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"Cheese Heads" Invade Mauldin!

Local "Packer Backers" hit Friar's Tavern on Thursday night to watch the greatest rivalry in pro football.

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A throng of local "Packer Backers" — with several Wisconsinites thrown in for good measure — descended on on Thursday night to watch the Green Bay Packers take on the Chicago Bears — the oldest and arguably most intense rivalry in professional football.

To the delight of the partisan crowd, the Packers won 23-10.

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