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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers set for 24th clash with Chicago Bears

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, right, runs against the Bears on Sept. 5 in Chicago. Green Bay won 10-3. (AP file photo)

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers will face off for the 200th time on Sunday. It will be Aaron Rodgers’ 24th matchup against his NFC North rival.

With Rodgers as the starting quarterback, Green Bay is 18-5 against the Bears, with one loss coming in 2013 after the two-time MVP left the game following the first series with a shoulder injury.

In 23 games vs. Chicago, Rodgers has an overall passer rating of 103.2, highest in league history of any player who has attempted at least 250 passes vs. the Bears.

“It’s a great rivalry for the game,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “Obviously, the history of that. It’s nice to be on the other side now. I know when Favry (Brett Favre) I think we were on the other side of this rivalry. Now, it’s nice to be up.”

The Packers (10-3) lead the all-time series, 98-95-6. Green Bay has won six of the last seven meetings with the Bears (7-6), including a 10-3 victory in the season opener in Chicago. The Packers will look to sweep the regular-season series for the 15th time in the last 26 years and seventh time in the last 11 seasons.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs off the field against the Bears on Sept. 5 in Chicago. Green Bay won that game 10-3. (AP file photo)

Rodgers said he can’t go anywhere around Green Bay without fans reminding him about the oldest rivalry in the NFL.

“At the Piggly Wiggly or Festival, Fresh Thyme (a local farmers market), you might hear about the rivalry,” he said. “How much it means to the fans to beat Chicago. It’s always big Chicago against lil’ Green Bay. Lil’ Green Bay has held its own for a long time.”

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