Former quarterback-turned-ESPN-talking-head Dan Orlovsky skipped the subtlety and jumped straight to the point: he doesn’t see any way the Bears beat the Packers in their first-round matchup. “I think the Packers win, and the Packers win handily,” Orlovsky said on First Take.

“I’m looking forward to another tough game and us coming out at the end. We had our chances to win both games. We gave the second one away,” Packers fan Dennis Tauscher added. Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Saturday night’s playoff game at Soldier Field is the 213th matchup between the rivals, the most games ever played between two NFL teams, and one of the most consequential.

The Green Bay Packers have had a fatal flaw all season, a ticking time bomb that loomed in the background from the moment they traded Kenny Cl

Bears CB Kyler Gordon is officially questionable for Saturday's playoff game against the Packers. He was a full participant at practice.

There is no greater long-standing NFL rivalry than the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, two teams who have played against each other 212 times in their history. For the third time this season, the two will meet, this time in the wild card playoffs Saturday night at Soldier Field, with no love lost between them.

The Chicago Bears have released their final injury report of the week, leading up to their wild card matchup against the Green Bay Packers. In it, they listed defensive back C.J. Gadner-Johnson out with a concussion, an injury that he suffered last week in the regular season finale.

Speaking to reporters ahead of Saturday’s wild-card clash against the rival Packers, Bears tight end Cole Kmet touched upon the loyalties of his sister, Frankie Kmet, who is dating Green Bay defensive end Lukas Van Ness.