GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers fans who hate the Chicago Bears -- and that’s probably all of them -- could have something historically significant to celebrate on Thursday night.

If the Packers win, they will take the lead in the all-time series for the first time since Curly Lambeau was their coach.

It’s the 195th meeting in the NFL’s oldest rivalry, including playoffs, and the series is tied 94-94-6. When the Packers beat the Bears last season at Lambeau Field, it put Green Bay in position to take the all-time lead this year for the first time since 1933. The last time the Packers led the series was at 11-10-4 in 1932. They lost that lead on Sept. 24, 1933, when the Bears evened the series, and they won again a month later. Chicago held the series lead until the Packers tied it last year on Dec. 18 at Soldier Field.

Aaron Rodgers is 15-4 in his career against the rival Bears. Dylan Buell/Getty Images

The historical footnote was not lost on those around Lambeau Field this week.

“It’s crazy to think about how long they’ve been playing and how fierce, especially between the players, it was back in the day,” Packers receiver Jordy Nelson said. “I think that’s changed a little bit, just because of the turnover in the NFL now. But I think the fan base is still at it.”

And those fans have Brett Favre (22-10 against the Bears) and Aaron Rodgers (15-4) to thank. Since Favre took over as the starting quarterback in 1992, the Packers have made up 23 games in the series, going 37-14.

“It’s fantastic, two teams that were there in the beginning,” Rodgers said. “Great rivalry, great fan bases. At times, in the early years, there was a lot more animosity I felt on the field. Then we kind of went through a stretch where both teams kind of liked each other. I’m not sure what side we’re going back to. We’ll see Thursday night if there’s more animosity or more friendship.”

Packers coach Mike McCarthy has long stressed the importance of this rivalry. As he has done before, he showed a video to his players this week detailing the long history between the teams.

“That’s important for our fan base. It’s important to your tradition and the history of the National Football League, being the longest rivalry that stands,” McCarthy said. “And it factors -- it factors in your preparation. We make that loud and clear each and every year. We spent time on that in the team meeting.”

In another indication of just how close the series is, the Packers have scored just four more points -- 3,335 to the Bears’ 3,331 -- in the history of the series.