The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have met 181 times in the NFL’s longest standing rivalry dating back to 1921.

Only once have they played with this much at stake.

Chicago hosts Green Bay in the NFC championship game Sunday in the teams’ first playoff meeting since Dec. 14, 1941.

The Bears’ 33-14 victory over the Packers at that time put them in the NFL title game, and a win Sunday will accomplish a similar feat. While there’s sure to be mention of the rivalry between franchises with a combined 48 Hall of Fame players, the history between Chicago and Green Bay takes a back seat to a Super Bowl berth being on the line. Read more...


By JEFF BARTL, STATS Writer