With the next installment of the oldest rivalry in NFL history between the Arizona Cardinals (3-11) and Chicago Bears (5-9) on Christmas Eve, one team will receive an early present (a win) while the other will be dealt a lump of coal (a loss).
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!These two teams are the only two NFL organizations who are have been operating since the league was first established back in 1920.
Beginning on Nov. 28, 1920, the original matchup between the Racine Cardinals (Arizona) and the Decatur Staleys (Chicago) resulted in a Cardinals win, 7-6.
Arizona would then move to St. Louis in 1960 before arriving in the valley in 1988.
On the flip side, the Bears went from Decatur, Illinois to Chicago a year after the NFL’s inception in 1921.
Since then, the Cardinals are 27-59-6 against the Bears all-time, though they are 3-2 in their last five.
Most recently, Arizona won 33-22 with QB Kyler Murray completing 11-15 yards for 123 yards, two touchdown passes and a 3-yard rushing TD on Dec. 5, 2021.
If you want to view the full game-by-game data of this historic matchup, CLICK HERE.
The Cardinals and Bears clash tomorrow afternoon at Soldier Field at 2:25 p.m. MST on FOX.
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Alec Cipollini covers the Arizona Coyotes and Cardinals for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account @AlecCipollini
