Bears vs Packers

Which is the better franchise, the Bears or the Packers?

The verdict
Packers wins.

The Packers: more championships, the all-time series lead, and Lambeau Field. The oldest rivalry in the NFL goes green and gold.

Verdict as of Β· Cite this verdict

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Head-to-head

Bears
category
Packers
Nine NFL titles, including Super Bowl XX.
Championships
Thirteen NFL titles, the most in league history, with four Super Bowls.
Led the series for most of a century.
Head-to-head
Took the all-time series lead and has dominated recent decades.
Rarely had a franchise passer; famously searching for decades.
Quarterbacks
Starr, Favre, Rodgers and Love: an unmatched QB lineage.
Halas, Butkus, Payton and Sayers, plus the 1985 defense.
Legends
Lombardi, Starr, Nitschke, Favre, White and Rodgers.
Soldier Field and a huge big-city fan base.
Fans & stadium
Lambeau Field and the league's only community-owned team.

Bears

  • Founding franchise with George Halas
  • The 1985 Bears defense
  • Walter Payton and Dick Butkus

Packers

winner
  • 13 NFL championships, most in league history
  • Leads the all-time series
  • Lambeau Field and fan ownership

Why Packers wins

This is the all-time franchise verdict, not a game prediction. Green Bay has 13 NFL championships to Chicago's 9 and overtook the Bears in the all-time series behind decades of Favre and Rodgers.

Frequently asked

Which is the better franchise, the Bears or the Packers?

Packers. This is the all-time franchise verdict, not a game prediction. Green Bay has 13 NFL championships to Chicago's 9 and overtook the Bears in the all-time series behind decades of Favre and Rodgers.

Should I pick Bears or Packers?

Packers. This is the all-time franchise verdict, not a game prediction. Green Bay has 13 NFL championships to Chicago's 9 and overtook the Bears in the all-time series behind decades of Favre and Rodgers.

Is Bears better than Packers?

Packers comes out ahead overall. This is the all-time franchise verdict, not a game prediction. Green Bay has 13 NFL championships to Chicago's 9 and overtook the Bears in the all-time series behind decades of Favre and Rodgers. That said, Bears still has real strengths β€” see the pros lists above.

What's the difference between Bears and Packers?

The Packers: more championships, the all-time series lead, and Lambeau Field. The oldest rivalry in the NFL goes green and gold.

Cite this verdict

disordat. (2026, November 4). Which is the better franchise, the Bears or the Packers? [Bears vs Packers verdict]. https://disordat.org/vs/bears-vs-packers

Verdict as of November 4, 2026 Β· Markdown version

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