- WHERE: Soldier Field (Chicago)
- WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
- HOW TO WATCH: Prime Video, NFL+
For the third time in six weeks, the NFL’s oldest rivals will clash.
Though playoff berths and NFC North supremacy hung in the balance in the Packers’ and Bears’ first two throwdowns, this one has far more at stake: namely, their seasons.
With a combined 211 seasons between the franchises, the Bears and Packers will play for an NFL-record 213th time. Yet, when the NFC’s second-seeded Bears host the No. 7 Packers, it will mark just the third time the teams have faced off in the postseason.
On their way to the 1941 NFL Championship, the Bears bested the Packers, 33-14, in the Divisional Round; in 2010, the Packers defeated the Bears, 21-14, in the NFC Championship Game en route to a win in Super Bowl XLV.
In the six-game Wild Card Weekend, this is one of just two regular-season rematches (the other — Los Angeles Rams-Carolina Panthers — kicks off the Saturday doubleheader) and the only divisional matchup.
For all the history in the rivalry matchup, the game is also symbolic of this year’s postseason field, one in which new blood runs through.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, the 2024 NFL Draft’s No. 1 pick, will make his playoff debut, just as 2023 No. 1 pick Bryce Young and ’24 No. 3 selection Drake Maye will do, whilst perennial postseason mainstays such as Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow will be watching from home.
