For the first time in a long, long time, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will meet late in the season with the winner guaranteed to have the lead in the NFC North division. Today’s game, which the NFL moved from an early kickoff into the late afternoon slate, is the first such game (not including season openers) since Week 6 of the 2021 season, and it’s the first in November or later since Week 17 in 2013.

In 2021, the Packers came into their game at 4-1 with the Bears 3-2, meaning a Bears win would have put the teams even on record but giving them a head-to-head win. The Packers won that game 24-14, moving to 5-1 on the season in a game that featured the famous “I Still Own You” celebration from Aaron Rodgers after scoring a rushing touchdown at Soldier Field.

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