Packers Boast Talented Defense Too
In Sunday's NFC Championship game, the Chicago Bears won't be the only team rolling out a defense capable of dictating a game.
Watch CBS News
In Sunday's NFC Championship game, the Chicago Bears won't be the only team rolling out a defense capable of dictating a game.
The NFC Championship between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers will not be played in Chicaco. Someone should probably let the Green Bay Press-Gazette know that.
As big as the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers game is going to be, it's a game that could be decided by a single aspect.
In not much more time than it takes a bolt of lightning to strike -- or Devin Hester to run back a punt return for a touchdown -- the remaining tickets were sold out for Sunday's NFC Championship game between the Bears and the Green Bay Packers.
At times this season, the Chicago Bears' offense struggled to run the football, protect Jay Cutler and score in the redzone. But as the season progressed they improved in almost every aspect.
It just hit me. The Bears and the Packers are going to play each other on Sunday in their most meaningful match up since the NFL became an entity.
The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers' defenses rank among the best in the league in most major defensive categories. But could you argue that the Bears have the better defense?
The football rivalry is in now its ninth decade. The baseball one is entering its 12th. On the gridiron, the adversaries haven't met in the postseason for 70 years. On the diamond, meanwhile, they haven't met in the playoffs for…well, ever.
The Chicago Bears are one win away from reaching the Super Bowl for the first time since 2006. But in the NFC Championship game, there will be more on the line than just that.
I am not sure what is going to be worse this week as we prepare for the showdown in the NFC Championship game between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers: the anticipation that, at times, will be too much to bear (no pun intended).
The big game this weekend has many people shopping for big TVs.
Feel free to be as crazy as you want at Soldier Field on Sunday. Fortify yourself with your drink of choice, wave a sign with whatever risqué taunt you can create, wear your superfan-finest or be that shirtless guy, but promise one thing:
Before the ball is kicked off on Sunday, every element of the NFC Championship game will be analyzed over and over again. And as it has before this season, the turf at Soldier Field is becoming a topic.
The biggest sellers this week might not be stocks on Wall Street, but tickets to this Sunday's Bears-Packers match-up at Soldier Field.
The Seattle Seahawks never really had much of a chance in their Divisional Round matchup with the Chicago Bears. From the first drive of the game it was clear it wasn't going to be a good day for the Seahawks.
It's the matchup that people dreamed of once all six NFC playoff teams had secured their seeds.
So when and where can you get tickets for the hottest game in town?
Resistance is futile. As the clock ticked down to the Bears' victory over Seattle and the NFC Championship date with the Packers became reality, I committed to growing a Ditka mustache by morning.
The Chicago Bears took care of the Seattle Seahawks in impressive fashion, but they're not the only team playing in the NFC Championship who's been playing well lately.
Fans are revving up – and pulling no punches with their trash-talking – as the Bears prepare to take on the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs for the first time in nearly 70 years.
The Chicago Bears have beaten the Seattle Seahawks and have advanced to the NFC Championship game where they will face the Green Bay Packers. Join the Bears Radio post-game shows right now with expert analysis, player, and coach interviews.
With their win over the Seattle Seahawks, the Chicago Bears will move on to play for the NFC Championship and a trip to the Super Bowl.
For sports fans everywhere, one of the most fun things to do is play the "what if" game. You know what I am talking about.
No quarterback in Bears' history has put together a better two-year stretch than Jay Cutler has in his first two season in Chicago. But, Cutler has no playoff experience in his five-year NFL career.
Tom Brady and his golden arm (and his golden locks … and his golden pair of UGGs) are coming to town. The Bears are in first place at 9-3. And, at 10-2, the New England Patriots can say the same.
Three Chicago police officers were taken to the hospital overnight Saturday into Sunday after they were involved in a crash in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
A fire that started in a garage ended up destroying a house in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood early Sunday.
Gunfire rang out at a bar in Austin, Texas early Sunday and at least three people were killed and 14 wounded, three critically, authorities said.
At Federal Plaza, demonstrators expressed concern following the military operation in Iran that killed the country's supreme leader and the impact it may have going forward.
While some people are protesting the attack on Iran, other Chicagoans are celebrating it.
President Trump posted on social media that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation Saturday.
Americans weighed in on how long a conflict with Iran might last and what Congress should do.
Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.
President Trump said that "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran would "continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary."
Palatine, Illinois-based Weber has issued a recall of more than 3.2 million metal wire bristle grill brushes because you could ingest the bristles.
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Not one, but two hotels are now planned or proposed for Chicago's Northalsted LGBTQ+ nightlife district.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
Barnes & Noble was set to reopen in Skokie on Wednesday, just weeks after it closed.
Trader Joe's is opening a new location in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
A 19th-century George Méliès film, thought to be long lost, has been found among a box of brittle movie reels that a Michigan donor brought to the Library of Congress, officials said.
Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and more.
Meteorologist Carl Lam has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Three Chicago police officers were taken to the hospital overnight Saturday into Sunday after they were involved in a crash in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
Officials at the scene said no one was hurt in the fire, but the house was a total loss.
Gunfire rang out at a bar in Austin, Texas early Sunday and at least three people were killed and 14 wounded, three critically, authorities said.
Some people in Chicago protested the attack on Iran and said they don’t want another war, but others are celebrating the news as airstrikes killed the supreme leader. Asal Rezaei reports.
President Trump said that "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran would "continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary."
Illinois and Chicago communities are reacting after the United States and Israel announced a major military operation against Iran early Saturday.
Three Chicago police officers were taken to the hospital overnight Saturday into Sunday after they were involved in a crash in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
Gunfire rang out at a bar in Austin, Texas early Sunday and at least three people were killed and 14 wounded, three critically, authorities said.
A fire that started in a garage ended up destroying a house in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood early Sunday.
If you feel like you're drowning in a sea of text alerts and desperate email pleas for "just $5" this election season, you are far from alone.
A north suburban school bus driver became a victim of sophisticated scammers who are targeting more people and more vulnerable populations to make more money.
Both couples are still actively fighting for their kids, knowing it will be a long and complicated road.
The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold and dragged by the neck by a Chicago Public Schools employee hopes her lawsuit and choice to speak out will help protect students in the future.
A jury on Wednesday awarded $5.74 million in damages to a Chicago family who accused police of violating their civil rights in a botched raid of their home in 2018.
The win extended Chicago's unbeaten streak against Canadian opponents to six matches dating to 2024.
Connor Bedard scored for Chicago, which has lost eight of nine and continues to struggle to score.
Morez Johnson Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds against his former team as No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 and clinched Big Ten regular-season title.
It's already been a historic season for the University of Chicago men's basketball team, and they still have one big goal out in front of them.
Ryan O'Reilly scored with 3:16 remaining and the Nashville Predators scored three times in the third period in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the teams' first game following the Olympic break.
Gunfire rang out at a bar in Austin, Texas early Sunday and at least three people were killed and 14 wounded, three critically, authorities said.
A judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump as part of a deportation scheme to 16½ years in prison.
A man has been charged with shooting and killing a father and son following a jewelry store robbery last November in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.
Two men are charged with filing a false police report, claiming they were robbed of millions of dollars worth of jewelry.
Chicago police issued an alert Thursday about a rash of criminal sexual assaults that have happened on one block on Chicago's West Side, committed by a man who lures his victims by setting up dates through an escort app.
