By virtue of Sunday’s 28–19 victory over the arch-rival Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers became the NFL’s winningest franchise of all time.
Aaron Rodgers and the 2022 Packers earned the club’s 787th win with their win over the Bears, breaking a tie with Chicago for the most in league history. It was the first time the Packers beat the Bears.
According to NFL Research, the Bears/Decatur Staleys franchise has the most regular-season wins ever at the end of each of the league’s first 102 seasons. After 2021, the Bears trailed the Packers by one win, 783–782. (Packers Beat Rival Bears For First Time To Win NFL-Record 787th In Franchise History)
The Packers improved to 787–589–38 with Sunday’s win in their 102nd season.
The Bears, in their 103rd season, are 786–620–42 as a losing franchise.
According to USA Today, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said after the game, “The importance of this game, being the winningest franchise ever in the NFL, is huge.”
With five weeks remaining in the season, the Bears (3–10) could still tie or beat the Packers (5–8), but Sunday marked the first time a team other than the Bears/Staleys had sole possession. , All-time position since 1921.
The Buffalo All-Americans improved to all-time 18–1–3 on December 3, 1921, and jumped the then 17–2–2 Staleys.
Therefore, the last time anyone was ahead of the Bears franchise, it was not yet the Bears and the National Football League was not yet called the NFL, as it was in its final year as the American Pro Football Association. (Packers Beat Rival Bears For First Time To Win NFL-Record 787th In Franchise History)
Sunday afternoon in Chicago, the Packers made history at the expense of their archrival.
