While the Packers will have a chance at evening up the all-time series with the Chicago Bears at 94 wins apiece, they'll need a little help from what has relatively been an underrated group in 2016.

Green Bay's offensive line has been one of the major components to its offensive success, commandeered by arguably one of the best tackle duos in football between David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bulaga. Add in left guard Lane Taylor, who coming into this season had a mere couple of starts under his belt. Taylor has filled in nicely for all-pro Josh Sitton, whom the Packers drafted in the fourth round in 2008. This Sunday will be his first game against his former team after signing a three-year contract with the Bears in early September.

His former counterpart, T.J. Lang, who once was the other half of what was once also the best guard duo in football, has been having an impressive year as well. But, that's just protocol for him. Between losing his other half at the guard spot after seven seasons and taking a shot to the family jewels from Seattle's Cliff Avril, Lang has remained effective in both pass protection and run-blocking for whatever remnants is left in the Packers' running game.

Bulaga, meanwhile, has been touted as one of the best - if not the best - tackles in the NFL this year. He had nothing but positive remarks to say of Chicago's rookie edge-rusher, Leonard Floyd, who many mocked the Packers drafting back in April.

"From his first game to this game, I think he's gotten a lot better and a lot more comfortable," Bulaga said to reporters at his locker on Wednesday. Floyd recorded two sacks in the two teams' first meeting with each other in week seven and is currently tied for second-most sacks on his team. "He's done some good things."

"They're (edge-rushers like Floyd) able to get on your body really quick. They're able to dictate the rush, and as a tackle, that's not what you want. You want to dictate the rusher, not have him dictate what you're doing," Bulaga went on. "David and I will definitely have a big challenge this week with those guys."

Bulaga and co. will have their hands full against a seventh-ranked Bears defense, especially given the state of the prize they're protecting. 

Aaron Rodgers, who won't be practicing through the remainder of the week and instead, will be doing rehab work on his injured hamstring and calf, will be needing his group on the front lines to be at their best. The weather is set to be below zero, which doesn't exactly make it easier on anyone's body on the field of play. Rivalry football at Soldier Field in December; gritty. 

Bulaga didn't shy away from being honest about the Chicago weather.

"I mean, I'd rather play at Lambeau," he said with a smile. "The weather looks pretty uncomfortable for Sunday, but I can't imagine it'd be much better here."

Where the offensive line will most be needed on Sunday, aside from every offensive possession through the duration of 60 minutes, is on third down. The Bears sport an NFL 16th-best 38.9% allowed conversion percentage on third downs, however, if the Packers fail there, their positioning on the field may, or may not even dictate their next course of action. The Bears are the worst team in the NFL on fourth downs, allowing a 32nd-ranked 90.9% of fourth down attempts. Behind them are the Los Angeles Rams at 90.0%, and behind them, there's a 13.1% gap between the Rams and the 30th-ranked team in Baltimore.

However, to go along with their seventh-ranked total defense, the Bears are sixth-ranked in passing yards allowed. They're a lot more lethal of a football team than the numbers may indicate.

Expect the Packers to utilize the born-again Ty Montgomery and Christine Michael more than they have in the past three games to weaken the Bears' front seven. Ultimately, they'll need to engineer some sort of ground game and debilitate what was deemed as one of the best defensive fronts in football going into 2016. Despite their onslaught of injuries, not much has changed in that respect.