Bowen: Packers 'Are Not Unbeatable'
After getting embarrassed Sunday in New Orleans, the Bears have to regroup in a hurry as they face the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field this weekend.
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After getting embarrassed Sunday in New Orleans, the Bears have to regroup in a hurry as they face the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field this weekend.
First it was the defending NFC South Champion Atlanta Falcons, then the 2009 Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints on the road, now they welcome to Soldier Field the defending Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck revealed on Pro Football Talk Live Monday that in 1998 he turned down the chance to be the Bears' starting quarterback in favor of staying on the Packers' practice squad.
A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that cornerback Charles Woodson has been fined $10,000 for throwing a punch in the Green Bay Packers' season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
The Green Bay Packers top the NFL power rankings for the second straight week as the Bears make a significant jump.
Aaron Rodgers came out on top in a memorable opening-night duel with Drew Brees and the Green Bay Packers came up with a goal-line stand on the final play of the game to beat the New Orleans Saints 42-34 on Thursday night.
Well, the regular season is here. Let's take a look at what's on your mind in this week's mailbag as the Bears get ready for Week 1 vs. Atlanta.
The NFC North boasts the defending Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers, our beloved Chicago Bears, the paper champion Detroit Lions, and a Favre-less Minnesota Vikings, so 2011 will be full of intrigue.
For as much as it pains me to say so, I believe the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers will -- once again -- be the class of the NFC in 2011.
The Green Bay Packers announced plans Thursday to add 6,600 new seats at venerable Lambeau Field in time for the 2013 season, part of a self-funded $130 million project that will be welcome news to the 81,000 fans on the waiting list for season tickets.
Pages of the Packers' playbook went flying on the streets of Green Bay Monday after a Waste Management truck lost part of its load.
Gov. Pat Quinn made good on the bet he made with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over the Chicago Bears' loss to the Green Bay Packers in last season's NFC Championship game.
Jeremy Shockey and the Carolina Panthers aren't playing in the Hall of Fame Game Aug. 7 but the outspoken tight end is claiming the game is going to happen.
It's not just Illinois state workers who claim Gov. Pat Quinn isn't following through on a deal. Wisconsin is still waiting on Quinn to honor the bet he lost when the Chicago Bears fell to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game months ago.
Brett Favre says while his playing days are definitely over, he hasn't decided what he's going to do with himself in the coming years.
NFL players have a lot of extra time on their hands due to the current work stoppage resulting from the lockout. The Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers is making interesting use of his extra time.
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has gained nationwide attention for his ultraconservative budget plan, but now, he's also gaining attention among Bears fans for taking some shots at Jay Cutler.
Former Packers, Jets and Vikings quarterback Brett Favre says he could return to football as a coach or a television analyst, although he has no plans to enter either field anytime soon.
The NFL's 2011 schedule is out, but the league and the players union are still in the midst of labor negotiations that could threaten some, or all, of the upcoming season.
After being drafted by the Chicago Bears, Gabe Carimi made the quick transition form a Green Bay Packers fan. There's one more transition he needs to make, and like all NFL rookies, that might take a while.
In a year in which the Bears are scheduled to travel to London for their first-ever regular season game across the pond, the team opens at home against Atlanta.
That sad NFC Championship game is hardly a distant memory, in which the Green Bay Packers clobbered the Bears and Jay Cutler had to leave with a sprained knee.
The Green Bay Packers' defensive lineman Johnny Jolly was arrested on Friday on a drug charge in Houston.
The Green Bay Packers snuck into the playoffs in the final weeks of the NFL season and ended up winning the Super Bowl. Could the Chicago Blackhawks be on a similar track with 22 games remaining in the regular season?
In a normal situation, it would be completely reasonable and understandable.
