdown to put the Bears back in front, 17–14. However, in the waning seconds of the third quarter, Brett Favre connected with
Mark Chmura
Mark William Chmura (born February 22, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles, earni ...
for a touchdown. The Packers led, 21–17, then extended their lead to 24–17. The Bears marched down the field and scored when Kramer connected with
Chris Penn
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with less than two minutes left. In an "all-or-nothing" maneuver, the Bears went for a two-point conversion. The pass fell incomplete, essentially preserving the win for the Packers.
*Bears 14, Packers 13 (November 7, 1999) – The Bears defeated the Packers for the first time since
1993
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on a blocked field goal by
defensive tackle
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Bryan Robinson and was the first game in the series played after the death of
Walter Payton
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953Although most sources at the time of his death gave Payton's birth year as 1954, reliable sources subsequently state he was born in 1953. – November 1, 1999) was an American professional American football, ...
. This was also the game in which Brett Favre surpassed
Ron Jaworski
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's record for most consecutive starts by a quarterback.
2000s
*Packers 34, Bears 21 (October 7, 2002) – This Monday night contest at
Memorial Stadium in
Champaign, Illinois
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, was the only Bears home game in the entire series that was played outside of Chicago. Brett Favre threw an 85-yard TD pass to Driver in the first quarter—the second longest of his career to that point (both against the Bears). At the time,
Soldier Field
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was undergoing a major renovation; the renovated stadium would later reopen in 2003 between the Bears and Packers.
*Bears 26, Packers 0 (September 10, 2006) – In the opening week of the season, the Bears handed Brett Favre his first shutout in his 16-year career, winning 26–0 in
Green Bay. The Bears' offense, criticized for being conservative, opened the game with a 49-yard touchdown pass from
Rex Grossman to
Bernard Berrian. This also marked the first game in which the Bears'
Devin Hester returned a punt for a touchdown.
*Bears 20, Packers 17 (December 22, 2008) – The coldest game in recorded Bears history featured a temperature at kickoff of 2 degrees and −13 degrees with wind chill. The Packers traveled to Soldier Field on a Monday night, where a victory against the Bears would have ended their playoff hopes. The Bears had to rally from a 14–3 score at the half. The Bears were able to score after a turnover on a Packers punt return. The Packers were on the verge of finishing a game-winning drive when
Mason Crosby's field goal attempt was blocked by
Alex Brown, pushing the game to overtime. The Bears took the first possession in overtime and won the game on a 38-yard field goal by
Robbie Gould.
2010s

*Bears 20, Packers 17 (September 27, 2010) – The 2–0 Packers traveled to Chicago for an early season showdown with the 2–0 Bears for the NFC North lead.
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to
Greg Jennings to open the scoring in the first quarter.
Mason Crosby made it 10–0 with 4:45 left in the second quarter, but
Jay Cutler
Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A member of the Chicago Bears for most of his career, he is ...
drove the Bears down and connected with
Greg Olsen for a touchdown with 31 seconds left. Late in the 3rd quarter,
Julius Peppers blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt by
Mason Crosby to keep it 10–7 Packers.
Devin Hester then opened the 4th quarter with a 62-yard punt return for a touchdown to make it 14–10 Bears.
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
led the Packers on a drive that resulted in him getting into the end zone on a 3-yard scamper to make it 17–14. However, the Packers were left to regret a sloppy performance, as they recorded a team record 18 penalties. The Bears took advantage, with Robbie Gould kicking a field goal with 4:03 left and then 0:08 left to claim a 20–17 victory. This would be the last time the Bears beat the Packers at Soldier Field until the
2018 season.
*Packers 10, Bears 3 (January 2, 2011) – The 9–6 Packers hosted the 11–4 Bears in a must-win game in order to enter the playoffs. Even though the Bears had already locked up a bye and had nothing to play for, Coach Lovie Smith played all of his starters to try to prevent the Packers from making the playoffs. With both teams coming off of high scoring victories, a shoot-out was anticipated. However, the frozen tundra yielded a defensive battle, as the teams were tied 3–3 late in the fourth quarter. With 2:50 remaining, Aaron Rodgers hit tight end Donald Lee for a 1-yard touchdown pass to take a 10–3 lead.
Jay Cutler
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led a drive for a potential touchdown, but
Nick Collins
Nicholas Cordell Collins (born August 16, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bethune ...
intercepted him to seal the win and playoff berth for the Packers.
*Packers 21, Bears 14 (January 23, 2011,
NFC Championship Game
The NFC Championship Game is the annual championship game of the National Football Conference (NFC) and one of the two semifinal National Football League playoffs, playoff games of the National Football League (NFL), the largest professional Ame ...
) – This was the first time the two teams had met in the playoffs since the 1941 season. The Green Bay Packers started off strong with an early 14–0 lead with
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
and
James Starks rushing TDs. Bears' quarterback,
Jay Cutler
Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A member of the Chicago Bears for most of his career, he is ...
, was injured late in the second quarter, and was unable to continue. After Bears' quarterback
Todd Collins proved ineffective, going 0 for 4 on two drives, the Bears brought in
Caleb Hanie
Caleb Jeffrey Hanie (born September 11, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback. He played college football at Colorado State Rams football, Colorado State and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undraf ...
, who led them to a 1-yard touchdown run by
Chester Taylor to make it 14–7. On the very next Bears drive, however, Hanie would be intercepted by
B. J. Raji, who took it to the end zone to make it 21–7 late in the game. The Bears would answer with another TD. With one more drive to tie the game, Hanie threw his second interception, this time to
Sam Shields to end the game and send Green Bay to the Super Bowl.
The Packers went on to win
Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...
over the
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ...
, becoming the NFC's first sixth-seeded team (and second wild card team) to win the Super Bowl.
*Bears 27, Packers 20 (November 4, 2013) – Heading into this Monday Night match-up at Lambeau Field, Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler was sidelined with a groin injury. Thus, backup quarterback
Josh McCown
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979) is an American professional American football, football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college foo ...
played in Cutler's stead. In the first drive of the game, Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers was sacked by
Shea McClellin, fracturing Rodgers' left collarbone and sent him out of the game. McCown threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns, and no interceptions. Packers backup quarterback
Seneca Wallace threw for 114 yards and no touchdowns, with one interception. The Bears won the game 27–20 to end a six-game losing streak to the Packers. Aaron Rodgers would be out for 7 weeks, eventually returning in Week 17 against the Bears for the NFC North title.
*Packers 33, Bears 28 (December 29, 2013) – In a game with the NFC North Championship on the line, the Packers faced off against the Bears. The game was notable for a Rodgers fumble to a touchdown that occurred when most players from both teams believed the play to be an incomplete pass. The game also showcased an offensive shootout in the second half, including Bears quarterback Jay Cutler throwing for two touchdowns. However, the Packers ended their last drive converting on 4th down three times, most notably in a long 4th and 8 completion to
Randall Cobb for a touchdown that would win the game and deliver Green Bay its 3rd consecutive NFC North title and kept the Bears out of the playoffs.
*Packers 55, Bears 14 (November 6, 2014) – Aaron Rodgers tied an NFL record with 6 touchdown passes in the first half in a blowout win for the Packers, the most lopsided win for the Packers over the Bears since 1962 and their highest point total in a game since 1945. Bears' kickoff returner
Chris Williams tied an NFL record with 10 kickoff returns in a game, one of which went for a 101-yard touchdown.
*Bears 17, Packers 13 (November 26, 2015) – On the night of
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 cons ...
's jersey retirement, the Bears met the Packers at Lambeau Field for a Thanksgiving match-up. With a 4–6 record and having lost to the Packers earlier in the year, Chicago entered the game as huge underdogs. While the Bears' offense stalled in the first quarter, the Packers took a 7-point lead on a touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to
Eddie Lacy. In the second quarter, the Bears scored two touchdowns, while the Packers settled for two field goals, making the score 14–13 at halftime. The Bears scored one more field goal in the fourth quarter while their defense pitched a second half shutout, including a goal line stand in the game's final seconds.
*Packers 30, Bears 27 (December 18, 2016) – With Green Bay one game down in the all time head to head series, and needing a win to move within a game of the NFC North lead, they entered Soldier Field during one of the coldest Chicago Bears games on record. Tied 10–10 at halftime, Green Bay surged to a 27–10 advantage in the third quarter, before the Bears made a run of their own in the fourth quarter to bring them within 3 points and in striking distance of the Green Bay end zone. Green Bay held the Bears to a field goal after a goal-line stand. During the Packers' ensuing possession, quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 60-yard pass to
Jordy Nelson
Jordy Ray Nelson (born May 31, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland Raiders. He played ...
which led to a Packers field goal as time expired.
*Packers 24, Bears 23 (September 9, 2018) – After an off-season in which both teams made massive player acquisitions, most notably the Bears having acquired linebacker
Khalil Mack, the two teams met on ''Sunday Night Football'' for a highly anticipated Week 1 matchup. The Bears struck first with a 2-yard touchdown run by quarterback
Mitchell Trubisky. After the two teams exchanged three and outs, Chicago ended the 1st quarter up 7–0. The Bears would later add to the lead with a
Cody Parkey field goal to make it 10–0. Late in the second quarter, defensive lineman
Roy Robertson-Harris knocked Aaron Rodgers out with a knee injury and the Bears capitalized with Mack getting a pick-six off Packers backup
DeShone Kizer. Rodgers would return to the game in third quarter down 20–0, and led the Packers on a scoring drive culminating in a
Mason Crosby field goal to end the third quarter with the Bears leading 20–3. However, the Packers outscored the Bears 21–3 off three Rodgers touchdown passes, to take a 24–23 lead with just over 2 minutes left. The Packers would hang on to win by that score. The 17-point fourth-quarter comeback for the Packers represented their largest in franchise history. However, the teams would head in opposite directions going forward.
*Bears 24, Packers 17 (December 16, 2018) – Following their Week 1 meeting, the Bears and Packers had gone in opposite directions during the 2018 season. The 5-7-1 Packers and 9-4 Bears met in Soldier Field for a Week 15 showdown with major implications in the playoff race for both teams. The Bears needed a win to clinch the NFC North, while a Packers victory would keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Led by a dominant defensive performance and two touchdown passes from Mitchell Trubisky, the Bears would win the game 24-17 (their first win over the Packers at Soldier Field since
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
) and clinched the NFC North while eliminating the Packers from playoff contention. Linebacker
Khalil Mack would sack Aaron Rodgers 2.5 times while safety
Eddie Jackson intercepted Rodgers late in the fourth quarter to seal the Bears victory (and also breaking Rodgers' NFL-record streak of 402 consecutive passes without an interception). The Packers would finish the season 6-9-1 (their first time since 1990–91 with back-to-back losing seasons) while the Bears would finish 12–4, losing in the Wild Card round to the
Eagles
Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...
in the
Double Doink Game.
*Packers 10, Bears 3 (September 5, 2019) – 2019 was the NFL's
100th season. It was also the Chicago Bears'
100th season in the NFL. The NFL decided to pay tribute to its 100th season by deciding the match up of the
first game of their season on Thursday with the NFL's longest rivalry, the Packers and the Bears at Soldier Field. The decision would break the NFL's yearly tradition of their first game being the defending Super Bowl champions at their home field which would've been the
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Pa ...
at
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States. The stadium is southwest of Downtown Boston and 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and admi ...
since the Patriots won
Super Bowl LIII
Super Bowl LIII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2018 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Confe ...
the previous year. The Bears' only points in the game would be a field goal in the 1st quarter while the Packers scored a touchdown in the 2nd quarter and a field goal in the fourth quarter as the Packers won the game 10–3. The game was officially sealed when two newly signed Packers free agents, safety
Adrian Amos (who was previously on the Bears) and linebacker
Preston Smith made plays that ended the Bears' final two offensive drives.
*Packers 21, Bears 13 (December 15, 2019) – The Bears and Packers would meet at Lambeau Field in a Week 15 matchup that, like the 2018 matchup, would have major playoff implications for both teams. The Packers needed a win to keep their hopes for an NFC North title alive, while the Bears needed a win plus a
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9� ...
loss to stay alive in the playoff hunt. After the Packers raced to a 21–3 lead in the third quarter, the Bears would score 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 21–13. It took until the game's final play to seal the game, as the final play of the game was a botched lateral by the Bears that was recovered by the Packers'
Tramon Williams. In a role reversal of 2018, the Packers eliminated the Bears from playoff contention with the win and clinched the NFC North a week later with a Monday Night win at the Vikings. The Packers would finish the season 13–3, falling to the
49ers in the NFC Championship Game, while the Bears finished the season 8–8.
2020s
*Packers 35, Bears 16 (January 3, 2021) – The Packers defeated the Bears in the final game of the season to clinch the only first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs as the #1 seed.
The Bears could have clinched the NFC's #7 seed and final playoff berth with a win, but were able to get into the playoffs anyway thanks to an
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The ...
loss later that day.
*Packers 28, Bears 19 (December 4, 2022) – Both teams entered this game tied with the most wins all-time at 786.
The Packers came away with a victory to take the all-time wins record from the Bears, who had held it since 1921.
This was Rodgers' final start in the series, as he was traded to the
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...
the following offseason. Rodgers finished with a 25–5 record against the Bears as a member of the Packers, the most wins by any quarterback against the Bears. Rodgers' career win percentage against the Chicago Bears (.833) marks the third-highest win percentage of any NFL quarterback against an individual team (minimum 27 games played), only surpassed by
Ben Rothelisberger vs. the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team is named after ...
(.867) and
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New Engla ...
vs. the
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East div ...
(.917). Rodgers' 64 career touchdowns thrown against the Chicago Bears marks the fourth-highest total of any NFL quarterback against an individual team, only surpassed by
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. ( ; born September 15, 1961) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He played college f ...
vs. the
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...
,
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New Engla ...
vs. the
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East div ...
, and
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New Engla ...
vs. the
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...
, all with 72 touchdowns.
*Packers 20, Bears 19 (November 17, 2024) – The Bears were trailing 20–19 late in the fourth quarter, and were hoping to snap an 10-game losing streak to the Packers with a game-winning field goal. However, placekicker
Cairo Santos' 46-yard field goal attempt was blocked by
Karl Brooks as time expired.
*Bears 24, Packers 22 (January 5, 2025) - In a similar situation to the teams' previous meeting at Soldier Field, the Bears trailed by one point in the waning seconds of the game and hoped to snap their 11-game losing streak against the Packers (and 10-game losing streak in the season) with a game-winning field goal. This time, the Packers could not block Santos's attempt, and the ball went through the uprights to give the Bears the victory as time expired. The Packers, who had already clinched a playoff berth two weeks earlier, could have wrapped up the sixth seed with a win and a
Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division ...
loss. However, the loss guaranteed that the Packers would enter the playoffs as the seventh seed (although the loss wound up being meaningless anyways, as the Commanders would go on to win minutes after the Bears kicked the winning field goal).
Playoffs
The Bears and Packers have made it to the playoffs in the same year five times:
*1941: The Bears and Packers finished with identical 10–1 records (splitting the two games with each other and winning all of their remaining games) to finish tied atop the NFL Western Division. At the time, only the two division champions made it to the post-season but ties were broken with a playoff game. The Bears won the playoff game 33–14 and went on to win the
NFL Championship
Throughout its history, the National Football league (NFL) and other rival American football leagues have used several different formats to determine their league champions, including a period of inter-league matchups to determine a true national ...
. The teams did not meet in the playoffs again until the 2010 NFC Championship Game.
*1994: Both teams entered the playoffs as Wild Card teams and won their respective first-round games. They each lost in the second round – Green Bay to the
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...
and Chicago to the
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...
.
*2001: The Bears won the NFC Central division and clinched a first round bye as the #2 seed. The Packers were a #4 seeded Wild Card team and defeated the
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...
in the first round. Both teams lost in the second round – Green Bay to the
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1995 through the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, California, where the team had played ...
and Chicago to the
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...
.
*2010: The two teams met on the last day of the season in what was a must-win for Green Bay. The Packers won 10–3 to clinch the 6-seed, while the Bears had already secured a first-round bye as the 2-seed. Green Bay defeated the
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...
and
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...
, while Chicago defeated the
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...
to set up the rivals' second postseason meeting in the NFC Championship Game. Many fans of both teams describe the game as the biggest in the history of the rivalry, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. The Packers ultimately prevailed 21–14
and went on to beat the
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ...
in
Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...
.
*2020: The two teams met on the last day of the regular season in Chicago with playoff implications on both sides. The Packers won the game 35–16 to clinch the #1 seed,
but the Bears were able to clinch the #7 seed thanks to an
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The ...
loss to the
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West ...
later that day.
The Bears lost to the
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...
in the first round. Had the Bears won, they would have played the Packers in the second round. The Packers made it to the NFC Championship Game, which they lost to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...
.
Statistics and records
As of January 5, 2025 there have been 210 games between the two teams—most in NFL history—since their first league game in 1921, of which Green Bay has won 108 games, Chicago 96, and there have been 6 ties. The largest margin of victory was a 61–7 Bears win in 1980. The longest winning streak is held by the Packers at 11 games from 2019 to 2024. After beating the Bears four times in 2011, the Packers became only the second team in NFL history to defeat the same opponent four times in one calendar year (the
Los Angeles Raiders
The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland, California, where the team played from its inaugural ...
defeated the
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...
four times in 1994).
Club success
As of
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, the Bears and Packers have won a combined 22 championships in the league's history.
: ''Table correct through Week 18 of the 2023 season.''
Season-by-season results
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1921
Events
January
* January 2
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** The Spanish lin ...
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20–0
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1–0
, Packers join the
American Professional Football Association (APFA) (later renamed to the National Football League (NFL) in the
1922 season.
Only time Packers faced the Bears under the "Staleys" name.
Staleys finish with the best record of the league (10–1–1), and thus were named the APFA Champions.
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3–0
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2–0
, Staleys rename themselves to the "Bears".
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3–0
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3–0
,
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21–0
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14–10
, Bears
4–1
, Packers open
City Stadium (Green Bay)
City Stadium is an American football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on the north side of the Green Bay East High School property.
It was the home of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, NFL from 1925 Green Bay Packers season, ...
.
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19–13
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5–1–2
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3–3
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14–6
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7–6
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7–1–2
, Bears' wins are the Packers only losses in their
1927 season.
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16–6
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12–12
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7–3–3
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6–0
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14–0
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23–0
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7–6–3
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25–0
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13–12
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7–0
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8–8–3
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21–0
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6–2
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7–0
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10–9–3
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7–6
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2–0
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11–10–4
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1932 season.
Bears win
1932 NFL Championship.
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9–0
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10–7
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13–11–4
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1932 NFL Playoff Game, the league divided its teams into two divisions, with the Bears and Packers placed in the
NFL Western Division.
Last time both teams met three times during the regular season.
Bears win
1933 NFL Championship.
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7–6
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27–14
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24–10
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15–11–4
, Bears lose
1934 NFL Championship.
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17–14
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15–13–4
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21–10
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30–3
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16–14–4
, Bears' win is the Packers' only loss in their
1936 season.
Packers win
1936 NFL Championship.
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24–14
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14–2
, Bears
17–15–4
, Packers' win is the Bears' only home loss in their
1937 season.
Bears lose
1937 NFL Championship.
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24–17
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2–0
, Bears
18–16–4
, Packers lose
1938 NFL Championship.
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30–27
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21–16
, Bears
19–17–4
, Bears' win is the Packers only road loss in their
1939 season.
Packers win
1939 NFL Championship.
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14–7
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41–10
, Bears
21–17–4
, Bears win
1940 NFL Championship.
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16–14
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25–17
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22–18–4
, Both teams finished with 10–1 records, with their sole losses occurring against one another, setting up a tiebreaker playoff game.
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23–18–4
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Bears go on to win
1941 NFL Championship.
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38–7
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44–28
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25–18–4
, Bears' wins are the Packers only losses in their
1942 season.
Bears loss
1942 NFL Championship.
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21–7
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26–18–5
, Bears win
1943 NFL Championship.
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21–0
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42–28
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27–19–5
, Packers win
1944 NFL Championship.
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28–24
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31–21
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28–20–5
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, style=", Bears
10–7
, style=", Bears
30–7
, Bears
30–20–5
, Bears win
1946 NFL Championship.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
20–17
, style=", Packers
29–20
, Bears
31–21–5
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
7–6
, style=", Bears
45–7
, Bears
33–21–5
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
24–3
, style=", Bears
17–0
, Bears
35–21–5
,
, -
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
28–14
, style=", Packers
31–21
, Bears
36–22–5
, As a result of the
AAFC–NFL merger, the Bears and Packers were placed in the
NFL National Conference (later renamed to the NFL Western Conference in the
1953 season).
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
24–13
, style=", Bears
31–20
, Bears
38–22–5
, Bears win 11 straight home meetings (1941–1951).
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
41–28
, style=", Bears
24–14
, Bears
39–23–5
,
, -
,
, style=",
, Tie
21–21
, style=", Bears
17–13
, Bears
40–23–6
, As of , this remains the last time both teams finished a game in a tie.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
28–23
, style=", Bears
10–3
, Bears
42–23–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
52–31
, style=", Packers
24–3
, Bears
43–24–6
, Game in Chicago is the highest-scoring game in the rivalry (83 points).
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
38–14
, style=", Bears
37–21
, Bears
45–24–6
, Last meeting at
City Stadium (Green Bay)
City Stadium is an American football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on the north side of the Green Bay East High School property.
It was the home of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, NFL from 1925 Green Bay Packers season, ...
.
Bears lose
1956 NFL Championship.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
21–14
, style=", Packers
21–17
, Bears
46–25–6
, Packers open
City Stadium (Milwaukee) (later renamed to
Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field () is an outdoor athletic stadium in the East North Central states, north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 Green ...
in the
1965 season).
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
24–10
, style=", Bears
34–20
, Bears
48–25–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
28–17
, style=", Packers
9–6
, Bears
49–26–6
,
, -
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
41–13
, style=", Bears
17–14
, Bears
50–27–6
, Packers lose
1960 NFL Championship.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
31–28
, style=", Packers
24–0
, Bears
50–29–6
, Packers' first season series sweep against the Bears since the
1935 season.
Packers win
1961 NFL Championship.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
38–7
, style=", Packers
49–0
, Bears
50–31–6
, In Green Bay, Packers record their largest victory against the Bears with a 49–point differential.
Packers win
1962 NFL Championship.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
26–7
, style=", Bears
10–3
, Bears
52–31–6
, Bears' wins are the Packers only losses in their
1963 season.
Bears win
1963 NFL Championship.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
17–3
, style=", Packers
23–12
, Bears
52–33–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
31–10
, style=", Packers
23–14
, Bears
53–34–6
, Packers win
1965 NFL Championship.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
17–0
, style=", Packers
13–6
, Bears
53–36–6
, Packers win
1966 NFL Championship and
Super Bowl I
The first AFL–NFL World Championship Game (known retroactively as Super BowlI and referred to in contemporaneous reports, including the game's radio broadcast, as the Super Bowl) was an American football game played on January 15, 1967, at th ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
17–13
, style=", Packers
13–10
, Bears
53–38–6
, As a result of expansion, the two eight-team divisions became two eight-team conferences split into two divisions, with the Bears and Packers placed in the
NFL Central division.
Packers win
1967 NFL Championship and
Super Bowl II
The second AFL–NFL World Championship Game (known retroactively as Super Bowl II) was an American football game played on January 14, 1968, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The National Football League (NFL)'s defending champion Green Ba ...
.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
28–27
, style=", Bears
13–10
, Bears
54–39–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
21–3
, style=", Packers
17–0
, Bears
54–41–6
,
, -
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
35–17
, style=", Packers
20–19
, Bears
55–42–6
, As a result of the
AFL–NFL merger
The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). It paved the way for the combined league, wh ...
, the Bears and Packers are placed in the
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference (NFC) is a conference of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States. The NFC and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), each h ...
(NFC) but remain in the
NFC Central
The National Football Conference – Northern Division or NFC North is one of the four Division (sport), divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed the "Black and Blue Division" for t ...
(later renamed to the NFC North in the
2002 season).
Last meeting at
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a ballpark on the North Side, Chicago, North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charl ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
17–14
, style=", Packers
31–10
, Bears
55–44–6
, Bears open
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side, Chicago, Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924 and reconstructed in 2003, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears from the National ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
23–17
, style=", Packers
20–17
, Bears
55–46–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
21–0
, style=", Bears
31–17
, Bears
56–47–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
10–9
, style=", Packers
20–3
, Bears
57–48–6
, Packers' home game played at
Milwaukee County Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953 Milwaukee Braves season, 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also ...
in
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
. Although the Packers played several home games annually in Milwaukee from 1932 to 1994, this was the sole regular season matchup between the Bears and Packers held in Milwaukee.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
27–14
, style=", Packers
28–7
, Bears
58–49–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
24–13
, style=", Bears
16–10
, Bears
60–49–6
, Bears' first season series sweep against the Packers since the
1963 season.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
21–10
, style=", Bears
26–0
, Bears
62–49–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
14–0
, style=", Packers
24–14
, Bears
63–50–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
6–3
, style=", Bears
15–14
, Bears
65–50–6
,
, -
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
61–7
, style=", Packers
12–6
(OT)
, Bears
66–51–6
, In Chicago, Bears record their largest victory against the Packers with a 54–point differential and tie a franchise record for their most points scored in a game.
In Green Bay, Packers win on a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in overtime.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
16–9
, style=", Packers
21–17
, Bears
66–53–6
,
, -
,
, colspan="3", ''canceled (Players' strike)''
, Bears
66–53–6
, As a result of the
1982 NFL players' strike, both games scheduled were canceled.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
23–21
, style=", Packers
31–28
, Bears
67–54–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
20–14
, style=", Bears
9–7
, Bears
68–55–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
23–7
, style=", Bears
16–10
, Bears
70–55–6
, Bears win
Super Bowl XX
Super Bowl XX was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
12–10
, style=", Bears
25–12
, Bears
72–55–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
23–10
, style=", Bears
26–24
, Bears
74–55–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
16–0
, style=", Bears
24–6
, Bears
76–55–6
, Bears win 8 straight meetings (1985–1988).
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
40–28
, style=", Packers
14–13
, Bears
76–57–6
, Game in Green Bay became known as the
Instant Replay Game.
, -
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
27–13
, style=", Bears
31–13
, Bears
78–57–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
27–13
, style=", Bears
10–0
, Bears
80–57–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
17–3
, style=", Bears
30–10
, Bears
81–58–6
, Packers trade for Falcons' QB
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 cons ...
.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
30–17
, style=", Packers
17–3
, Bears
82–59–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
33–6
, style=", Packers
40–3
, Bears
82–61–6
, Both teams make the playoffs in the same season for the first time since the
1941 season.
Both teams finished with 9–7 records, but the Packers clinched the better playoff seed based on their head-to-head sweep.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
27–24
, style=", Packers
35–28
, Bears
82–63–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
37–6
, style=", Packers
28–17
, Bears
82–65–6
, Packers win
Super Bowl XXXI
Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champio ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
24–23
, style=", Packers
38–24
, Bears
82–67–6
, Packers lose
Super Bowl XXXII.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
16–13
, style=", Packers
26–20
, Bears
82–69–6
, Packers win 10 straight meetings (1994–1998).
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
35–19
, style=", Bears
14–13
, Bears
83–70–6
,
, -
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
28–6
, style=", Bears
27–24
, Bears
84–71–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
20–12
, style=", Packers
17–7
, Bears
84–73–6
, Packers sweep the season series despite the Bears finishing with a 13–3 record.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
34–21
, style=", Packers
30–20
, Bears
84–75–6
, Due to renovations being made to Soldier Field, Bears' home game was played at
Memorial Stadium in
Champaign.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
38–23
, style=", Packers
34–21
, Bears
84–77–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
31–14
, style=", Bears
21–10
, Bears
85–78–6
, Packers win 11 straight road meetings (1994–2004).
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
19–7
, style=", Bears
24–17
, Bears
87–78–6
, Packers
draft
Draft, the draft, or draught may refer to:
Watercraft dimensions
* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
* Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a v ...
QB
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
.
Game in Green Bay was played on
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by coun ...
.
Bears' first season series sweep against the Packers since the
1991 season.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
26–7
, style=", Bears
26–0
, Bears
88–79–6
, Bears lose
Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion 2006 Indianapolis Colts season, Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion 2006 Chicago Bears season, Chicag ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Bears
35–7
, style=", Bears
27–20
, Bears
90–79–6
, Bears sweep the season series despite the Packers finishing with a 13–3 record.
Last start in the series for Packers' QB
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 cons ...
. He finished with a 22–10 record against the Bears as a Packers quarterback.
As of , this remains the most recent season in which the Bears swept the Packers in the season series.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
20–17
(OT)
, style=", Packers
37–3
, Bears
91–80–6
, Packers' QB
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
makes his debut in the series.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
21–14
, style=", Packers
21–15
, Bears
91–82–6
,
, -
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
20–17
, style=", Packers
10–3
, Bears
92–83–6
, Packers clinch a playoff berth with their win.
, - style="font-weight:bold;background:#f2f2f2;"
,
2010 Playoffs
, style=",
, style=", Packers
21–14
,
, Bears
92–84–6
,
NFC Championship Game
The NFC Championship Game is the annual championship game of the National Football Conference (NFC) and one of the two semifinal National Football League playoffs, playoff games of the National Football League (NFL), the largest professional Ame ...
.
Packers go on to win
Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
27–17
, style=", Packers
35–21
, Bears
92–86–6
, Game in Green Bay was played on
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by coun ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
21–13
, style=", Packers
23–10
, Bears
92–88–6
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
33–28
, style=", Bears
27–20
, Bears
93–89–6
, In Green Bay, Bears linebacker
Shea McClellin knocks Aaron Rodgers out of the game with a broken collarbone, which sidelines him for seven weeks.
In Chicago, Rodgers returns and delivers a memorable 48-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Randall Cobb with 45 seconds left to lead the Packers to an NFC North title.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
38–17
, style=", Packers
55–14
, Bears
93–91–6
, In Green Bay, Packers score their most points in a game against the Bears as QB
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
ties an NFL record with 6 first-half touchdown passes.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
31–23
, style=", Bears
17–13
, Bears
94–92–6
, Game in Green Bay was played on
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
30–27
, style=", Packers
26–10
, Tie
94–94–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
23–16
, style=", Packers
35–14
, Packers
96–94–6
, Packers take their first series lead since 1932.
Packers win eight straight road meetings (2010–2017).
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Bears
24–17
, style=", Packers
24–23
, Packers
97–95–6
, In Green Bay, Packers overcome a 20–3 deficit in the fourth quarter.
Bears clinch the NFC North and eliminate the Packers from playoff contention with their win.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
10–3
, style=", Packers
21–13
, Packers
99–95–6
, Game in Chicago was the
NFL Kickoff Game.
Game in Green Bay marked the 200th game in the rivalry and the Packers eliminated the Bears from playoff contention with their win.
, -
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
35–16
, style=", Packers
41–25
, Packers
101–95–6
, In Green Bay, Packers record their 100th win against the Bears, becoming the first NFL franchise to record 100 wins over two other franchises, with the other franchise being the
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...
.
In Chicago, Packers clinch the 1st NFC seed with their win.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
24–14
, style=", Packers
45–30
, Packers
103–95–6
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
28–19
, style=", Packers
27–10
, Packers
105–95–6
, Following their win in Chicago, the Packers surpassed the Bears as the all-time winningest NFL franchise.
Final start in the series for Packers' QB
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Packers
38–20
, style=", Packers
17–9
, Packers
107–95–6
, Packers' QB
Jordan Love makes his first start in the series.
In Green Bay, Packers clinch the final playoff berth with their win.
Packers won 8 straight home meetings (2016–2024).
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Packers
20–19
, style=", Bears
24–22
, Packers
108–96–6
, In Chicago, Packers block Bears K
Cairo Santos' potential 46 yard game-winning field goal.
Packers won 11 straight meetings (2019–2024).
In Green Bay, Santos kicked the game-winning 51-yard field goal as the Bears snapped a 10-game losing streak, an 11-game losing streak to the Packers, record their first win against the Packers since the
2018 season, and record their only road win in their
2024 season.
, -
, -
, Regular season
, style=",
,
,
,
, -
, Postseason
, Tie 1–1
, Tie 1–1
, ''no games''
, NFL Western Divisional:
1941
The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
NFC Championship:
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
, -
, Regular and postseason
, style=",
,
,
, Packers are 1–0 at
Milwaukee County Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953 Milwaukee Braves season, 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also ...
in
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
(
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...
), accounted as a Packers' home game.
Packers are 1–0 at
Memorial Stadium in
Champaign (
2002
The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
), accounted as a Bears' home game.
, -
Players who played for both teams
See also
*
List of NFL rivalries
*
NFC North
*
Brewers–Cubs rivalry
Notes
References
Further reading
* Gary D'Amato and Cliff Christl, ''Mudbaths and Bloodbaths: The Inside Story of the Bears–Packers Rivalry.''
997
Year 997 ( CMXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Japan
* 1 February: Empress Teishi gives birth to Princess Shushi - she is the first child of the emperor, but because of the power stru ...
Second Edition. Black Earth, WI: Prairie Oak Press, 2005.
*
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Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...
Sports in the Midwestern United States