Packers and Bears set up showdown

THE Green Bay Packers will visit their arch-rivals the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game next Sunday after the NFC North outfits secured convincing divisional play-off wins over the weekend.

An enticing prospect on many levels, the build-up to the Soldier Field showdown will be dominated by the opposing quarterbacks who both produced impressive displays in their respective teams’ successes.

In his first ever play-off appearance, Jay Cutler scrambled for two touchdowns and threw two more as the Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 35-24 in Chicago last night.