Lions, Packers or Vikings? Here's which NFC North rival Bears fans dislike the least

The issue here isn’t which NFC North rival Bears fans love the most. It’s which NFC North rival they hate the least.

It’s an important distinction, people.

In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, we wanted to know if, essentially, voters would save the Packers, the Vikings or the Lions if they had to throw two of those teams overboard.

“The Lions were always worse than the Bears, so they’re easy not to hate,” @00723maui commented.

Next, we asked which team has had a better offseason, the Cubs or the White Sox. The Cubs’ biggest move was trading for All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker. The Sox hired manager Will Venable and traded All-Star pitcher Garrett Crochet for prospects.

“Come on,” @YaleSox66 chided, “the Sox could’ve lost more players and I would’ve been more optimistic for next season.”

Last, we asked what your interest level is in the College Football Playoff.

“There’s a College Football Playoff?” cracked @ChiTownSports, more of a pro sports kind of fan, we take it.

On to the polls:

Poll No. 1: For Bears fans, which NFC North rival do you dislike the least?

Upshot: Were voters simply attempting to butter up the Lions before Sunday’s game against the Bears at Soldier Field? Because — let’s face it — it’s not going to work.

Poll No. 2: Who has had a better offseason, the Cubs or the White Sox?

Upshot: Whoa, 16.5%? That’s even lower than the Sox’ victory rate during the 2024 season.

Poll No. 3: On a scale of 1 to 4, 4 being the highest, what’s your interest level in the College Football Playoff?

Upshot: Only 30.9%? Lucky for you, we’re grading on a curve.