CAMEROTA: NFL season kicks off its 100th year tonight as the Packers and Bears go head-to-head for, by my count, the 199th time. Our sports correspondent and former NFL player Coy Wire joins us live from Soldier Field in Chicago. Hi, Coy.</s>COY WIRE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Alisyn. Soldier Field opened in 1924. It's one of America's most iconic sporting venues. I have played there. And it's one of those places you can just feel the history. The Packers and the Bears, they've been going at it since the 1920s. They're one of the biggest rivalries in the NFL. And one of those rare rivalries that almost feels like a college football rivalry. It gets heated. It's a border war with Green Bay being just a three hour drive from here. These players know exactly how big this game is.</s>AARON RODGERS, GREEN BAY PACKERS QUARTERBACK: It's always been a great rivalry. It's one of the special ones in the history of professional sports. It was always big Chicago against little Green Bay. And we've held our own over the years.</s>KHALIL MACK, CHICAGO BEARS LINEBACKER: It's always fun. It's always fun playing against that guy, going against one of the best in the game. And understanding that it's one of the biggest rivalries, it just ups that level of competition.</s>WIRE: Bears are favored in this one by just three. Back to you, Alisyn.</s>CAMEROTA: OK, Coy, very exciting. Thank you very much. So, of course we're tracking Hurricane Dorian as she bears down on the Carolinas. So NEW DAY continues right now for you. END
NFL Kicks off 100th Season.