Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers Facts, Notes and Stats
By Deez
Welcome one and all to Bears-Packers week! It’s one of the game’s greatest rivalries and it’s coming to Chicago on Sunday afternoon. The Cheeseheads are going to be bringing their wives, husbands, cousins…oh, wait, that’s redundant…well, either way, they’re all leaving their farms and heading down to Soldier Field. You will be able to pick out the women because they will have mustaches bushier than Ditkas.
Let’s hope the Bears O-line can hold up and Jay Cutler can put some points on the board. A win could be just what the Bears need to give them some momentum in the division. You can’t help but get pumped for playing the Packers. It’s always a fun game to watch. I’m ready. Are you?
In case you aren’t, here are some Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers facts for you to chew on.
- The Bears are 92-84-6 against Packers (including playoffs).
- The Bears have outscored the Packers 3,060-2,948.
- The Packers have won 4 of last 5 games overall against the Bears.
- The Bears have won 3 of last 5 games at Soldier Field against the Packers.
- The Bears are 52-42-1 at Soldier Field against the Packers.
- Lovie Smith is 8-7 against the Packers as Bears head coach.
- The last Bears QB to throw for 300 yards against the Packers was Jim Miller on 10/7/02.
- The last Bears RB to rush for 100 yards against the Packers was Adrian Peterson on 12/23/07.
- The last Bears WR to have 100 yards receiving against the Packers was Muhsin Muhammad on 9/10/06.
- The Packers have only scored more than 21 points against the Bears once since Aaron Rodgers has been their QB.
Not enough? Well here are some stats for the guys playing this weekend. These are their career stats in Bears-Packers games of recent memory (including playoffs).
Passing
Name
G
Comp-Att
Comp%
Yards
Yds/G
TD
INT
Rush
Yds
TD
A. Rodgers
7
150-224
67.0
1,640
234.3
7
6
25
88
2
*J. Cutler
6
104-186
56.0
1,219
203.2
5
10
14
77
0
*One game with Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers
Rushing
Name
G
Rush
Yards
RuYd/G
TD
Rec
Yards
RecYd/G
TD
R. Grant
6
100
504
84.0
5
9
55
9.2
1
M. Forte
7
119
433
61.9
1
32
249
35.6
0
Receiving
Name
G
Rec
Yards
RecYd/G
TD
G. Jennings
10
42
639
63.9
5
**R. Williams
9
27
419
46.6
3
D. Driver
21
86
1,036
49.3
2
J. Knox
4
13
315
78.8
1
**All games with Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers
Returns
Name
G
KR
KR Yards
Yds/KR
KR TD
PR
PR Yards
Yds/PR
PR TD
D. Hester
10
12
242
20.2
0
25
351
14.0
2
Defense
Name
G
Sack
INT
FF
Def TD
C. Woodson
13
2.0
5
1
0
C. Matthews
5
2.5
0
0
0
C. Tillman
16
1.0
4
3
0
B. Urlacher
21
4.0
5
2
1
That’s all I have for now. I hope you are better prepared for one of the best weeks of the season. Stay tuned for more Bears-Packers coverage as the Bears get ready for a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship game. The Cheeseheads are going down in Chi-town!