First of all, congrats to all of us. We made it. It's Week 1! And, oh, what a Week 1 it is. Aaron Rod-- I mean, Jordan Love and his Green Bay Packers head to Chicago in the Battle of the Vitrolic Offseason on Twitter Bowl, where both fanbases were much louder than usual.

The offseason and everything that happened is a dead horse that I'll save from another beating. But to summarize, Love and a heap of young talent looked genuinely good throughout the course of camp while the Monsters of the Midway are looking to prove they're moved on from being the worst team in football a season ago.

Now, let's raise the Packers Periscope and take a look at the past, present and future of this rivalry.

The Past

Have you heard that the Packers now lead the all-time series with Chicago 105-95-6? No? OK, well let me go ahead and rehash that one more time for good measure. Green Bay has dominated - as we all know and certainly cherish - the last 30 years or so, overcoming a series deficit and creating a nice cushion. A cushion that we hope will extend with a new owner wearing #10.

More recently, however, the Packers were able to swipe both games from the Bears a season ago, the latter of which was very much in the balance that ultimately decided the fate of the two teams. The Bears would finish with the worst record in football, while the Packers were a play-in game away from the playoffs after rallying with a late-season spark.

But so much of that recent history was dictated by famed former owner of the Chicago Bears, Aaron Rodgers. With notable roster turnover at receiver and tight end in addition to the new quarterback, will the Packers be able to continue that dominance?

But the Packers aren't the only team with new faces. GM Ryan Poles has totally flipped the team adding new talent almost across the board - except at quarterback. Only eleven players remain from when he took the job a season ago. Entering his third season, Justin Fields has shown a lot of flashes as well as a lot of mistakes. He certainly wasn't helped by a historically bad offensive line, but as we saw on his streaking touchdown against the Packers last year at Soldier Field, he's a threat no doubt. And with receiver DJ Moore on the outside, the Bears look to be more formidable offensively.
 

The Present
 

With so much change on each team, this game is riddled with mystery, which will make it an extremely fun and exciting lead-up. It was announced recently that OG Teven Jenkins will be out the first four games for Chicago. Not ideal for a team who struggled to block for their quarterback, but definitely not a bad thing for a Packers defensive line that looks drastically improved and disruptive in three preseason games.

Also noteworthy for the Bears is the change at running back. David Montgomery had been a stalwart and thorn in Green Bay's side in his four seasons with the team, but now resides in Motown. Filling in for him is Khalil Herbert, a trusty backup getting his chance in the spotlight.

As for the good guys, where to begin? The preseason showed enough of Jordan Love to feel at least comfortable with him going into the regular season. Each of his final passes were for touchdowns, and he time and again showed poise, command and calmness in the pocket. The arm talent and athleticism are there, but inaccuracy seems to be his bugaboo.

Up front, the line looks to be very formidable with Zach Tom appearing to have won the RT job. The weak link, as with last year, was Josh Myers who was hit or miss in the preseason. He'll need to improve to A) keep his job and B) not get Love killed. But overall, this will be a strong unit and will need to be as the run game will be integral to the team's success.

Defensively, Joe Barry is fresh out of excuses. Talent galore, especially in the front seven, will need to be the anchor of this team. And outside, Jaire Alexander, Rasul Douglas, Keisean Nixon and preseason stud Carrington Valentine look to round out a really strong unit. But let's see how far they're off the line on 3rd and 3 before we crown them.

I think both fanbases will be relieved come gameday. It's been a looooong offseason in terms of social media banter. It's time the two teams fought it out.
 

The Future
 

Packers - Bears, Soldier Field, 3:25 local time, Fox America's Game of the Week. What better way to start the season?

Green Bay, probably the more unknown of the two teams, walks into Chicago as 1.5 point underdogs at the time this was written. We'll see how much late money goes each way to swing that line, but the general consensus is that Vegas thinks GB is a touch better, but are going on the road.

As for a prediction, Chicago was the worst team in football for a reason and there's only so much improvement that can take place in the course of one offseason. They're undoubtedly better, which is why there's so much hype around them this year (ok, maybe that's self-manufactured within the fanbase, but hype nonetheless). But the Packers roster, from top to bottom, is going well under the radar, and understandably so. Youth at key positions will do that, but there is talent and speed galore. This team will make mistakes, but they're going to be done very fast.

This could be a game with offenses that will struggle, which can be the case in Week 1. I do expect this Packers defense to come in with something to prove, certainly reading all the headlines about the Bears all offseason. I think if anything, we get very high energy which is something this team has really lacked, especially in Week 1, under Matt LaFleur.

It'll be a fun game no doubt, and hopefully one that shows exactly how this team and its new quarterback are more ready than anyone outside of 1265 realizes.