from CHICAGO TRIBUNE online story posted 4:45 p.m. Eastern --
With farsighted visions of hosting the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field in an epic NFC Championship Game, the Bears built a big early lead and beat the Seattle Seahawks 35-24 at Soldier Field on Sunday in a divisional playoff game.
In front of a crowd of 60,010, the Bears marched to a 21-0 halftime lead and never looked back as Jay Cutler hooked up with tight end Greg Olsen on a 58-yard TD pass on the opening drive. Cutler also scored two touchdowns, becoming the first Bears quarterback to run for a postseason score since Jim McMahon did so in Super Bowl XX.
The Bears and Packers will meet in the postseason Sunday for the first time since Dec. 14, 1941, a game the Bears won 33-14. This season, the Bears and Packers split the two regular-season games.
"It's a great challenge for us," Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher said of hosting the Packers. "We've played pretty well against them here the last couple of years. I'm excited we get the chance to play them at our place."
A victory next Sunday would send the Bears to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2006 season, when they lost to the Colts in Super Bowl XLI, and give them a chance to win the big game for the first time since Super Bowl XX on Jan. 26, 1986.
But the Packers stand in the way.
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