The Packers and Bears have been facing off for 100 years. Which team has had the upper hand?


The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will meet Sunday in a rivalry that officially owns a century's worth of history.
The two teams will collide for the 203rd time in a rivalry that dates to Nov. 27, 1921, when the Chicago Staleys beat the Packers in their first year as a member of the American Pro Football Association. The Staleys went on to win the league tile
The Staleys renamed themselves the Bears in 1922, and the APFA became the NFL that same season. The two squads met again in 1923.
The head-to-head battle has been fairly even over the course of history, though the Packers have had the upper hand in recent decades.
Here's the tale of the tape:
Wins
Packers: 101
Bears: 95
Ties: 6
The teams have split their two postseason meetings. The Bears beat the Packers in 1941, 33-14, and the Packers beat the Bears in the memorable NFC Championship game after the 2010 season, 21-14. Take a look back at some of the best games in the rivalry (mostly good ones for Packers fans).
Championships
Packers: 13
Bears: 9
These are still the two franchises with the most championships in pro football history. The New York Giants and Cleveland Browns are next with eight. The Bears won their first championship in 1921 with the APFA as the Staleys (albeit controversially), and the Packers won their first title in 1929 — the first of three straight before the Bears interrupted that streak with back-to-back titles in 1932 and 1933.
Title-game appearances
Packers: 13
Bears: 12
The NFL Championship game began in 1933, meaning two Bears titles and three Packers crowns were awarded by virtue of regular-season finish. That means the Packers are 10-3 all-time in title games, and the Bears are 7-5.
This group includes five Super Bowl appearances for the Packers (four titles) and two trips for the Bears (one title). How do you feel about this, B.J. Raji?
Division titles
Packers: 27
Bears: 23
This might be a lot closer if the Packers hadn't won seven of the last 10.
Playoff appearances
Packers: 34
Bears: 28
For the Bears, this technically includes 1932, which featured a one-game playoff with two teams tied for the regular-season championship.
Longest series winning streak
Packers: 10 (1994-98)
Bears: 8 (1985-88)
Total points
Packers: 3,541
Bears: 3,465
Hall of Famers
Bears: 30
Packers: 27
The Bears have triumphed over the Packers in one category! Can you name them all for the Packers?
Never mind, we'll tell you.
- Herb Adderley (1961-69)
- Tony Canadeo (1941-44, 1946-52)
- Willie Davis (1960-69)
- Bobby Dillon (1952-59)
- Brett Favre (1992-2007)
- Forrest Gregg (1956, 1958-70)
- Arnie Herber (1930-40)
- Clarke Hinkle (1932-41)
- Paul Hornung (1957-62, 1964-66)
- Robert "Cal" Hubbard (1929-33, 1935)
- Don Hutson (1935-45)
- Henry Jordan (1959-69)
- Jerry Kramer (1958-68)
- Earl "Curly" Lambeau (1919-49)
- James Lofton (1978-86)
- Vince Lombardi (1959-67)
- John "Blood" McNally (1929-33, 1935-36)
- Mike Michalske (1929-35, 1937)
- Ray Nitschke (1958-72)
- Jim Ringo (1953-63)
- Dave Robinson (1963-72)
- Bart Starr (1956-71)
- Jim Taylor (1958-66)
- Reggie White (1993-98)
- Ron Wolf (1991-2001)
- Willie Wood (1960-71)
- Charles Woodson (2006-12)
JR Radcliffe can be reached at 262-361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.