I remember watching this game 43 years ago when I was only 11 years old. I just started really following the NFL. It was almost magical back then. So much better than today.
Walter Payton was one of the biggest problems the Packers faced when the Bears were our opponents. He was such an elusive and agile runner. Not just quick, he was also strong and so hard to bring down. That is IF you were able to get a hold of him. He was able to avoid defenders like no other running backs did. I've been a Packers fan my entire life and every time Walter Payton got the ball you always worried that he'd break away and run for 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or even 99 yards. The Bears are our biggest rivals and the biggest challenge we have, with the Vikings and Lions right after. While you're told to "hate" your division rivals, you have to respect the legacy of Walter Payton and the Bears. Once the Bears Defense became the most amazing defenses of the 80's and beyond, with guys like Mike Singletary, the Bears became more than tough, they became impossible! During the 80's run I did really dislike the Bears, but again you have to respect their history, their legacy. Rivalries like the Bears versus the Packers, the Vikings versus the Packers, the Redskins versus the Cowboys🙄, the Browns versus the Steelers, and the Raiders versus the Chargers/Chiefs/Broncos make the NFL such a great game to watch! These games, these rivals, can make or break a team's season. Or if say the season ends with those these teams facing each other in the last game of the year and the result can either eliminate one team from the post-season or help one team get home field advantage, or it can help get a team into the playoffs with a Wild Card spot, it takes an already intense game and it amps it up by 100. Then like a few years back those same two teams face each other in the playoffs, it makes it incredibly fun to watch! If they end up playing for the League Championship, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line? It doesn't get much better than that. It may not happen that often considering those teams are in the same division, but that makes it that much more intense and amazing to experience! Other sports have Rivalries, with only the NHL Hockey teams having a similar physical impact on each other. But the NFL's Rivalries are some of the most explosive, amazing, incredible, and exciting games any fan can experience and watch. It's why there are millions and millions of fans worldwide!
The reason so many NFL QBs in the 80s didn’t have gaudy passing numbers, is yes, they ran the ball more, but the pass interference rules were nothing like they are in 2020 on. Sneezing on a WR and it’s pass interference. In the 80s they played tackle football. In the 2000s they play aggressive touch football.🏈
There was a lot of bad blood between Dick Butkus and the Bears organization at that time. Butkus had signed a guaranteed contract in 1972 for 5 years, $115,000 per year, no-cut, no-trade through 1977. His bad knees forced him to retire at the end of the 1973 season, and with 4 years left on the contract the Bears refused to pay a dime of the balance owed. Butkus sued for the remaining money in the contract as well as medical negligence, and the case was eventually settled out of court with Butkus being paid the balance of the contract. Bears owner George Halas would not speak with Butkus thereafter, resulting in Butkus becoming persona non grata in the organization until 1994 when his number retirement finally took place. All I can say is Halas and the Bears would have saved themselves the pain of a self-inflicted wound by doing the right thing in the first place and honoring the terms of a guaranteed contract. If they weren't going to pay it, they shouldn't have agreed to it.
I grew up in Milwaukee during the 70's and 80's. County🏟Stadium🏟 was a great ⚾️Baseball⚾️🏟Stadium🏟, but a not so good Football stadium. Both teams on the same side of the field made it tough for teams I'm sure. I was lucky enough to attend a few Packers games before it was demolished. I saw the 🦁🦁Detroit🦁Lions🦁🦁 in the 70's with my Dad and Grandpa. Then during the 80's I went to a few more games. Most were the "weaker" or less popular teams. The 🐻Chicago🐻Bears🐻 were one the one team Milwaukee rarely got to see. I've never seen the Bears vs Packers live before either in Milwaukee or Green Bay. I've seen the Lions quite a few times however. The Buccaneers once or twice. While I did love Milwaukee County Stadium, especially for Brewers games, Packers games while not ideal, were still FUN! Except back then the Packers weren't nearly as good as they had later become. The one thing that was a bummer about Milwaukee County Stadium having games was that if they didn't sell out, the games were "Blacked-Out" meaning we weren't able to watch the game on 📺TV📺. S Since the Packers weren't the team they were in the 90's and 2000's there were a few games that didn't sell out. Not many but enough to make some Green Bay natives not happy that the Packers were even in Milwaukee. It was a really odd situation. Eventually the Packers fans got their wish and Green Bay left Milwaukee for good once Miller Park was built. It was a bummer but when I finally was able to attend a Packers game at Lambeau Field, and I was able to "compare" the two.... THERE WAS NO COMPARISON! Obviously Lambeau Field was a much better place than County Stadium. But being there for a game for the first time was absolutely incredible, amazing, awe inspiring, and breathtaking! EVERY part of it was so better. The seating while not made for "comfort", gave you a clearer view of the action. Even in the end-zone your seats still gave you a completely unobstructed view of the field. Now many of the seats at Milwaukee County Stadium were nicer 💺seats🪑, only the bleachers matched up with Lambeau Field. While those seats gave you a backrest and more "comfort", the view you had depending on where you were weren't always good views. It was what it was though, and again while not the most ideal place for a football game it was still an amazing experience, especially for a little kid growing up. Seeing my first NFL game with my Grandpa and my Dad was a special memory, and a great day that got my love for football rolling. My experiences at Milwaukee County Stadium for Brewers games? I was blessed with parents who loved baseball and took me to well over 100 games from 1978 to 1984. I spent many summers at the ballpark, and they are some of the most amazing days of my childhood!
I grew up in Milwaukee during the 70's and 80's. County🏟Stadium🏟 was a great ⚾️Baseball⚾️🏟Stadium🏟, but a not so good Football stadium. Both teams on the same side of the field made it tough for teams I'm sure. I was lucky enough to attend a few Packers games before it was demolished. I saw the 🦁🦁Detroit🦁Lions🦁🦁 in the 70's with my Dad and Grandpa. Then during the 80's I went to a few more games. Most were the "weaker" or less popular teams. The 🐻Chicago🐻Bears🐻 were one the one team Milwaukee rarely got to see. I've never seen the Bears vs Packers live before either in Milwaukee or Green Bay. I've seen the Lions quite a few times however. The Buccaneers once or twice. While I did love Milwaukee County Stadium, especially for Brewers games, Packers games while not ideal, were still FUN! Except back then the Packers weren't nearly as good as they had later become. The one thing that was a bummer about Milwaukee County Stadium having games was that if they didn't sell out, the games were "Blacked-Out" meaning we weren't able to watch the game on 📺TV📺. S Since the Packers weren't the team they were in the 90's and 2000's there were a few games that didn't sell out. Not many but enough to make some Green Bay natives not happy that the Packers were even in Milwaukee. It was a really odd situation. Eventually the Packers fans got their wish and Green Bay left Milwaukee for good once Miller Park was built. It was a bummer but when I finally was able to attend a Packers game at Lambeau Field, and I was able to "compare" the two.... THERE WAS NO COMPARISON! Obviously Lambeau Field was a much better place than County Stadium. But being there for a game for the first time was absolutely incredible, amazing, awe inspiring, and breathtaking! EVERY part of it was so better. The seating while not made for "comfort", gave you a clearer view of the action. Even in the end-zone your seats still gave you a completely unobstructed view of the field. Now many of the seats at Milwaukee County Stadium were nicer 💺seats🪑, only the bleachers matched up with Lambeau Field. While those seats gave you a backrest and more "comfort", the view you had depending on where you were weren't always good views. It was what it was though, and again while not the most ideal place for a football game it was still an amazing experience, especially for a little kid growing up. Seeing my first NFL game with my Grandpa and my Dad was a special memory, and a great day that got my love for football rolling. My experiences at Milwaukee County Stadium for Brewers games? I was blessed with parents who loved baseball and took me to well over 100 games from 1978 to 1984. I spent many summers at the ballpark, and they are some of the most amazing days of my childhood!
I remember watching this game 43 years ago when I was only 11 years old. I just started really following the NFL. It was almost magical back then. So much better than today.
Walter Payton was one of the biggest problems the Packers faced when the Bears were our opponents. He was such an elusive and agile runner. Not just quick, he was also strong and so hard to bring down. That is IF you were able to get a hold of him. He was able to avoid defenders like no other running backs did. I've been a Packers fan my entire life and every time Walter Payton got the ball you always worried that he'd break away and run for 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or even 99 yards. The Bears are our biggest rivals and the biggest challenge we have, with the Vikings and Lions right after. While you're told to "hate" your division rivals, you have to respect the legacy of Walter Payton and the Bears. Once the Bears Defense became the most amazing defenses of the 80's and beyond, with guys like Mike Singletary, the Bears became more than tough, they became impossible! During the 80's run I did really dislike the Bears, but again you have to respect their history, their legacy. Rivalries like the Bears versus the Packers, the Vikings versus the Packers, the Redskins versus the Cowboys🙄, the Browns versus the Steelers, and the Raiders versus the Chargers/Chiefs/Broncos make the NFL such a great game to watch! These games, these rivals, can make or break a team's season. Or if say the season ends with those these teams facing each other in the last game of the year and the result can either eliminate one team from the post-season or help one team get home field advantage, or it can help get a team into the playoffs with a Wild Card spot, it takes an already intense game and it amps it up by 100. Then like a few years back those same two teams face each other in the playoffs, it makes it incredibly fun to watch! If they end up playing for the League Championship, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line? It doesn't get much better than that. It may not happen that often considering those teams are in the same division, but that makes it that much more intense and amazing to experience! Other sports have Rivalries, with only the NHL Hockey teams having a similar physical impact on each other. But the NFL's Rivalries are some of the most explosive, amazing, incredible, and exciting games any fan can experience and watch. It's why there are millions and millions of fans worldwide!
Football’s Oldest Rivalry
Whatever happened to the kickoff song played in Green Bay?
Thank you for uploading this game . Do you happen to have the 1981 Week 5 Bears Vs Vikings game? If so, can you post it?
That pass interference call at the 30:00 was one of the worse calls I ever seen always hated that call
The reason so many NFL QBs in the 80s didn’t have gaudy passing numbers, is yes, they ran the ball more, but the pass interference rules were nothing like they are in 2020 on. Sneezing on a WR and it’s pass interference. In the 80s they played tackle football. In the 2000s they play aggressive touch football.🏈
You could actually play defense back then
The Bears gave #51 to some no name special teams player.
There was a lot of bad blood between Dick Butkus and the Bears organization at that time. Butkus had signed a guaranteed contract in 1972 for 5 years, $115,000 per year, no-cut, no-trade through 1977. His bad knees forced him to retire at the end of the 1973 season, and with 4 years left on the contract the Bears refused to pay a dime of the balance owed. Butkus sued for the remaining money in the contract as well as medical negligence, and the case was eventually settled out of court with Butkus being paid the balance of the contract. Bears owner George Halas would not speak with Butkus thereafter, resulting in Butkus becoming persona non grata in the organization until 1994 when his number retirement finally took place. All I can say is Halas and the Bears would have saved themselves the pain of a self-inflicted wound by doing the right thing in the first place and honoring the terms of a guaranteed contract. If they weren't going to pay it, they shouldn't have agreed to it.
The daya when the green bay packers didn't always play in green bay
I grew up in Milwaukee during the 70's and 80's. County🏟Stadium🏟 was a great ⚾️Baseball⚾️🏟Stadium🏟, but a not so good Football stadium. Both teams on the same side of the field made it tough for teams I'm sure. I was lucky enough to attend a few Packers games before it was demolished. I saw the 🦁🦁Detroit🦁Lions🦁🦁 in the 70's with my Dad and Grandpa. Then during the 80's I went to a few more games. Most were the "weaker" or less popular teams. The 🐻Chicago🐻Bears🐻 were one the one team Milwaukee rarely got to see. I've never seen the Bears vs Packers live before either in Milwaukee or Green Bay. I've seen the Lions quite a few times however. The Buccaneers once or twice. While I did love Milwaukee County Stadium, especially for Brewers games, Packers games while not ideal, were still FUN! Except back then the Packers weren't nearly as good as they had later become. The one thing that was a bummer about Milwaukee County Stadium having games was that if they didn't sell out, the games were "Blacked-Out" meaning we weren't able to watch the game on 📺TV📺. S
Since the Packers weren't the team they were in the 90's and 2000's there were a few games that didn't sell out. Not many but enough to make some Green Bay natives not happy that the Packers were even in Milwaukee. It was a really odd situation. Eventually the Packers fans got their wish and Green Bay left Milwaukee for good once Miller Park was built. It was a bummer but when I finally was able to attend a Packers game at Lambeau Field, and I was able to "compare" the two.... THERE WAS NO COMPARISON! Obviously Lambeau Field was a much better place than County Stadium. But being there for a game for the first time was absolutely incredible, amazing, awe inspiring, and breathtaking! EVERY part of it was so better. The seating while not made for "comfort", gave you a clearer view of the action. Even in the end-zone your seats still gave you a completely unobstructed view of the field. Now many of the seats at Milwaukee County Stadium were nicer 💺seats🪑, only the bleachers matched up with Lambeau Field. While those seats gave you a backrest and more "comfort", the view you had depending on where you were weren't always good views. It was what it was though, and again while not the most ideal place for a football game it was still an amazing experience, especially for a little kid growing up. Seeing my first NFL game with my Grandpa and my Dad was a special memory, and a great day that got my love for football rolling. My experiences at Milwaukee County Stadium for Brewers games? I was blessed with parents who loved baseball and took me to well over 100 games from 1978 to 1984. I spent many summers at the ballpark, and they are some of the most amazing days of my childhood!
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I grew up in Milwaukee during the 70's and 80's. County🏟Stadium🏟 was a great ⚾️Baseball⚾️🏟Stadium🏟, but a not so good Football stadium. Both teams on the same side of the field made it tough for teams I'm sure. I was lucky enough to attend a few Packers games before it was demolished. I saw the 🦁🦁Detroit🦁Lions🦁🦁 in the 70's with my Dad and Grandpa. Then during the 80's I went to a few more games. Most were the "weaker" or less popular teams. The 🐻Chicago🐻Bears🐻 were one the one team Milwaukee rarely got to see. I've never seen the Bears vs Packers live before either in Milwaukee or Green Bay. I've seen the Lions quite a few times however. The Buccaneers once or twice. While I did love Milwaukee County Stadium, especially for Brewers games, Packers games while not ideal, were still FUN! Except back then the Packers weren't nearly as good as they had later become. The one thing that was a bummer about Milwaukee County Stadium having games was that if they didn't sell out, the games were "Blacked-Out" meaning we weren't able to watch the game on 📺TV📺. S
Since the Packers weren't the team they were in the 90's and 2000's there were a few games that didn't sell out. Not many but enough to make some Green Bay natives not happy that the Packers were even in Milwaukee. It was a really odd situation. Eventually the Packers fans got their wish and Green Bay left Milwaukee for good once Miller Park was built. It was a bummer but when I finally was able to attend a Packers game at Lambeau Field, and I was able to "compare" the two.... THERE WAS NO COMPARISON! Obviously Lambeau Field was a much better place than County Stadium. But being there for a game for the first time was absolutely incredible, amazing, awe inspiring, and breathtaking! EVERY part of it was so better. The seating while not made for "comfort", gave you a clearer view of the action. Even in the end-zone your seats still gave you a completely unobstructed view of the field. Now many of the seats at Milwaukee County Stadium were nicer 💺seats🪑, only the bleachers matched up with Lambeau Field. While those seats gave you a backrest and more "comfort", the view you had depending on where you were weren't always good views. It was what it was though, and again while not the most ideal place for a football game it was still an amazing experience, especially for a little kid growing up. Seeing my first NFL game with my Grandpa and my Dad was a special memory, and a great day that got my love for football rolling. My experiences at Milwaukee County Stadium for Brewers games? I was blessed with parents who loved baseball and took me to well over 100 games from 1978 to 1984. I spent many summers at the ballpark, and they are some of the most amazing days of my childhood!
Lambeau before they built all the luxury suites 😊