The Packers and Bears. Two teams. One rivalry. Over 100 years of football hate.
This is the oldest rivalry in the NFL. It started back in 1921. Since then, these two teams have played more than 210 times. No other teams in the league have played each other as many times.
If you want the full picture — player stats, key games, and what the numbers really say — this is the guide for you.
The All-Time Series Record
Let’s start with the big question: who’s winning?
| Stat | Green Bay Packers | Chicago Bears |
|---|---|---|
| Total Wins | 109 | 98 |
| Ties | 6 | 6 |
| Playoff Record | 1 | 2 |
| Super Bowl Wins | 4 | 1 |
| Hall of Fame Players | 36 | 41 |
The Packers lead the series. But it’s close. The Bears held the lead for many years. Green Bay passed them during the 2022 season.
These two teams have combined for 22 NFL championships. No other pair of rivals comes close to that number.
2025 Season: The Wild Card Playoff Game (January 2026)
This was the biggest meeting in years. Chicago hosted Green Bay in the NFC Wild Card round. The Bears won 31–27.
It was a wild game. Green Bay led 21–3 at halftime. Then Chicago came back. That’s what the Bears do. They had six comeback wins in the regular season. They did it again here.
Jordan Love – Packers QB Stats
| Stat | Number |
|---|---|
| Completions | 24 of 46 |
| Passing Yards | 323 |
| Touchdowns | 4 |
| Interceptions | 0 |
| Passer Rating | 103.8 |
Love was great in the first half. Four touchdown passes. But the offense went cold in the third quarter. Green Bay got just one first down across four drives. That’s when the Bears took over.
Caleb Williams – Bears QB Stats
| Stat | Number |
|---|---|
| Completions | 24 of 48 |
| Passing Yards | 361 |
| Touchdowns | 2 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Passer Rating | 71.6 |
Williams threw it 48 times. He made mistakes. But when the game was on the line, he came through. He led the Bears back from 18 points down. That’s hard to do in any game — let alone a playoff game.
Top Skill Players – Wild Card Game
Green Bay Packers
| Player | Position | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Romeo Doubs | WR | 8 rec, 124 yds, 1 TD |
| Matthew Golden | WR | 4 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD |
| Jayden Reed | WR | 4 rec, 43 yds, 1 TD |
| Christian Watson | WR | 3 rec, 36 yds, 1 TD |
| Josh Jacobs | RB | 19 att, 55 yds |
Chicago Bears
| Player | Position | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Colston Loveland | TE | 8 rec, 137 yds |
| D.J. Moore | WR | 6 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD |
| D’Andre Swift | RB | 13 att, 54 yds, 1 TD |
Romeo Doubs was the top receiver in the game. But Colston Loveland, a rookie tight end for Chicago, made the bigger impact. 137 yards as a rookie in the playoffs is huge.
December 2025: Week 16 Regular Season (Bears Win OT 22–16)
Two weeks before the playoff game, these teams played at Soldier Field again. Chicago won in overtime, 22–16. It was just as dramatic.
Jordan Love left with a concussion. Backup Malik Willis stepped in.
Caleb Williams threw a 46-yard touchdown to D.J. Moore in overtime to win it.
Key Stats – Week 16
| Player | Team | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | CHI QB | 19/34, 250 yds, 2 TD |
| D.J. Moore | CHI WR | 5 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD |
| Malik Willis | GB QB (backup) | 121 yds, 1 TD |
| Romeo Doubs | GB WR | 5 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD |
Williams tied Bo Nix’s NFL record with his eighth fourth-quarter comeback in his first two seasons. That’s a record for a young QB in the modern era.
November 2024: Week 11 (Packers Win 20–19)
Green Bay won this one on the road. Love rushed for a 1-yard score in the fourth quarter. It was the game-winner.
D’Andre Swift had a big play — a 39-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. But the Bears fell short.
Key Stats – Week 11
| Player | Team | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | GB QB | 234 yds, 1 INT, 3 TD |
| Josh Jacobs | GB RB | 20 att, 86 yds, 1 TD |
| D’Andre Swift | CHI RB | 14 att, 71 yds, 1 TD |
| D.J. Moore | CHI WR | 7 rec, 62 yds |
January 2025: Week 18 (Bears Win 24–22)
The Bears won this one on a last-second field goal. Cairo Santos hit from 51 yards. Love got hurt early in this one too.
Malik Willis came in and played well. Emanuel Wilson rushed for a 21-yard touchdown for Green Bay.
Caleb Williams connected with D.J. Moore for a 32-yard score in the fourth quarter.
Key Stats – Week 18
| Player | Team | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | CHI QB | 186 yds, 1 INT, 2 TD |
| D.J. Moore | CHI WR | 5 rec, 97 yds, 1 TD |
| Malik Willis | GB QB | 136 yds, 1 TD |
| Emanuel Wilson | GB RB | 14 att, 82 yds, 1 TD |
2025 Full Season Stats Comparison: Love vs. Williams
These two QBs drove most of the talk during the 2025 season. Here’s how their full seasons looked.
| Stat | Jordan Love (GB) | Caleb Williams (CHI) |
|---|---|---|
| Pass Yards | 3,381 | 3,942 |
| Touchdowns | 23 | 27 |
| Interceptions | 6 | 7 |
| Comp % | 66.3% | 58.1% |
| Rush Yards | 199 | 388 |
| Rush TDs | 0 | 3 |
Williams threw for more yards and more TDs. Love was more accurate. Both were good. Williams made more big plays. Love was more steady.
2025 Season: Running Backs Comparison
The Bears had one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL in 2025. Chicago was the only team in the league with two 750-plus-yard rushers.
| Player | Team | Rush Yards | Rush TDs | YPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D’Andre Swift | CHI | 1,087 | 9 | 4.9 |
| Kyle Monangai | CHI | 783 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Josh Jacobs | GB | 929 | 13 | 4.0 |
Jacobs scored 13 rushing TDs. That’s elite. But Swift and Monangai gave Chicago more balance. Green Bay had no answer for that run game in the playoff game. Chicago gained 150 rushing yards in their last regular-season meeting alone.
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The Greatest QB Performances in This Rivalry
No one played in this game more than Brett Favre. No one changed it more than Aaron Rodgers.
Brett Favre vs. The Bears – Career Highlights
Favre played against Chicago dozens of times. Some of his best:
- 2002: 317 yards, 4 INTs — a rough one
- 2002 (second game): 221 yards, 1 INT, 2 TDs
- 1995: Hit Robert Brooks for a 99-yard touchdown — the longest in Packers history
That 99-yard touchdown is still one of the best plays in this rivalry. It happened on Monday Night Football. Favre dropped back from his own end zone. Brooks ran the full length of the field.
Aaron Rodgers vs. The Bears – Best Games
| Season | Yards | TDs | INTs | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 283 | 5 | 0 | GB Win |
| 2010 | 297 | 3 | 1 | GB Win |
| 2009 | 244 | 0 | 2 | CHI Win |
| 2011 NFC Champ. | 244 | 0 | 2 | GB Win |
Rodgers owns this rivalry. He won the NFC Championship game in Chicago after the 2010 season. The Packers went on to win Super Bowl XLV.
Top Wide Receivers in the Series History
Some of the best receiver games in this rivalry:
| Player | Team | Game | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordy Nelson | GB | 2009 | 6 rec, 115 yds, 2 TD |
| Randall Cobb | GB | 2012 | 6 rec, 115 yds |
| Greg Jennings | GB | 2010 NFC | 8 rec, 130 yds |
| Muhsin Muhammad | CHI | 2005 | 6 rec, 102 yds |
| Brandon Marshall | CHI | 2012 | 6 rec, 56 yds, 1 TD |
| Marty Booker | CHI | 2002 | 5 rec, 115 yds, 1 TD |
Green Bay’s receivers have been more productive in big games. Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, and Donald Driver all had great moments here.
Top Running Back Performances in Series History
Some big running back games in the rivalry:
| Player | Team | Game | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | GB | 2002 | 30 att, 80 yds, 1 TD |
| Ahman Green | GB | 2001 | 19 att, 176 yds, 2 TD |
| Anthony Thomas | CHI | 2001 | 13 att, 110 yds, 1 TD |
| Matt Forte | CHI | 2012 | 20 att, 69 yds |
| Cedric Benson | CHI | 2006 | 13 att, 109 yds |
Ahman Green was Green Bay’s best back in the early 2000s. He gave Chicago fits. But Chicago has had strong backs in this game too. Matt Forte played this matchup well for years.
Key Records and Milestones in the Rivalry
Here are some numbers that stand out:
- Most games played: 210+ games total — more than any other rivalry in NFL history
- Biggest Bears win: 61–7 in 1980 — a 54-point win
- Longest series lead: The Bears once led by 24 games
- First playoff game: Bears beat Packers 9–0 on December 10, 1933 — the first official NFL playoff game ever played
- First game ever at Lambeau Field: Packers won 21–17 on September 29, 1957
- Last 10 years: The Bears are just 3–17 against Green Bay
- Packers passed Bears in all-time wins: This happened in 2022
- 2025 Bears: Chicago is now 2–1 against Green Bay in the 2025 season, including their playoff win
Why the Last 10 Years Favor Green Bay?
Chicago was dominant for decades. But since 2016, Green Bay has taken over.
- Bears are 3–17 vs. Packers in the last 10 years
- Aaron Rodgers won most of those games
- The Bears changed QBs often during that stretch — Jay Cutler, Mitchell Trubisky, Nick Foles, Andy Dalton, Justin Fields
Green Bay had one QB the whole time: Rodgers.
Now it’s Jordan Love vs. Caleb Williams. And the Bears just beat the Packers three times in one season — including a playoff win. That’s a big shift.
The New Era: Love vs. Williams Head-to-Head
These two have only been rivals for two seasons, but the games have already been intense.
| Game | Winner | Margin | Key Moment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 11, 2024 | Green Bay | 1 pt (20–19) | Love 1-yd TD run |
| Week 18, 2024 | Chicago | 2 pts (24–22) | Santos 51-yd FG |
| Week 13, 2025 | Green Bay | 4 pts (234–231 total yards) | Love 3 TDs |
| Week 16, 2025 | Chicago OT | 6 pts (22–16) | Williams 46-yd TD to Moore |
| Wild Card 2025 | Chicago | 4 pts (31–27) | Bears 25 pts in 4th quarter |
The Bears won three of those five meetings. All five games were decided by six points or less. This is as good a QB rivalry as there is in the NFC right now.
Defense Stats: Who Slows Down Who?
On defense, both teams had strong players in 2025.
Green Bay Defense Leaders (2025)
- Quay Walker: 128 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks
- Xavier McKinney: 102 tackles, 2 INTs, 10 passes defended
- Evan Williams: 89 tackles, 3 INTs, 4.0 TFL
- Rashan Gary: 7.5 sacks (but none in last 8 games)
Chicago Defense Leaders (2025)
- Tremaine Edmunds: 112 tackles, 4 INTs, 1 sack
- Montez Sweat: 10 sacks, 13.0 TFL
- Nahshon Wright: 5 INTs, 80 tackles
Chicago’s pass rush was a big deal. Montez Sweat had 10 sacks. That put constant pressure on Love in the games that Chicago won.
Historical Rivalry Moments You Should Know
These games shaped the rivalry over 100 years:
1921 — First game ever. Bears won 20–0. The rivalry was born.
1933 — Bears beat Packers 9–0 in the first official NFL playoff game.
1941 — Packers upset the unbeaten Bears. Chicago fans said the game was fixed. It wasn’t.
1964 — Paul Hornung hit a 52-yard fair catch kick field goal in a Packers win. It’s one of the strangest plays in NFL history.
1989 — The “Instant Replay Game.” Don Majkowski’s TD pass to Sterling Sharpe was reviewed for four minutes. The call was overturned. The Packers won 14–13. The Bears put an asterisk next to this game in their media guide.
1995 — Brett Favre to Robert Brooks, 99 yards. Monday Night Football. One of the best plays in this rivalry.
2011 — Packers beat Bears in the NFC Championship game. Aaron Rodgers won the Super Bowl that year.
2016 — Rodgers hit Jordy Nelson for 60 yards on the last drive. Packers held on to win.
2026 — Bears beat Packers 31–27 in the Wild Card round. Chicago’s biggest comeback in the rivalry.
Fun Numbers: Packers vs. Bears by the Stats
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Total Games Played | 210+ |
| Packers Series Wins | 109 |
| Bears Series Wins | 98 |
| Ties | 6 |
| Average Points Scored (GB) | 17.9 per game |
| Average Points Scored (CHI) | 17.2 per game |
| Bears win % last 10 yrs | 15% (3–17) |
| Bears win % 2025 season | 67% (2–1) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who leads the all-time series between the Packers and Bears? The Packers lead 109–98–6. Green Bay passed the Bears for the all-time lead during the 2022 season.
Q: How many times have the Packers and Bears played? More than 210 times since 1921. That’s the most of any two teams in NFL history.
Q: What was the score of the 2025 Wild Card playoff game? Chicago won 31–27 at Soldier Field. The Bears came back from 21–3 at halftime.
Q: How did Caleb Williams play vs. Green Bay in 2025? Williams went 24-of-48 for 361 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 INTs in the playoff game. He also led two comeback wins in the regular season, including a 46-yard OT touchdown pass to D.J. Moore.
Q: What are Jordan Love’s stats against the Bears? In the 2025 Wild Card game, Love went 24-of-46 for 323 yards and 4 TDs. Over his career vs. Chicago, he has nine TD passes and just two interceptions in five previous games.
Q: Who are the best receivers in this rivalry historically? Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, and Donald Driver for Green Bay. Marty Booker, Brandon Marshall, and D.J. Moore for Chicago.
Q: Has Aaron Rodgers ever thrown 5 touchdowns against the Bears? Yes. In 2013, Rodgers threw 5 touchdown passes with zero interceptions in a big Packers win.
Q: Who holds the record for rushing yards in a single game in this rivalry? Ahman Green had 176 rushing yards against the Bears in 2001 — the best single-game rushing effort in recent series history.
Q: What is the biggest win in the series? The Bears beat the Packers 61–7 in December 1980. That’s a 54-point margin.
Q: Are the Bears getting better vs. the Packers? Yes. After going 3–17 in the last decade, Chicago went 2–1 against Green Bay in the 2025 season, capping it with a playoff win. The Caleb Williams era looks promising.
Final Thoughts
This is the best rivalry in football. Over 100 years. Over 210 games. Every one of them has mattered.
The Packers still lead the all-time series. But Chicago is closing the gap. With Caleb Williams now established and the Bears beating Green Bay three times in one season, the power could be shifting again.
The next time these two teams play, the stats will update. The records will change. But one thing won’t: Bears fans and Packers fans will still hate each other.
