Bears–Cardinals rivalry

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Chicago Bears–Arizona Cardinals rivalry
Statistics
Chicago Bears Arizona Cardinals
First meeting	November 28, 1920 Cardinals 7, Staleys 6
Latest meeting	November 3, 2024 Cardinals 29, Bears 9
Meetings total	96
All-time series	Bears, 60–30–6
Largest victory	Bears, 53–7 (1941)
Longest win streak	Bears, 9 (1940–1943)
Current win streak	Bears, 1 (2023–present)

The Bears–Cardinals rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Chicago Bears and the Arizona Cardinals. It is the oldest rivalry in the NFL and features the only two teams that remain from the league's inception in 1920. At that time, the Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys, and the Cardinals were the Racine Cardinals. (Though they were known as the "Racine" Cardinals, the Cardinals were based in Chicago, on Racine Street. In 1921, the Staleys moved to Chicago, and the matchup between the teams became known as "The Battle of Chicago" for 38 years, making it the first true rivalry in the league's history.

The rivalry diminished after the 1959 NFL season, when the Cardinals relocated to St. Louis. After the re-location, the NFL treated the Cardinals and Bears like any other inter-divisional pairing for scheduling purposes, resulting in the teams playing much less frequently. With the completion of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the enlarged NFL seriously considered (in addition to at least four other possible solutions) an alignment for the new National Football Conference that would have placed the Cardinals and Bears in the same division. Ultimately, this alignment was not chosen, and instead the Bears were placed in the NFC Central and the Cardinals in the NFC East. When the Cardinals moved to Arizona in 1988, the rivalry was further diminished.

Under the current NFL scheduling formula, the Bears and Cardinals play at least once every three years. The Bears currently lead the all-time series 60–30–6.

History

The first meeting

The Decatur Staleys and Racine Cardinals met for the first time on November 28, 1920 at Normal Park. Around 5,000 fans showed up to watch the Cardinals defeat the Staleys, 7–6. The loss was the only blemish in the Staleys record that season (ties were disregarded), and cost them the first American Professional Football Association title.

Grange's debut and 0–0 games

Shortly after finishing his college career at the University of Illinois, Red Grange made his NFL debut with the Bears on Thanksgiving against the Cardinals in 1925. Around 36,000 fans showed up at Cubs Park to see the Bears tie the Cardinals 0–0. In fact, this was one of 17 consecutive games after their first meeting which ended in a shutout for either or both teams, with four 0–0 scores. The Cardinals would win their first (and highly disputed) of two NFL championships that season.

The Ernie Nevers Game

The Cardinals' Ernie Nevers scored a still-standing NFL record of 40 points in a single game, doing so with six touchdowns and four extra points. Nevers scored all of the points in the Cardinals' 40–6 victory over the Bears on November 28, 1929. It was also the first game between the two teams since their inaugural game that did not end in a shutout.

Pat Coffee's 97-yard touchdown

The Cardinals' 42–28 loss to the Bears at Wrigley Field in 1937 was mostly remembered for Pat Coffee's then-record 97-yard touchdown pass to Gaynell Tinsley, one of ten combined touchdown passes in the game.

1950s: Realignment and the last decade of the local rivalry

The Cardinals won their second (and most recent) NFL championship in 1947. After the 1949 NFL season, owners agreed to absorb the remnants of the All-America Football Conference. As part of this process, the enlarged league adopted a division alignment ostensibly to be based less on geography, in part with a view of ensuring all NFL franchises would have equal exposure in the two-team cities of New York and Chicago. The divisions were re-branded "American" (East) and "National" (West) with the Cardinals making the move to the American Division.

Despite being in separate divisions, the Chicago teams nevertheless continued to play each other twice per year until 1953, when the divisions reverted to their traditional "Eastern" and "Western" names and the "Battle of Chicago" was reduced to a once-per-year affair.

By this time, the Cardinals were struggling on the field and at the gate. Nevertheless, in the 13 meetings between the Bears and Cardinals during the decade, the Bears only won seven of them. The Cardinals' last victory as a Chicago team over the Bears was a memorable one, as they won 53–14 at Comiskey Park in 1955 behind Ollie Matson's two touchdowns, including a 77-yard punt return. The Bears finished with a 47–19–6 all-time record against the Chicago Cardinals.

Even after moving to St. Louis and then much further west to Arizona, the Cardinals remained an "Eastern" team. It was not until the major realignment of prior to the 2002 NFL season (the Cardinals' fifteenth season in Arizona) that they finally became members of the NFC West.

1960–1987: Chicago vs. St. Louis

In the 1960 season, the Cardinals moved to St. Louis, with the Bears helping facilitate the move by paying $500,000 as "moving expenses", as they were now the sole owners of the expanding TV rights in Chicago (they would later start using the "Wishbone-C" in their logo, which the Cardinals used since the 1920's, and was first used in 1898 by the University of Chicago football team). The Cardinals successfully kept its the team name despite the existence of the baseball Cardinals in the city. Coincidentally, both Cardinals franchises shared the same building during the football Cardinals' 28 seasons in St. Louis: Busch Stadium I from 1960 to 1965, and Busch Memorial Stadium from 1966 to 1987.

The two teams met only eleven times during the Cardinals' tenure in St. Louis, with the Cardinals amassing a 6–5 record. The Bears never played at Busch Stadium I. In the teams' first-ever meeting in St. Louis during the 1966 season, Cardinal defensive back Larry Wilson intercepted three passes, including a game-winning pick-six in St. Louis' 24–17 victory. Despite the Cardinals' success in St. Louis against the Bears, they only made four playoff appearances, and would once again be on the move after the 1987 season. The last-ever meeting between the Bears and St. Louis Cardinals came in the 1984 season, a game which saw Neil Lomax gash Buddy Ryan's 46 defense for six completions and 166 yards to Roy Green, and Ottis Anderson score two touchdowns in the Cardinals' 38–21 victory.

1988–present: Chicago vs. Phoenix/Arizona

The Cardinals moved further west to the Phoenix metropolitan area in 1988, becoming the Phoenix Cardinals. They then changed their name to the Arizona Cardinals in the 1994 season. As of 2021, the Bears won seven of 11 meetings with the Arizona Cardinals, but to this day, the teams have yet to face each other in the NFL playoffs.

The Dennis Green Game

Main article: 2006 Chicago Bears–Arizona Cardinals game

The most memorable game of the rivalry took place on Monday Night Football during the 2006 season. The then-undefeated Bears (5–0 heading into the game) trailed the 1–4 Cardinals by 20 points at halftime. The Cardinals also held Bears quarterback Rex Grossman at just 144 yards passing while picking off Grossman four times while also recovering two fumbles from Grossman at the end of the game. However, the Cardinals still didn't win the game. At the end of the third quarter, Bears edge rusher Mark Anderson fumbled the ball out of Matt Leinart's hand and was recovered by Mike Brown for a touchdown and the Bears trailed 23–10 heading into the fourth quarter. However, Bears cornerback Charles Tillman returned a fumble by Edgerrin James that was forced out by Brian Urlacher 40 yards for a touchdown, and returner Devin Hester gave the Bears the lead with a 83-yard punt return touchdown. However, the Cardinals still had a chance to win. Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart attempted a comeback drive where he drove the Cardinals from their own 38 to the Bears 23 yard line. They had a shot to win but kicker Neil Rackers missed a 40 yard field goal with 52 seconds left to secure the Bears comeback victory. The final score was 24–23 Bears. After the loss, Cardinals head coach Dennis Green made a memorable post-game rant with the media, screaming "The Bears are what we thought they were. They're what we thought they were. We played them in preseason—who the hell takes a third game of the preseason like it's bullshit? Bullshit! We played them in the third game—everybody played three quarters—the Bears are who we thought they were! That's why we took the damn field. Now if you want to crown them, then crown their ass! But they (the Bears) are who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook!" The game made NFL Top 10 Meltdowns where it landed at #7 on the list and also made Top 10 Greatest Comebacks landing at #6.

Game results

Decatur Staleys/Chicago Bears vs. Racine/Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals Season-by-Season Results

1920s (Bears, 9–6–4)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
1920	Cardinals 7–6	Normal Field	Cardinals 1–0	The APFA's first season. First meeting at Normal Field.
1920	Staleys 10–0	Cubs Field	Tied 1–1	First meeting at Cubs Field.
1921	Tie 0–0	Cubs Field	Tie 1–1–1	First home game of the matchup for the Staleys. First matchup with the Staleys as a Chicago-based team. tied for the lowest scoring matchup in league history. Staleys win 1921 APFA Championship
1922	Cardinals 6–0	Comiskey Park	Cardinals 2–1–1	The APFA renames itself as the National Football League (NFL). Cardinals' first season being called "Chicago." "Staleys" rename themselves as the "Bears." First game in Comiskey Park. Thanksgiving Day game.
1922	Cardinals 9–0	Comiskey Park	Cardinals 3–1–1
1923	Bears 3–0	Cubs Field	Cardinals 3–2–1	Thanksgiving Day game.
1924	Bears 6–0	Cubs Park	Tie 3–3–1
1924	Bears 21–0	Comiskey Park	Bears 4–3–1	Thanksgiving Day game. Bears take the lead in the rivalry
1925	Cardinals 9–0	Comiskey Park	Tie 4–4–1
1925	Tie 0–0	Cubs Park	Tie 4–4–2	Thanksgiving Day game. Cardinals win 1925 NFL Championship.
1926	Bears 16–0	Cubs Park	Bears 5–4–2
	Bears 10–0	Soldier Field	Bears 6–4–2	First game at Soldier Field
	Tie 0–0	Cubs Park	Bears 6–4–3	Thanksgiving Day game.
1927	Bears 9–0	Normal Park	Bears 7–4–3
1927	Cardinals 3–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 7–5–3	Cubs Field is renamed Wrigley Field. Thanksgiving Day game.
1928	Bears 15–0	Normal Park	Bears 8–5–3	Final game at Normal Field
1928	Bears 34–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 9–5–3	Thanksgiving Day game.
1929	Tie 0–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 9–5–4
1929	Cardinals 34–0	Comiskey Park	Bears 9–6–4	Thanksgiving Day game.

1930s (Bears, 17–1–2)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
1930	Bears 32–6	Comiskey Park	Bears 10–6–4
1930	Bears 6–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 11–6–4	Thanksgiving Day game.
1931	Bears 26–13	Wrigley Field	Bears 12–6–4	Cardinals' first home game at Wrigley Field
1931	Bears 18–7	Wrigely Field	Bears 13–6–4	Thanksgiving Day game.
1932	Tie 0–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 13–6–5
1932	Bears 34–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 14–6–5	Thanksgiving Day game. Bears win 1932 NFL Championship
1933	Bears 12–9	Wrigley Field	Bears 15–6–5
1933	Bears 22–6	Wrigley Field	Bears 16–6–5	Final Thanksgiving Day game to date for the matchup. Bears win 1933 NFL Championship.
1934	Bears 20–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 17–6–5
1934	Bears 17–6	Wrigley Field	Bears 18–6–5	Bears lose 1934 NFL Championship.
1935	Tie 7–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 18–6–6	Latest tied game in the matchup
1935	Bears 13–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 19–6–6
1936	Bears 7–3	Wrigley Field	Bears 20–6–6
1936	Cardinals 14–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 20–7–6
1937	Bears 16–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 21–7–6
1937	Bears 42–28	Wrigley Field	Bears 22–7–6	Bears lose 1937 NFL Championship.
1938	Bears 16–13	Wrigley Field	Bears 23–7–6
1938	Bears 34–28	Wrigley Field	Bears 24–7–6
1939	Bears 44–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 25–7–6
1939	Bears 48–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 26–7–6

1940s (Bears, 14–6)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
1940	Cardinals 21–7	Comiskey Park	Bears 26–8–6	First season back at Comiskey Park for the Cardinals, Wednesday game
1940	Bears 31–23	Wrigley Field	Bears 27–8–6	Bears win 1940 NFL Championship.
1941	Bears 53–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 28–8–6
1941	Bears 34–24	Comiskey Park	Bears 29–8–6	Bears win 1941 NFL Championship.
1942	Bears 41–14	Wrigley Field	Bears 30–8–6
1942	Bears 21–7	Comiskey Park	Bears 31–8–6	Bears go 11-0 in the regular season. Bears lose 1942 NFL Championship.
1943	Bears 20–0	Wrigley Field	Bears 32–8–6
1943	Bears 35–24	Comiskey Park	Bears 33–8–6	Bears win 1943 NFL Championship.
1944	Bears 34–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 34–8–6	Cardinals temporarily merged with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the season and was known as "Card-Pitt"
1944	Bears 49–7	Forbes Field	Bears 35–8–6	Only matchup at Forbes Field
1945	Cardinals 16–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 35–9–6
1945	Bears 28–20	Comiskey Park	Bears 36–9–6
1946	Bears 34–17	Comiskey Park	Bears 37–9–6
1946	Cardinals 35–28	Wrigley Field	Bears 37–10–6	Bears win 1946 NFL Championship.
1947	Cardinals 31–7	Comiskey Park	Bears 37–11–6
1947	Cardinals 30–21	Wrigley Field	Bears 37–12–6	Cardinals win 1947 NFL Championship.
1948	Bears 28–17	Comiskey Park	Bears 38–12–6	Monday night game.
1948	Cardinals 24–21	Wrigley Field	Bears 38–13–6	Cardinals lose 1948 NFL Championship.
1949	Bears 17–7	Comiskey Park	Bears 39–13–6
1949	Bears 52–21	Wrigley Field	Bears 40–13–6	Final matchup as a Western Division rival.

1950s (Bears, 7–6)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
1950	Bears 27–6	Wrigley Field	Bears 41–13–6
1950	Cardinals 20–10	Comiskey Park	Bears 41–14–6
1951	Cardinals 16–7	Comiskey Park	Bears 41–15–6
1951	Cardinals 28–20	Wrigley Field	Bears 41–16–6
1952	Cardinals 21–10	Comiskey Park	Bears 41–17–6
1952	Bears 10–7	Wrigley Field	Bears 42–17–6
1953	Cardinals 24–17	Wrigley Field	Bears 42–18–6
1954	Bears 29–7	Comiskey Park	Bears 43–18–6
1955	Cardinals 53–14	Comiskey Park	Bears 43–19–6
1956	Bears 10–3	Wrigley Field	Bears 44–19–6	Bears lose 1956 NFL Championship.
1957	Bears 14–6	Comiskey Park	Bears 45–19–6
1958	Bears 30–14	Wrigley Field	Bears 46–19–6
1959	Bears 31–7	Comiskey Park	Bears 47–19–6	Cardinals play their final game in the matchup as a Chicago-based franchise.

1960s (Tie, 2–2)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
1965	Bears 34–13	Wrigley Field	Bears 48–19–6	First matchup as a Chicago-St. Louis rivalry.
1966	Cardinals 24–17	Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium	Bears 48–20–6	First game of the matchup in St. Louis.
1967	Bears 30–3	Wrigley Field	Bears 49–20–6	Final game of the matchup at Wrigley Field
1969	Cardinals 20–17	Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium	Bears 49–21–6	Final matchup before the NFL-AFL merger

1970s (Bears, 3–2)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series
1972	Bears 27–10	Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium	Bears 50–21–6
1975	Cardinals 34–20	Soldier Field	Bears 50–22–6
1977	Cardinals 16–13	Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium	Bears 50–23–6
1978	Bears 17–10	Soldier Field	Bears 51–23–6
1979	Bears 42–6	Soldier Field	Bears 52–23–6

1980s (Cardinals, 2–0)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
1982	Cardinals 10–7	Soldier Field	Bears 52–24–6
1984	Cardinals 38–21	Busch Memorial Stadium	Bears 52–25–6	Final matchup as a Chicago-St. Louis rivalry

1990s (Bears, 2–1)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
1990	Bears 31–21	Sun Devil Stadium	Bears 53–25–6	First time in the matchup where the Cardinals are a Phoenix-based franchise. First matchup at Sun Devil Stadium.
1994	Bears 19–16	Sun Devil Stadium	Bears 54–25–6
1998	Cardinals 20–7	Sun Devil Stadium	Bears 54–26–6	Final time in the matchup at Sun Devil Stadium.

2000s (Bears, 3–1)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
2001	Bears 20–13	Soldier Field	Bears 55–26–6
2003	Bears 28–3	Soldier Field	Bears 56–26–6
2006	Bears 24–23	University of Phoenix Stadium	Bears 57–26–6	First game in the matchup at University of Phoenix Stadium. Bears overcome 20-point deficit. This led to Dennis Green's infamous post-game quote, "The Bears are who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook." Bears lose Super Bowl XLI.
2009	Cardinals 41–21	Soldier Field	Bears 57–27–6

2010s (Bears, 2–1)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series	Notes
2012	Bears 28–13	University of Phoenix Stadium	Bears 58–27–6
2015	Cardinals 48–23	Soldier Field	Bears 58–28–6
2018	Bears 16–14	State Farm Stadium	Bears 59–28–6	Cardinals turn the ball over four consecutive possessions in the second half as Bears come back from 14–3 halftime deficit.

2020s (Cardinals, 2–1)

Season	Results	Location	Overall series
2021	Cardinals 33–22	Soldier Field	Bears 59–29–6
2023	Bears 27–16	Soldier Field	Bears 60–29–6
2024	Cardinals 29–9	State Farm Stadium	Bears 60–30–6

Summary of Results

Season	Season series	at Decatur Staleys/Chicago Bears	at Racine/Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals
Regular season	Bears 60–30–6	Bears 32–13–5	Bears 28–17–1
Postseason	No postseason meetings as of 2023
Regular and postseason	Bears 60–30–6	Bears 32–13–5	Bears 28–17–1

Players who played for both teams

Name	Pos.	Years with Bears	Years with Cardinals
Jeff Blake	QB	2005	2003
Kevin Butler	K	1985–1995	1996–1997
Guy Chamberlin	End	1920–1921	1927
Chris Chandler	QB	2002–2003	1991–1993
Marcus Cooper	CB	2017–2018	2016
Dave Duerson	S	1983–1989	1991–1993
Ted Ginn Jr.	WR	2020	2014
Mike Glennon	QB	2017	2018
Brian Hoyer	QB	2016	2012
Thomas Jones	RB	2004–2006	2000–2002
Walt Kiesling	G	1934	1929–1933
Dave Krieg	QB	1996	1995
Cassius Marsh	LB	2021	2019
Wilber Marshall	LB	1984–1987	1994
Josh McCown	QB	2011–2013	2002–2005
Jim McMahon	QB	1982–1988	1994
Mike Nugent	K	2017	2009, 2020
Ricky Proehl	WR	1997	1990–1994
Antrel Rolle	CB	2015	2005–2009
Chester Taylor	RB	2010	2011
Javon Wims	WR	2018–2020	2022

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v t e Arizona Cardinals
Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona
Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head coaches All-time roster (A–Kin, Kir–Z) Quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Wrigley Field Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Mountain America Stadium State Farm Stadium
Culture	Chris O'Brien Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Red Sea Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire
Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game Fútbol Americano "They are who we thought they were!" Hail Murray
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs (former) Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015
Conference championships (1)	2008
League championships (2)	1925 1947
Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
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v t e Chicago Bears
Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois
Franchise	History Coaches Seasons Current season
Records	Franchise records Team awards and honors All-time roster (A–Kla, Kle–Z) Head coaches Pro Football Hall of Famers First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field Chicago Bears Stadium (proposed)
Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 Brian Piccolo Award "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Monsters of the Midway "Sweet Home Chicago" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Chicago Honey Bears Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse George Halas Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Jim Cornelison Club Dub ("Swag Surfin")
Lore	Staley Swindle 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game Sneakers Game T formation 73–0 1985 season Super Bowl XX 46 defense Asterisk Game Fog Bowl "They are who we thought they were!" Double Doink Hail Maryland
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
Minor league affiliates	Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941) Wichita Aero Commandos (1942) Akron Bears (AFL, 1946) Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL, 1947) Richmond Rebels (AFL, 1948–1950) Quad City Mohawks (MWPFL, 1970–1972)
Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89
Key personnel	Principal owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Kevin Warren General manager: Ryan Poles Head coach: Thomas Brown (interim)
Division championships (21)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1956 1963 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010 2018
Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006
League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio: WMVP Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Jason McKie (sideline reporter) Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate) Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
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