The two AFC North rivals have a storied history of close contests that could repeat in Saturday's Wild Card matchup.
The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers are no strangers to playing each other as two rivals in the AFC North, with a history dating back to 1921. The Packers lead the series overall 109-97-6 but will come to Soldier Field as the No. 7 seed while the No. 2 Bears start their playoff run at home under first year head coach Ben Johnson. They went 1-1 against each other in the regular season.
While they’ve played countless regular season contests against one another, they’ve only had two playoff contests against each other – and are 1-1 in those games. The splitting of both their postseason matchups and this season’s divisional slate show how close these games can be, which is often the case against rivals who play each other twice a year. In the third, both will look to limit mistakes and not allow that nail-biting history to play a role in a loss.
Here is the full story from Bears Roundtable writer Grant Bricker on the deep seeded rivalry that dates back to 1921 and will take center stage in the first round of the NFL playoffs.
In the Week 14 contest, Green Bay won by a one-score margin in an 82-21 victory. In Week 16, Chicago was victorious – in a one-score 22-16 win. In that December game at home, the Bears didn’t score a touchdown until less than two minutes were remaining in the fourth quarter. They’ll have to look to set the tone much earlier in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. CT on Prime Video.