{"id":45204,"date":"2025-05-12T22:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/45204\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T22:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:13:10","slug":"bears-post-five-word-message-to-nfl-announcement-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/45204\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Post Five-Word Message to NFL Announcement on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s no doubt that after going just 5-12 in 2024, the Chicago Bears, who will now be led by first-year head coach Ben Johnson, are looking to see some serious improvement in 2025.<\/p>\n

Throughout the offseason, they made some major additions, including signing<\/a> defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo (three years, $48 million), defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (three years, $43.7 million), and trading <\/a>for offensive lineman Joe Thuney.<\/p>\n

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There’s now a lot of hope surrounding the team and on Monday, the NFL announced<\/a> that the Bears would be taking on the Green Bay Packers for a Week 16 matchup on Dec. 20.<\/p>\n

Of course, the two teams are a part of the biggest rivalry in NFL history, and the Bears quickly reacted to the news, saying “Week 16 at our place,” via a social media post.<\/p>\n

Of course, these two’s rivalry dates back to Nov. 27, 1921, when they faced off for the first time, where Chicago put together a dominant performance, shutting the Packers out and winning 20-0.<\/p>\n

Throughout the years, the two teams have switched back and forth for the series lead, but as of now, Green Bay has firm control with a 107-95-6 record in regular season games, while also going 1-1 in playoff matchups.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams\u00a9 Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Last season, though, in a Week 18 matchup, the Bears were able to snap an 11-game losing streak, which dated back Sep. 9, 2018, and happened to be the longest in the rivalries’ history.<\/p>\n

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However, it will remain to be seen if the Bears end up falling into their old habits, as the expectations are relatively low with ESPN BET <\/a>giving them the worst odds at winning the NFC North.<\/p>\n

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