When the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears face off in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, Bears tight end Cole Kmet doesn't know who his sister will be cheering for. That's because Frankie Kmet is dating Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness. "I don't know, I don't talk to her during Packer week, so I'll find out after the game," Cole, 26, told reporters on Wednesday, January 7, when asked who his sister would support. "No, no, I'm kidding. Well, she did ask for tickets, and I just sent her the tickets, so I didn't really respond to anything else besides that." "They wanted the better seats, that's why," he added. "I had to help my sister out. No, all kidding aside, but I usually find that out after the game. Usually she's just, she's happy to see both of us healthy and all that." Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce's Most Supportive Quotes About Each Other Frankie and Van Ness, 24, began dating in 2022 when they were students at the University of Iowa. Van Ness was an All-Big Ten selection for the Hawkeyes before becoming the 13th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The two celebrated their one-year anniversary in 2023, with Van Ness posting a carousel of their time together via Instagram. "My partner in crime. My best friend," he captioned the post. "Can't believe it's been 365 days with you. Looking forward to many more. I love you Frankie ❤️ Happy 1 year." The Packers and Bears split two games against each other this year, with each team winning at home. Green Bay enters the game at Soldier Field in Chicago coming off of four straight losses, including against the Bears on December 20. Bears' Rome Odunze Credits Girlfriend for Stability During Rollercoaster Year The Bears haven't won the Super Bowl since 1985 and last reached the Big Game in the 2006 season, when they lost to the Indianapolis Colts. With the other major men's professional sports teams struggling in the Windy City, Cole said he hopes to rewrite history. "I feel like that with Chicago sports in general. Always felt like that with the Cubs, here obviously in Chicago with the Bears, it's kind of felt like that recently with the Bulls," he said. "I think Chicago is just a city deeply rooted in history, which is awesome, and it's what makes it such a special place. But that being said, we want to build our own history here. We have a chance to do that on Saturday." Bears coach Ben Johnson sees the opportunity as well. After his team lost to the Detroit Lions to conclude the regular season on Sunday, January 4, he told the media that he was already looking ahead to a potential championship run. "We need to go on a four-game winning streak. Which we've done twice already," he said. "We're mentally prepared to play for five more weeks. That's our intent. How do you do that? You go out and you win the first one." That seems to be exactly what Cole wanted to hear. In a story with The Athletic on Wednesday, he said he wanted the first-year coach to raise the standards in the organization. "That's who Ben is," he said. "He knows how to keep our locker room up. But with that being said, he calls a spade a spade."