Packers clinch NFC Championship (from News Flash with Erin Lengas)

Not since 1998 have the Green Bay Packers clinched the NFC Championship, securing them a spot in the Super Bowl, as they did on Sunday afternoon.

The Packers and the Chicago Bears, whose rivalry began in 1921, have not met in a postseason game for 70 years, reported the New York Times.

Despite losing their quarterback, Jay Cutler, to injury, and trailing Green Bay by 14 points, the Bears nearly turned the game around in the second half. The Packers, however, shut down Chicago's ... Bicycle Horse House