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Chicago Bears & Green Bay Packers 175th Meeting

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SHARE This November 16, the CHICAGO BEARS will travel to Green Bay's Lambeau Field to add another chapter to the longest rivalry in NFL history. The game will mark the 175th meeting between the Bears and the GREEN BAY PACKERS, the most regularseason games ever between two NFL franchises. "There have been great rivalries in American sports," says Packers Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end WILLIE DAVIS, "but none has had the fire in the belly that the Packers and Bears have had. None has had as much emotion associated with it." The standard of excellence was set at the outset of the rivalry, as NFL pioneer GEORGE HALAS, the second winningest coach in NFL history, served as the first coach of the Bears. Fourth place on the all-time coaching wins list belongs to CURLY LAMBEAU, the founder and first coach of the Packers. Under VINCE LOMBARDI, the Packers' rivalry with the Bears was ignited even more.

NFL 2008 RSS   "Halas would always greet us nicely when we were warming up, but if you were tackled on his sideline during the game, you would hear him yell something like 'Kill that son-of-a-gun!'" says Packers Hall of Fame running back TONY CANADEO. Throughout the decades, the balance of power has shifted from BART STARR's Packers of the 60s to "Da Bears" of MIKE DITKA, and back again to BRETT FAVRE's teams of the 1990s and 2000s. However, the feud that began with Halas and Lambeau has always remained constant. The players that have fought for the Bears and Packers have become some of the most renowned figures in NFL history. Perhaps nothing illustrates the excellence of the series more than the fact that the clubs rank first and second in most selections to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where, incidentally, Halas was present at a Hupmobile automobile showroom when the NFL was founded. The Bears have 26 players in the Hall of Fame and the Packers 21.   Chicago Bears Team History & Accomplishments ALL-TIME W-L 677-491-42 DIVISION TITLES 21: 1921, 1932-34, 1937, 1940-43, 1946, 1956, 1963, 1984-88, 1990, 2001, 2005-06 NFL TITLES 9: 1921, 1932-33, 1940-41, 1943,1946, 1963, 1985 Hall of Fame Players 26 HEAD-TO-HEAD 89-79-6 Green Bay Packers Team History & Accomplishments ALL-TIME W-L 637-503-36 DIVISION TITLES 21: 1929-31, 1936, 1938-39, 1944, 1960-62, 1965-67, 1972, 1995-97, 2002-04, 2007 NFL TITLES 12: 1929-31, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961-62, 1965-67, 1996 Hall of Fame Players 21 HEAD-TO-HEAD 79-89-6 Chicago Bears Looking for 700th All-Time Win Since their inception into the league in 1920, the CHICAGO BEARS have won 693 games (including postseason), more than any club in NFL history. The Green Bay Packers are in second with 662 victories (including postseason). Five Winningest NFL Teams of All Time TEAM WINS Chicago Bears 693 Green Bay Packers 662 New York Giants 626 Washington Redskins 552 Pittsburgh Steelers 536   Chicago Bears Great Moments in Franchise History With seven more wins in 2008, the "Monsters of the Midway" can become the first club to reach the 700-win plateau. Here is a brief look at some of the great moments in franchise history and a list of the team’s milestone wins: NFL Championship – December 17, 1933 The Bears defeated the New York Giants 23-21 using a trick play to win the first official NFL Championship Game at Wrigley Field. With the ball at the Giants’ 33 and time running out in the fourth quarter, Bears FB BRONKO NAGURSKI ran on a sweep, then pulled up and threw a pass to WR BILL HEWITT at the Giants’ 19. Hewitt lateraled to WR BILL KARR, who went the rest of the way for the deciding score. NFL Championship – December 8, 1940 The Bears defeated the Washington Redskins 73-0 on the road, posting the biggest margin of victory in NFL history. Ten different Bears scored touchdowns as Chicago amassed 519 yards of offense and the defense registered eight interceptions. NFL Championship – December 21, 1941 The Bears used a big second half to win their second consecutive NFL title in a 37-9 victory over the Giants in Chicago. After New York tied the game early in the third quarter, the Bears’ offense marched 71, 66 and 54 yards for touchdowns. NFL Championship – December 15, 1946 The Bears defeated the Giants 24-14 in New York using another fourth quarter trick play to earn their third NFL Championship versus New York. With the game tied at 14 and the Bears driving deep into Giants’ territory, QB SID LUCKMAN faked a handoff then drifted right while the Giants’ defense followed the Bears’ offensive line to the left. Luckman ran down the open right side, broke a tackle at the 10, and scored the decisive touchdown. NFL Championship – December 29, 1963 The Bears’ defense shut down the Giants’ offense and set up both Chicago touchdowns in a 14-10 victory at home. QB BILL WADE scored two TD runs (2, 1). One came off a 61-yard interception return by LB LARRY MORRIS and the other was set up by an interception by DE ED O’BRADOVICH. Super Bowl XX – January 26, 1986 Seeking their first NFL title since 1963, the Bears scored a then-Super Bowl record 46 points and limited the Patriots to a record-low seven rushing yards. Chicago DE RICHARD DENT became the fourth defensive player to win the game’s most valuable player award after registering 1.5 sacks. NFC Championship – January 21, 2007 Playing in their first NFC Championship since 1988, the Bears defeated the New Orleans Saints 39-14 at Soldier Field. Chicago’s defense limited the Saints to 56 yards rushing and forced four turnovers. Bears RB THOMAS JONES ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns.   Chicago Bears Milestones (Wins) NUMBER DATE OPPONENT & RESULT 1 10/3/20 20-0 vs. Moline Tractors 100 11/26/31 18-7 vs. Chicago Cardinals 200 10/10/43 20-0 vs. Chicago Cardinals 300 10/20/57 34-26 vs. L.A. Rams 400 10/15/72 17-0 at Cleveland 500 9/28/86 44-7 at Cincinnati 600 11/23/97 13-7 vs. Tampa Bay     SHARE Receive NFL Football Articles from iHaveNet.com Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner RELATED: Super Bowl I Green Bay Packers 35 Kansas City Chiefs 10 Super Bowl II Green Bay Packers 33 Oakland Raiders 14 Super Bowl XX Chicago Bears 46 New England Patriots 10 Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers 35 New England Patriots 21 Super Bowl XXXII Denver Broncos 31 Green Bay Packers 24 Super Bowl XLI Colts 29 Bears 17

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