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The Chicago Bears are one of the NFL‘s most historic organizations, while the NFC North franchise most notably won its only Super Bowl title back in 1985. Although the Bears have reached the Super Bowl since nearly going undefeated en route to a title back in the mid-1980s, Chicago still hasn't been able to get over that hump despite some incredibly successful campaigns along the way.
As a result of the team's rich history and countless battles with teams from around the league, it is no secret that the Bears have accumulated quite a few rivals over the years. However, it is hard to argue that there is but one team in particular that the Bears — and the team's passionate and loyal fanbase — considered to be Chicago's biggest and most hated rival…
There is absolutely no question that the Green Bay Packers are the biggest rival of the Chicago Bears, while this NFC North duo may very well make up the most notable rivalry in the entire league. Obviously, one of the most historic and well-known back-and-forths that the NFL has had to offer for years now, the Bears and Packers have played a whopping 200 times with the series currently at a nearly even 99–95–6 in favor of Green Bay. Even though Green Bay has a few more Super Bowls than the Bears, these two originally combined to tally 22 NFL Championships with the former claiming 13 against the latter's nine. With the Packers presently on a two-game winning streak against the Bears, the time, place, or occasion matters not for these two heralded NFL franchises as Chicago versus Green Bay is always heated, relentless, and hard-fought. It is hard to even imagine a world in which the Packers and Bears don't get at it at least twice per year.
Next to the aforementioned Green Bay Packers, there is no doubt that the Minnesota Vikings are the Chicago Bears' biggest rival. Because this pair of heralded franchises have been going at it for years, each matchup between these two teams always seems to create some unforgettable moments. With the Bears and Vikings playing in the same division, these two franchises play twice per season while such matchups typically come along with some playoff implications — especially if one or more of the outings is late in the season. Due to the history of each of these historic teams, the Bears and Vikings typically make for some pretty hard-nosed football games.
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With the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears playing in the same division, these two NFC North franchises play not once but twice every season. Because of the sheer volume in which these two teams play, it is hard not to consider the Lions one of the Bears' biggest rivals. Although Detroit and Chicago are both a far cry from the thresholds in which each encountered at their respective peaks, the always dangerous NFC North division seems to deliver battle after battle no matter which teams are playing, which make the Lions and Bears enemies forever. It also helps a bit that Detroit and Chicago get to play every so often on Thanksgiving Day as well.
With both the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts playing their football in the ever-competitive Midwest, these two teams always seem to keep an eye on one another — fans included. With the Colts playing just a few hours outside of Chicago, the fact that these two teams play in different conferences hardly has an impact on how they go at it whenever they encounter each other on the schedule. Adding to the legacy of this rivalry, the Bears and Colts actually squared off in back in Super Bowl XLI, a game that Indianapolis ultimately won thanks to future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and company.
Although this is hardly a notable rivalry, nor is it a lengthy back-and-forth affair between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles, these two teams have only more recently developed a hatred for one another. It was only three seasons ago the Eagles won the franchise's first-ever Super Bowl title while it was then the following season that began the Philadelphia versus Chicago rivalry. With the Eagles coming off the team's title run, the Bears hosted Philadelphia in a playoff game that was seemingly headed in Chicago's favor. However, the now infamously “double doink” missed field from kicker Cody Parkey allowed the Eagles to head into the “Windy City” to steal a postseason victory.
