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Packers-Bears to kick off NFL season in Chicago

March 25, 2019 By Bill Scott

Soldiers Field

The NFL’s 100th Season will open Thursday, September 5 in Chicago with the Bears hosting the Green Bay Packers at Soldiers Field (7:20 p.m. on NBC).  It’ll be the 199th meeting between the Packers and Bears, including both regular-season and post-season games.

The announcement was made at the NFL’s Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ., Monday.

The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will raise their championship banner on NBC Sunday Night Football in Week 1, September 8.  Their opponent will be announced when the full 2019 regular season schedule is released later this spring.

Filed Under: Packers, Sports, Titletown Report Tagged With: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Soldiers Field

Details coming today over Wisconsin and Notre Dame series

August 14, 2017 By Bill Scott

Lambeau Field

Officials from the University of Wisconsin and Notre Dame will share details about their upcoming football series at a news conference in Chicago today.

UW athletic director Barry Alvarez, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick and Green Bay Packers president and chief executive officer Mark Murphy are all expected to be on hand for the 11:30 a.m. news conference at the Under Armour Brand House in Chicago.

The two game series is expected to begin in 2020 and conclude with a game in 2021.  The first matchup is expected to be played in Green Bay at Lambeau Field, with the second matchup slated for Soldiers Field.

The Badgers last played a two game series with LSU, in Houston in 2014 and then in Green Bay in 2016.

The last time Wisconsin and Notre Dame played was in 1964, a 31-7 victory by the Irish.

 

Filed Under: Badgers, Packers, Sports, Titletown Report Tagged With: Badgers, Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, Notre Dame, Soldiers Field

Announcement on Wisconsin-Notre Dame series could come soon

July 26, 2017 By Bill Scott

Both Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy and Badgers head coach Paul Chryst confirmed a Chicago Tribune report that discussions are being held about a series between the Badgers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The series would be held at Chicago’s Soldiers Field and Green Bay’s Lambeau Field and Murphy said an announcement is expected to come soon.

Wisconsin opened the 2016 season with a 16-14 win over LSU at Lambeau Field.

The Badgers and Irish have met 16 times, with the Irish holding an 8-6-2 advantage.  The last meeting took place in 1964.

Filed Under: Badgers, Packers, Sports, Titletown Report Tagged With: Badgers, Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, Soldiers Field



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