He may wear a different uniform, but throughout his career, former Green Bay Packers QB and future hall-of-famer Aaron Rodgers debunked the so-called Bears-Packers rivalry by beating the Bears like a drum year after year.
Even after Rodgers was traded away in the offseason, his successor, Jordan Love picked up right where Rodgers left off by making this rivalry one-sided.
Ahead of Green Bay’s Week 18 matchup vs Chicago in Green Bay, Rodgers on the Pat McAfee Show shared why the Bears-Packers shouldn’t be considered a rivalry.
Former Green Bay Packers QB and future Hall-of-Famer Aaron Rodgers dived into why Sunday’s game is massive for the Chicago Bears.
During his 15-year career as Green Bay’s starting quarterback, Rodgers compiled a 26-5 record, including two playoff wins against the Chicago Bears.
The two franchises have been on different tracks in the last decade. Green Bay is a model of consistency, and the Bears are a model of obscurity and dysfunction on some level.
On Tuesday, Rodgers on the Pat McAfee Show questioned the legitimacy of the rivalry between the two franchises.
“This is their Super Bowl.”
“If they can’t beat us, is it a rivarly.”
"This is their Super Bowl."
"If they can't beat us, is it a rivalry?"
Aaron Rodgers on Packers-Bears via @PatMcAfeeShow
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) January 2, 2024
Is the Former Green Bay Packers great right to question the rivalry?
Rodgers isn’t wrong to question the rivalry. What have the Chicago Bears done to prove that the oldest rivalry could be anything more than a stepping-stone game for the Green Bay Packers? The Bears have lived in a cloud of futility for over a decade, while Green Bay has found another franchise quarterback.
Every year, the Chicago Bears and their fans get up for this game, and every year, the Packers prove time and time again that they are the better team and franchise.
The Green Bay Packers have to win on Sunday to get into the postseason and officially declare the “rivalry.” Dead until the Chicago Bears can prove they can dethrone their most hated rival.
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