Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers: Five Fast Facts
The Chicago Bears play host to the Green Bay Packers to kick off the NFL's 100th season on Thursday. It is one of the most storied rivalries in professional sports.
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The Chicago Bears play host to the Green Bay Packers to kick off the NFL's 100th season on Thursday. It is one of the most storied rivalries in professional sports.
"Finally at long last, the two statues we've waited 100 years for. It's only fitting that these two most colossal of all figures in a long line of gigantic characters of the Chicago Bears will forever be immortalized."
Practicing indoors didn't it a damper on the Bears' excitement for their highly-anticipated season opener with the arch rival Green Bay Packers this coming Saturday.
In January 2011, they faced off for the NFC title and a trip to the Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers and a staunch defense silenced Soldier Field, building a 14-0 lead and 21-7 lead and won their third successive road game in the postseason. Two weeks later, the wild-card Packers beat Pittsburgh for, appropriately, the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Throughout training camp, the Bears believed tight End Trey Burton would be ready for the season opener after he had offseason hernia surgery, but now a groin strain that surfaced last week has his return in question.
Coming off sports hernia surgery in the offseason, Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton suffered a mild groin injury last week, and is day-to-day heading into the season opener against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday.
The Bears announced the extension Sunday. ESPN reported that it was worth $52.5 million and includes $27.5 million guaranteed.
The Chicago Bears on Friday temporarily install a seven-foot tall Mike Ditka bobblehead at Millennium Park near the Washington Street entrance.
Dalyn Dawkins rushed for 117 yards and caught two touchdown passes, and the Tennessee Titans closed the preseason with a victory over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night.
"The guy who makes plays is the guy who makes plays, whether it's in the CFL or whether it's down here. I'm glad that door has been open so that guys like me can take advantage of it."
