GREEN BAY — Being from the Chicago suburbs and now playing for the team he grew up rooting for, Cole Kmet’s perspective on the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers rivalry is unique.

Not only did the Bears veteran tight end watch Packers-Bears games as a kid, but his best friend is a dyed-in-the-wool Packers who refuses to wear Kmet’s jersey, but Kmet’s own sister, Frankie, is a Packers fan — because her boyfriend is Packers defensive end Lukas Van Ness.

“Growing up here in Chicago, it's a game that obviously I watched year in and year out,” Kmet explained at midweek in advance of Sunday’s matchup between the NFC North-leading Bears (9-3) and the Packers (8-3-1) at Lambeau Field.

“It sparks a lot of family debate and a lot of spirited debate between those people. So there's a lot to it, and

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