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Every year, reporters start the countdown of days leading up to the beginning of the NFL season. In Chicago, it is no different. Some Chicago writers mark the day, since the countdown hit double digits, providing us with the names of players who have worn the jersey number representing the day. It...
There is only one other team in the NFL whose history started with the onset of the American Professional Football Association in 1920. Only the Bears and Cardinals can lay claim to being in the league when it all began. Sadly, in the year 103 of the NFL, the Chicago Bears had one of the worst...
In what were the glory days of the Bears under Head Coach Mike Ditka, the Chicago Bears of the 1980s they always played well against the defending Super Bowl Champions. In 1988, they won convincingly over the Washington Redskins 34-14. The previous year they played New York on opening night. Billed...
In today's NFL, every "expert" with a keyboard proudly shares their instant opinions on players, coaches, and general managers. It all has to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. Imagine for a moment the field day that would have resulted in Walter Payton's first game in the NFL. Payton's...
In their Super Bowl season of 1985, the Bears finished the regular season 15-1 and defeated The Giants, Rams, and Patriots by a combined score of 91-10, going down in history as one of the most dominant teams in the Super Bowl era. In 1978, two games were added to the schedule. The 14-game season,...
Like death and taxes, the annual love affair with a fringe wide receiver and Bears fans is scheduled to begin in a few weeks when training camp opens next month. Wide Receivers who fans have had a love affair with during preseason include names like Airese Currie in 2005 and Devin Aromashodu in...
Every year 2,880 players make their way to 32 NFL training facilities nationwide chasing a dream. That dream, of course, is to play in the NFL. Veterans, drafted players and undrafted free agents compete for 53 coveted roster spots. Once roster selections are complete, up to 16 additional players...
By signing their last two draft picks, Gervon Dexter, Sr., and Tyrique Stevenson, the Bears ended the offseason on high notes. All players are under contract. Justin Fields had his best day of the Spring. The expected returns of Mooney, Sanborn, and Claypool from injuries when training camp opens...
The 103-year-old rivalry between Chicago and Green Bay is unmatched in the annals of the NFL. Not only is the opening day game their 205th meeting, but this will also be the 35th time the Packers and Bears will meet to open the season. By contrast, there are TWENTY-ONE NFL franchises in the league...
In part two of our Bears' historic rivalry with the Packers, this article focuses on games in the 70s and 80s. For the most part, the 70s and first half of the 80s were lean years for both franchises. While Green Bay was prolific in the '60s, winning 5 NFL titles (including the first two Super...
Reviewing some of the significant games in the Bears Packers Rivalry. First in a series.
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