Bears Post Five-Word Message to NFL Announcement on Monday
There’s no doubt that after going just 5-12 in 2024, the Chicago Bears, who will now be led by first-year head coach Ben Johnson, are looking to see some serious improvement in 2025.
Throughout the offseason, they made some major additions, including signing defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo (three years, $48 million), defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (three years, $43.7 million), and trading for offensive lineman Joe Thuney.
There’s now a lot of hope surrounding the team and on Monday, the NFL announced that the Bears would be taking on the Green Bay Packers for a Week 16 matchup on Dec. 20.
Of course, the two teams are a part of the biggest rivalry in NFL history, and the Bears quickly reacted to the news, saying “Week 16 at our place,” via a social media post.
Of course, these two’s rivalry dates back to Nov. 27, 1921, when they faced off for the first time, where Chicago put together a dominant performance, shutting the Packers out and winning 20-0.
Throughout the years, the two teams have switched back and forth for the series lead, but as of now, Green Bay has firm control with a 107-95-6 record in regular season games, while also going 1-1 in playoff matchups.
Last season, though, in a Week 18 matchup, the Bears were able to snap an 11-game losing streak, which dated back Sep. 9, 2018, and happened to be the longest in the rivalries’ history.
However, it will remain to be seen if the Bears end up falling into their old habits, as the expectations are relatively low with ESPN BET giving them the worst odds at winning the NFC North.
