The NFL's OLDEST Rivalry: Chicago vs Green Bay

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Two hundred and eleven meetings. One hundred years of hatred. And a rivalry so old it helped invent professional football itself. Before the Super Bowl. Before the forward pass mattered. Before the NFL even knew what it was… There were the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Founded by two men who built the league… and then spent a century trying to destroy each other. Curly Lambeau built a team in a town that should’ve never survived. George Halas built an empire in Chicago and nearly wiped Green Bay off the map before the rivalry even began. From franchise revocation attempts… to on-field riots… to cheap shots that ended careers… to Hall of Fame quarterbacks tormenting a city for decades… This isn’t just a rivalry. It’s the oldest war in professional football. In this deep dive, we cover: • How the Packers were almost erased from the league in the 1920s • Why public ownership saved Green Bay and trapped them there forever • The violent early games that forced the NFL to confront its brutality • Vince Lombardi vs. George Halas… discipline vs. dominance • The 1985 Bears and the moment the rivalry turned ugly again • Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers owning Chicago for 30 straight years • The infamous Jim McMahon body slam that shocked the league • And why Jordan Love vs. Caleb Williams may be the rivalry’s next great chapter Through two World Wars, a Great Depression, and over a century of football, these teams have never escaped each other’s gravity. They’ve traded championships. They’ve traded dominance. But neither has ever landed the knockout blow. Now, the rivalry is young again. Faster. More dangerous. And the oldest war in the NFL isn’t ending… It’s being reborn. 👇 Comment below Which era of Packers vs Bears hatred was the most brutal? 👍 Like if this rivalry still feels personal 🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives into the greatest rivalries in sports history #NFLHistory #Packers #Bears #NFLRivalry #GreenBayPackers #ChicagoBears #FootballHistory #SportsDocumentary