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Weekend Diversion: The History of the Bears-Packers Rivalry

By Prescott Carlson in Miscellaneous on Jan 22, 2011 10:00PM

The last time the Chicago Bears battled the Green Bay Packers in post-season action, the Bears still played at Wrigley Field and it was just a mere 8 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. So we thought as a lead up to tomorrow's much-hyped game, it's fitting to briefly review the history of the rivalry between the two teams, and why Bears and Packers fans hate each others' guts: