"I own you. All my f***ing life. I still own you!" Those words were launched into a crowd of Chicago Bears fans at Solider Field in 2021 by Aaron Rodgers after he rushed for a six-yard touchdown to secure a win for the Green Bay Packers. Unfortunately for Bears fans, the phrase "win by the Packers" isn't anything unfamiliar at this point in the NFC North rivalry.
In what is the oldest rivalry in football, one could easily argue that the teams' bi-annual matchup doesn't deserve to be called a "rivalry" anymore. When one team consistently dominates the other, it's seemingly not worthy of that designation.
When Rodgers proclaimed his ownership of the NFL's charter franchise, it was pretty hard to argue. Rodgers finished his Packers career with a 25-5 record against the Bears while sporting a dominant 64 touchdown to 10 interception ratio.
Many Bears fans were excited to see Rodgers depart the Packers to hopefully end the suffering. Unfortunately, the tides didn't turn as new Packers quarterback Jordan Love won both matchups last season, including a commanding 38-20 victory in Week 1 at Soldier Field.
With the Bears selecting quarterback Caleb Williams first overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, there was again reason for optimism in Chicago. However, the team finds itself in crisis mode entering Sunday's matchup with Green Bay after firing offensive coordinator Shane Waldron nine games into his first season in the position.
The Bears look broken. They appear to be ruining not only another quarterback but potentially the biggest prospect the NFL has seen since Andrew Luck. Only the Bears, right? With the Packers visiting the lakefront in Week 11, recent history shouldn't provide Bears fans any optimism that things are going to change.
A 10-game losing streak is tied for the longest in the Bears vs. Packers 100-plus year rivalry. The Bears have now been on the wrong end of this skid twice, having lost 10 straight to Green Bay from 1994 to 1998 in addition to their current streak. A loss Sunday would mark the longest losing streak ever in this rivalry.
When the Bears kick off Sunday, it will have been 2,163 days since they defeated the Packers. During this stretch, Chicago has been outscored 292-179 by Green Bay.
Speaking of people who have ownership claim over the Bears, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is 10-0 against Chicago in his career. LaFleur has done a lot of impressive things in his first six years as the head coach of the Packers, and this has to rank among the top achievements.
Divisional games hold great significance in the NFL, and LaFleur and Green Bay have done nothing but dominate their rivals to the south. On the other side of the field, Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is 0-4 against Green Bay. With the Packers competing for the playoffs and the Bears struggling to score points, a 12-0 record seems inevitable.
The Bears will have started 15 different quarterbacks against Green Bay since 2000. The Packers have only started 4 against Chicago.
The transition from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love is the most impressive run of quarterbacks in NFL history. The Bears haven't figured out the quarterback position once in 105 years. The Packers have gotten it right three straight times.
Brett Hundley was the fourth quarterback to start for Green Bay against Chicago when he filled in for an injured Aaron Rodgers in 2017. The Bears didn't beat him either as they suffered a 23-16 defeat at Soldier Field.
The 15 quarterbacks for Chicago include Caleb Williams (Sunday), Justin Fields, Mitch Trubisky, Mike Glennon, Matt Barkley, Jay Cutler, Josh McCown, Kyle Orton, Brian Griese, Rex Grossman, Chad Hutchinson, Kordell Stewart, Jim Miller, Shane Matthews, and Cade McNown.
All in all, the Nov. 26, 2015 Bears vs. Packers game at Lambeau Field was a great night for Chicago fans. The Packers retired Brett Favre's jersey at halftime that night, but the Bears rolled into Green Bay and spoiled the ceremony and Thanksgiving for Packers fans.
The year is now 2024, and not winning in Green Bay since 2015 isn't exactly ideal. Lambeau Field has been something of a house of horrors for Chicago. Over the last 20 years, the Bears are 6-14 at Lambeau Field.
George McCaskey took over as chairman of the Chicago Bears on May 5, 2011, succeeding his brother Michael McCaskey. George's tenure running the Bears has been nothing short of a complete and total failure. McCaskey, the grandson of Bears founder George Halas, has his grandfather's franchise mired in mediocrity.
There have been numerous failures all around Halas Hall, but the 3-23 record against Green Bay has to be the worst. It's almost impossible for an NFL team to have that poor of a record against another team. Alas, never count ol' Georgey boy out when it comes to failing at something.
Rivalries are one of the greatest aspects of sports for fans. It's fun to despise another team and fan base. The losses sting a little more and the wins are so much sweeter because you get to rub it into your enemy's face. Unfortunately, Bears fans have only come to know one side of this so-called rivalry.
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