(PACKERS) – The Green Bay Packers return home to take on the Chicago Bears this Sunday.
- Green Bay has won eight of the last nine and 14 of the last 17 meetings against the Bears at Lambeau Field.
- The Packers have outscored Chicago, 472-268, in the last 17 home games, scoring 20-plus points in 14 of
those contests. - It is the latest first meeting between the Packers and Bears since 1998 (Week 15).
- The Packers have won eight of the last nine December games against the Bears.
- Green Bay has 108 wins against the Bears all-time in the regular season and playoffs, tied for the most victories by one team against another in NFL history (108, N.Y. Giants over Washington).
- This will be the third time in series history that the Packers and Bears have both played 12-plus games and each enter with a .700-plus winning percentage, according to the Elias Sports Bureau (Dec. 11, 1932: Green Bay, 10-2-1, .833; Chicago, 5-1-6, .833 / Dec. 19, 1926: Packers, 7-3-2, .700; Bears, 12-1-2, .923). Ties did not count in winning percentages prior to 1972.
- The Packers are 3-0 in division games this season and are one of two NFC teams and four teams in the league to be undefeated in division games this season.
- This is the last of three straight games against NFC North opponents for Green Bay over a span of 15 days.
- Since realignment in 2002, this is just the second time (2012) the Packers will play five of their last seven
games against NFC North foes. - After a road game next week at the Denver Broncos, Green Bay faces the Bears again in Week 16 at Chicago
on a Saturday. It is the first time since 1998 (Weeks 15 and 17) that the Packers and Bears will meet twice in
the regular-season in a three-game span. - The Packers have 18 zero-giveaway divisional games since 2019, No. 1 in the NFL. Green Bay is 17-1 in those contests
- Roster move: The Green Bay Packers signed CB Shemar Bartholomew to the practice squad and released CB Tyron Herring and WR Michael Woods II from the practice squad. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transactions Tuesday.(shuh-MAR) Bartholomew (6-0, 200), a second-year player, originally signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2024. He was released after training camp and claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers where he appeared in five games as a rookie, recording three tackles (two solo), two passes defensed and a tackle for a loss. This season, Bartholomew has spent time on the practice squads of the Panthers and Minnesota Vikings. He began his collegiate career at Northwestern State (2018-22), before transferring to Georgia Southern for his final year of eligibility (2023). Bartholomew will wear No. 34 for the Packers.
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