Rodgers To Start Sunday – Green Bay versus Chicago

Aaron Rodgers will get the start as the Packers' quarterback this Sunday when Green Bay (7-7-1) travels to Chicago (8-7). Rodgers, who hasn’t played since breaking his collarbone in his team’s Nov. 4 loss to the Bears. The winning team captures the NFC North crown and a playoff spot; the loser goes home.

With the NFC North title and a trip to the playoffs on the line in a winner take all match-up,
the NFL’s longest-rivalry will take place for the 188th time. With a win or tie versus the Packers, the Bears would capture their fourth NFC North title (since division realignment in 2002), and their first since 2010. It would be Chicago’s first trip to the playoffs since 2010. A win by the Packers would give Green Bay its third-straight NFC North crown.

The winning team will earn the No. 4 seed in the NFC Playoffs and host a Wild Card Playoff Game against the No. 5 seed (which is also still to be determined) on either Saturday, January 4, or Sunday, January 5 (time TBD). The losing team will not make the playoffs.

The Bears are 5-2 at home this season and the Packers are 3-4 on the road. In the all-time series with Green Bay, the Bears hold a 93-88-6 edge.

The games is slated for a 3:25 p.m. (CST) kick off.  Fox will carry the game live.  Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Pam Oliver are the schedule announcers.

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