Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry

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National Football League rivalry sports rivalry

The Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry is a long-standing NFL divisional matchup marked by frequent meetings, historic moments, and intense competition between the two Midwestern franchises.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Football League rivalry →
sports rivalry →
category Chicago Bears rivalries →
Detroit Lions rivalries →
National Football League rivalries →
competitiveNature intense →
conference NFC →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
division NFC North →
divisionalRivalry true →
era Super Bowl era →
pre–Super Bowl era →
firstMeetingDate 1930 →
firstMeetingTeam1Name Chicago Bears →
firstMeetingTeam2Name Portsmouth Spartans →
formerDivision NFC Central →
formerVenueTeam2Home Silverdome →
surface form: Pontiac Silverdome

Tiger Stadium →
geographicDescriptor Midwestern rivalry →
governingBody National Football League →
surface form: NFL
historicalSignificance long-standing NFL divisional matchup →
league National Football League →
mediaCoverage regional and national NFL broadcasts →
meetingFrequency twice per regular season under current divisional alignment →
notableGameType Thanksgiving Day game →
note The Detroit Lions franchise began as the Portsmouth Spartans before relocating to Detroit. →
playoffMeetingsCount few →
region Midwestern United States →
sport American football →
team1 Chicago Bears →
team1City City of Chicago →
surface form: Chicago
team1Colors navy blue and orange →
team1FranchiseStartAsBears 1922 →
team1HomeStadiumCity City of Chicago →
surface form: Chicago
team1Mascot Bear →
team1State Illinois →
team2 Detroit Lions →
team2City Detroit →
team2Colors Honolulu blue and silver →
team2FranchiseStartAsSpartans 1930 →
team2HomeStadiumCity Detroit →
team2Mascot Lion →
team2Predecessor Portsmouth Spartans →
team2State Michigan →
ThanksgivingHost Detroit Lions →
typicalVenueTeam1Home Soldier Field →
typicalVenueTeam2Home Ford Field →

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NFC North → hasRivalry → Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry →
Black and Blue Division → rivalryIncludes → Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry →
this entity surface form: Bears–Lions rivalry