GRUDGE MATCH: Packers to face Bears in rivalry rubber match for playoff bragging rights

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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The Green Bay Packers will be heading to Chicago to take on the rival Bears in the first round of the 2026 playoffs. It's the rubber match, it's a chance at revenge, and a chance to rescue a fading season for Matt LaFleur's team. We break it down in an instant reaction.

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0:00.0	A few weeks ago, the Chicago Bears essentially ended the Green Bay Packers season.
0:06.4	Now, Green Bay will travel to Chicago with a chance to redeem not only that game, but this season, this rivalry.
0:15.5	This is why we follow sports for games like this.
0:27.2	Yeah. we follow sports for games like this. You are locked on Packers, your daily Green Bay Packers podcast, part of the
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0:45.6	I'm Peter Bikowskin.
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1:10.3	The Packers, get the Bears in a 2-7 grudge match.
1:17.1	The Packers going to Chicago, and this is the game that you wanted.
1:22.9	Not just because of the matchup, not just because you feel like you can beat this team,
1:28.2	that because 118 of 120 minutes played between these two teams, the Packers were the better
1:35.5	team, not just because of that.
1:38.7	But because they're the team that took the division title you could have had.
1:43.0	Because they're the team who stole a game title you could have had because there are the team who stole
1:45.8	a game against you that you gave away, you allowed them to steal it, but that essentially
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