Gut Reactions: Packers beat Bears

January 03, 2021 at 06:29 pm

Congratulations Chicago. Your wildcard participant banner should look great in Soldier Field.

Love the Pack. MVS catch the effin ball so I can relax.

January 03, 2021 at 06:41 pm

And I am officially a Chicago Bears fan this week. Would love to see them in Lambeau to warm up for our SB run.

January 03, 2021 at 07:11 pm

Such a chance to be a hero - and pfffff gone and now the game is tighter. In the same line - King catch the effin interception - 3 points off of the board at the end of the first half.

Irish_Cheesehead

January 03, 2021 at 06:29 pm

No. 1 seed baby!!!!

Dzehren

January 03, 2021 at 06:29 pm

Mitch Trubiski is the long term franchise QB for the Bears.

Pack dominate Bears. MVP 1st round bye!!
Go Pack GO!!!

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January 03, 2021 at 06:30 pm

Defense regressed from last week.

Ds300916

January 03, 2021 at 06:33 pm

I respectfully disagree. At one point in the game it was 28-16. At this point the bears had 1 td and 3 field goals in 4 red zone trips. That 12 points is huge. The defense was given a short field many times and made several holds to keep chicago to FG's

chugwater

January 03, 2021 at 06:34 pm

Meh. The Bears are good and they scored 16 measly points.

Not worried.

D.D.Driver

January 03, 2021 at 06:38 pm

...and only 13 against the defense. One FG was off a special teams fumble.

January 03, 2021 at 06:57 pm

Yes and no. The Bears aren't as good as GB and it is by a substantial degree. Chicago played exactly the game they needed to play to upset GB and GB did nothing to disrupt that game plan. AR threw three interception-worthy passes that could have changed the dynamics of this game.

The numbers agree by and large with you. 13 points against any NFL offense is a good result, 16 points if one includes the ST gift.

One needs to have supreme confidence in the offense to score, to be great in the red zone, to be able to sit for long periods of time and still come out and score the ball.

Thegravedigger

January 03, 2021 at 08:00 pm

Hey it took 17 weeks for this d to show up in the red zone. That was a win. They gave up yards, but played good situational ball on d. Kevin king was their game plan in short passing situations. Every roll was to his side. He bent. But didnt break. He will continue to get tested.

Coldworld

January 04, 2021 at 09:01 am

I think King will benefit from the bye as much as anyone. Nagging groin injuries impair mobility. I’d have him and MVS wear out a jugs machine this week, but I think King was unsighted on that one.

Thegravedigger

January 04, 2021 at 05:38 pm

Id say holding them to fgs was disrupting the game plan. I think pettines game plan was to let the bears do exactly what they did. Whether i agree or not is a different story. The bears got their inches on many 4th downs, until they didnt. They ate up all the clock, and it worked in gbs favor. With that being said, this cant be the plan against the bucs. They are going to have to risk more. But the titans game to me proves that pettine is willing to do that when necessary. Yesterday, not disrupting the game plan was the packers game plan. It was eerily similar to the colts game, with the 2 3 and outs in the 2nd half. The difference was the defense in the red zone and no turnovers luckily in the 2nd half.

January 03, 2021 at 06:37 pm

Huh? The Bears had 204 yards on 33 attempts when it mattered and held a team that was scoring 30 per game during their win streak to 16 points and two TOs...looks good to me. That long drive resulted in nothing empty calories

Coldworld

January 04, 2021 at 09:05 am

The Bears rely on Montgomery or have done recently. It’s not too dissimilar to Tennessee. The rate they moved the ball was killing them effectively by the 4th quarter. I can’t really argue that soft coverage was an ineffective call.

I think, however, the question Pettine needs to ask now is whether we need to use it when our more aggressive coverage seems more effective at stopping opponents’ progress. That seems the more relevant lesson to me.

January 03, 2021 at 06:50 pm

Nonsense. Chicago had scored 140 points in the four previous games.....that’s 35 ppg. And then on their home field, in their biggest game of the season, they put together a good opening drive and got 7. They finished with 16.

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January 03, 2021 at 06:58 pm

Good grief how ignorant can anyone be. Giving up 12 to 15 play drives, taking the majority of the quarter and keeping #12 on the sideline is worth at least 7 points each time. This allows the opposing offense to stay in the game and puts pressure on the offense to score every possession.

January 03, 2021 at 07:02 pm

It’s worth 7 points each time yet they didn’t get 7 points...still waiting for the point buddy

January 03, 2021 at 07:09 pm

The point is you keep the offense on the sideline and they can’t score. This keeps the game closer than it should be. It’s really not that difficult to understand.

January 03, 2021 at 07:23 pm

Does that apply here though? You’re worried about a long drive that resulted in a turnover on downs they did all that and got nothing then promptly marched down field and put the game away then got another TO and scored again quit cry damn.

Packers2020

January 03, 2021 at 08:36 pm

D played well but could not get off the field.

Pettine needs to play more base 3-4 with three down lineman and tight man. We played great D against Tennessee that way. Makes so sense to me that he continues to play two down lineman and an extra corner all the time.

That said, it was a good team win.

Stroh

January 03, 2021 at 09:13 pm

Would it somehow make more sense to you if the D then ends up with a ILB covering a WR like MVS had on the 72 yd TD? You would prefer that outcome instead of a 5 yd gain?

Come on man!

January 03, 2021 at 07:05 pm

OK. I missed that bad game that you mention. I only watched today's game. Which game are you referring to? Enquiring minds want to know.

Bure9620

January 03, 2021 at 07:44 pm

No, Double edged sword, that assumes you are dominant on defense.....the Bears were not

January 03, 2021 at 10:04 pm

You can be pretty ignorant. If they only got 16 points, why would our offense need to score every possession?

Coldworld

January 04, 2021 at 09:10 am

I’m not exactly a Pettine defender. I just can’t see how a D that took away Montgomery and Robinson was a problem yesterday or the week before. Sorry, but there isn’t much I can use to lambast Pettine even though I think this D could be better if he just let it attack more.

January 03, 2021 at 06:57 pm

That was more because the Pack was not running the ball as much so was losing the TOP battle.

January 03, 2021 at 07:03 pm

I was annoyed that Mutch kept throwing to his left and until the last drive the boot option was just there. Why not jump it when a guy is moving and has one option to throw? King dropped the INT. Like two others were dropped also. Overall the D did what it needed to do.

dobber

January 03, 2021 at 06:31 pm

We've seen this kind of game before...but big drive late to get to 28 and some help from the D.

Take a week to get rested and ready for...?

GBPDAN1

January 04, 2021 at 03:07 am

If all the favorites win next week, which seems likely, we get Tampa Bay.

Difer

January 04, 2021 at 08:37 am

Probably Tampa Bay. Erk.

KCMackRVA

January 04, 2021 at 12:35 pm

Don't fall asleep on that Washington The Footballteam D.....Playing at home, they could give Brady some fits....and yeah, it should be "Washington The Footballteam".....WTF

BradHTX

January 03, 2021 at 06:31 pm

I told Santa, “Santa? All I want for Christmas is for the Packers special teams to be competent. Not great, just don’t mess up. Can you do that for me?”

Merry friggin’ Christmas, Claus, ya big fat f*ck.

January 03, 2021 at 07:00 pm

Besides that horrible play , they were actually smacking people today.

January 03, 2021 at 07:48 pm

Indeed they were. Sullivan whacked a couple of Bears and King hits at least. Barnes is a physical guy and Kirksey is much better as a sub-package player. Amos has always been pretty hard-nosed. ILBs in general have been much more physical and getting better angles to put a hit on ball carriers. The hit on Mooney was a crunch.

BradHTX

January 03, 2021 at 08:43 pm

“Besides that horrible play...”

“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?”

The D stepped up and prevented that turnover from being the disaster it could have been. Doesn’t change how bad a fumble on special teams is.

Here’s an idea, how about we just send guys out there on kickoffs and punts to just catch the ball. I don’t really care about returns at the point. I just want to see the ball safely downed and back in the hands of AR. Although I seem to recall someone recently (Shepherd last year?) botch a fair catch, so maybe that’s not even a safe move.

January 03, 2021 at 10:08 pm

Brad, I have made that exact point dozens of times.

Fair catch and let Rodgers go to work.

Minniman

January 03, 2021 at 08:52 pm

Loved, Loved, Loved seeing it too Pete. I love seeing good hard-nosed football.

"You wanna go for the YAC? Better prepare for the Whack!"

All legal too (I hate seeing dirty play - from anyone).

Farts_After_Wins

January 03, 2021 at 06:32 pm

*poot*

January 03, 2021 at 06:40 pm

Now that's my kind of comment...

Pauly

January 03, 2021 at 06:41 pm

Why don't you keep it to yourself like your mama taught you.

NickPerry

January 03, 2021 at 07:18 pm

Because he's been here doing it for YEARS and we love it!!

POOT..POOT..POOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Minniman

January 03, 2021 at 08:55 pm

26 W's over 2 years F.A.W

You're almost a greenhouse gas statistic!

Rhythmbomb

January 03, 2021 at 06:32 pm

And how about Billy Turner tonight?

January 03, 2021 at 07:05 pm

Yes, and Patrick had a good game against a very good player, Hicks.

jeremyjjbrown

January 03, 2021 at 06:33 pm

Hopefully we get to beat the Bears a 3rd time this year!

January 03, 2021 at 06:40 pm

Ya, but I doubt that, Trubisky is still the Bears' QB :)

January 03, 2021 at 07:12 pm

It's tough to beat a team 3x in one year.

Norm

January 03, 2021 at 07:54 pm

True, but it’s a lot easier after you’ve already beaten them twice.

Normthe1

January 03, 2021 at 06:33 pm

It's actually "Kenny" King, for the second straight week and about 6 times this season...

johngalt

January 03, 2021 at 06:39 pm

Nice

January 03, 2021 at 06:42 pm

Nope, not nice. The commentators were wrongly calling Kevin King "Kenny KIng"

Norm

January 03, 2021 at 06:55 pm

And Johnston kept referring to MVS as #3. But maybe he was referring to WR depth chart.

January 03, 2021 at 07:08 pm

In addition to not being able to read (from the list given to them pregame), he probably also has vision problems.

Not very good today... for the commentators.

January 03, 2021 at 07:09 pm

In addition to not being able to read (from the list given to them pregame), he probably also has vision problems.

Not very good today... for the commentators.

Oppy

January 03, 2021 at 07:24 pm

Norm, not the depth chart, but the WR position on the field, also referred to as x,y,z etc and so forth.

January 03, 2021 at 07:04 pm

The way he tackled a few times, they should call him Duck King.

January 03, 2021 at 07:11 pm

King had some excellent plays, but he also had some terrible plays.

On one side you have a shutdown corner, the other side (occasionally) a sieve.

MikeS

January 03, 2021 at 07:49 pm

Its actually Kevin King not Kenny King.

JonathanSpader

January 03, 2021 at 06:33 pm

Made it through the game with a win and mostly healthy. Hope Barnes is ok. Glad Wagner wasn't injured. Turner held up well at LT.

Kirksey was not the upgrade.over Blake Martinez CHTV fans claimed he would be. Fortunately he wasn't a big downgrade and recently has played better. Martin and Barnes have been a blessing.

January 03, 2021 at 06:44 pm

KIrksey has got the right role now. Less snaps, with responsibility only for his 1/11. He is good for that. Barnes is the Mike LB

January 03, 2021 at 06:33 pm

Congrats to all the Packers and fans.

Dillon? I just don't understand!

What happened to the D that played last week? Ok, we held them to 16 but why didn't we play/practice the same D? Who is this team?

January 03, 2021 at 06:43 pm

Points, not yards. One FG in the second half? Really (shakes head...)

January 03, 2021 at 07:16 pm

I feel the same way . By any objective measure , the defense stuffed the Bears after the opening drive.

cms

January 03, 2021 at 07:57 pm

Another objective measure was time of possession. Bears had a huge advantage, keep Rogers off the field and had a one score game in the 4th quarter. They had no business still being in the game at that point.

January 03, 2021 at 10:14 pm

TOP means squat. You win, or you lose.

Every team in the league wants to keep Rodgers off the field. Mahomes, and Wilson, and Brees too. It’s not that easy, and it usually doesn’t work.

dobber

January 04, 2021 at 02:42 pm

I'd take an offense that moves the ball largely at will and scores 7s fast over an offense that grinds out drives but settles for 3s any day.

January 03, 2021 at 06:46 pm

D was excellent. The gold zone stops were huge. Plus the takeaways. When it mattered, the D showed up.

January 03, 2021 at 06:55 pm

But it could have been 35-0 if we played like last week. It's like Pettine only wants to do 'enough' instead of crushing the opponents. Why????? Did he figure that the only way to win last week was by playing tough? I am not a fan!

January 03, 2021 at 06:54 pm

We played like last week last week and that wasn’t a shutout...I guess they gotta tighten up those two extra points they gave up smh

January 03, 2021 at 06:56 pm

Bears aren't the Titans.

January 03, 2021 at 07:04 pm

At last week isn’t this week. Titans 4.7 yards per play Bears 4.8 yards per play like what more do you want? Y’all splitting hairs here lol

January 03, 2021 at 07:11 pm

They had a good game plan of dunk and dink. Give Montgomery some credit he was taking a licking and kept on ticking.

January 03, 2021 at 07:14 pm

WOW! I didn't know the Bears players were high-schoolers. I mistakenly thought that most of them make millions of dollars. Silly me.

Ya, the Packers should shut-out the Bears high-schoolers.

January 03, 2021 at 06:51 pm

What are y’all looking at? They held them to 356 yards, a team that was scoring 30 plus points during a win streak only scored 16 points, they had a long drive that ended in a turnover on downs, had another interception, was 6-15 on 3rd down, held Montgomery to 69 yards on 22 carries Mitch’s last run in garbage time is the ONLY reason they went over 100 yards, Mitch was held to 204 passing yards on like 35 attempts when it mattered...so what’s the problem again? You’re worried about those 4th down conversions that meant nothing and got less? Sheesh tough crowd

January 03, 2021 at 06:58 pm

Why did we have to let it be close until the 4th Q? Does Pettine have a problem with shutouts?

January 03, 2021 at 07:17 pm

Why don't you go coach (if you are a coach) or play for the Packers if you are a player? Just show Gute your SB rings on your fingers and toes; you'll definitely get the job.

JerseyAl

January 03, 2021 at 08:13 pm

Because the offense didn't do their job in the third quarter. MVS drop, some disjointed play calling, etc. It was the offense that needed to put the game away. The defense did more than enough.

January 04, 2021 at 04:34 am

True. I would note that the offense scored touchdowns on 5 of 7 possessions (an 8th "possession" did not involve any time or any plays but ESPN counted it as a GB possession). Also true that both GB punts came in the 3rd quarter.

I agree that the defense played well, certainly well enough to get the win. It was just a weird game and I can see both sides of the argument. Chicago executed its game plan well, getting 74 plays to GB's 44. Chicago didn't do much on offense but had few negative plays and no big mistakes like fumbles and INTs until late. Which in turn means GB didn't make big defensive plays but allowed a bunch of 3 and 4 yard runs.

GB is better than Chicago, so the Bears hoped for a mistake, like the Austin fumble or an INT. AR threw a couple of iffy balls but they all found the ground.

January 04, 2021 at 07:18 am

I can certainly see the other side of the argument too. But we are going into the playoffs now. Why is it ok that the D played good enough? Shouldn't they be playing their best.

HankScorpio

January 04, 2021 at 08:15 am

The defense has been playing their best football for quite some time now. Their last really bad game was on Nov 22 vs Indy. They put in solid efforts vs Chi (x2), Philly, Det, Car and Tenn since then.

It's exactly what you want to see as a Packer fan. Not so much what you want to see pairing with this offense if you're on the other side.

January 03, 2021 at 07:03 pm

Chicago played the number 30, 31, and 32 ranked defenses over the last few weeks. And they scored against those defenses. Chicago did look better since those teams weren't allowing 35 PPG.

It really puts a premium on GB being extremely efficient on offense. So far, GB has been.

ShooterMcGee

January 03, 2021 at 06:34 pm

Defense played well but I wanted me some Snacks. Trubisky can only throw the short rollout boot and check downs. Anything downfield is an Interception waiting to happen. Amos read the INT all the way. So glad we got the bye, let the other teams beat up on each other. Finally Rodgers just earned his 3rd MVP!

dobber

January 03, 2021 at 06:38 pm

"Defense played well but I wanted me some Snacks."

He played a few snaps in the 1st quarter, but didn't see him after that.

January 03, 2021 at 07:13 pm

I believe there was a 98 sighting, penetrated well on one running .

January 03, 2021 at 07:52 pm

I believe he was on tv e nose on 2 of the 4&1s in the 4th quarter. One was a pass int the flat and the other was the turnover on downs I think. In other words, they ran or QB sneaked on most 4th and shorts, but when Snacks went in they passed.

fastmoving

January 03, 2021 at 06:36 pm

D was good.......the Bears made a lot of points since 4 weeks. Not against us!!

And "ignore them" may be the biggest point on the list.

January 03, 2021 at 06:47 pm

Agree on the list

January 03, 2021 at 06:35 pm

Bears def really stepped up this game though...”held” the Packers under 40 points this time annnnnnnd rimshot! Now that’s how you end the regular season two blowout wins over playoff teams! (cough cough)

January 03, 2021 at 06:50 pm

If MVS had caught "that" one, it would have gone over 40

January 03, 2021 at 07:15 pm

The false start wasn't called so a 4th and 1 should have been 6 to go. I saw Z held on another play that wasn't called. How did the ref not call the PI on Davante right away? Home cooking but we made it through.

johngalt

January 03, 2021 at 06:35 pm

-Lot to like. Rodgers looks dialed.
-Kevin King- that 3rd and 3-I was yelling at my TV pre snap.
He also appears to have attended the Deion Sanders school of tackling. Its ugly.
Hated the bears winning the TOP, but they do still suck-

Grandfathered

January 03, 2021 at 06:50 pm

I have been really rooting for King to do well but its hard. He makes some tackles, then fails to wrap up and tries those legs cutting tackles which he only wins 50%, then tries to stick his nose in on other tackles to make up for the misses. I'm hoping he plays well in the playoffs but I doubt the Pack will spend $ to keep him.

January 03, 2021 at 07:06 pm

Yeah, King drops his head prior to contact resulting in some complete whiffs. It is a habit now. Can't help but wonder if he doesn't want to wrap up because his shoulders are duct-taped into the sockets.

January 03, 2021 at 07:22 pm

King believes in doing 200+ pushups every day. Those are his low figures. In one of his interviews long back, he had mentioned that his father had instilled that into him.

Pushups are not cardio... they should not be done every day. His shoulders are now an issue; easily getting injured, and perhaps stiff and making it difficult to wrap his arms around when tackling.

January 03, 2021 at 06:35 pm

A wonderfully urgent but patient drive in the fourth quarter featured our trio of superstars in Rodgers, Adams, and Jones in a fitting finish for a clutch win.
13-3, a shout of glee.
Plus the bye, a happy cry.
On a roll to the Super Bowl.

JohnnyLogan

January 03, 2021 at 06:58 pm

That's why I think you have to re-sign Jones. We don't really know what we have yet with Dillon, but we do know that Rodgers, Jones, Adams is the best triumvirate in the NFL. Why break it up? Did the old Packers think about letting Hornung go because we had Taylor?

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January 03, 2021 at 07:29 pm

A thumbs up from me, Johnny, and I hope we find a way to keep Jones.
I think we make him a sincere offer, one that guarantees him some good money but also minimizes our risks -- maybe two or three years, with incentives for games played.
Somehow I doubt that Jones will take it with Drew Rosenhaus as his agent.
It's worth a try, though. That guy is superbly good, and may become great.
The problem with running backs is that they tend to fade physically just when they're on the verge of greatness.

packerbackerjim

January 03, 2021 at 06:41 pm

It just wasn’t going to be a typical Bears v Packers game until Trubisky threw a pick. My unease didn’t subside until Nagy decided to throw on 4th down, after being 4-for-4 by the run. Two major mistakes and several (too many really) minor ones made this game much closer than it needed to be. Get the mistakes out of the way for the playoffs. Billy Turner should get a game ball for his play.

stockholder

January 03, 2021 at 06:38 pm

13-3 second Year in a row!

Since'61

January 03, 2021 at 06:40 pm

For a while I was concerned that MVS cost us the #1 seed.
First possession in the 3rd quarter, Jones runs for 9 yards. Why are we throwing the ball on the next 2 downs.
No Dillon? Why?
Saw Snacks in for a few plays.
Great games by Rodgers, Jones and Adams.
OL held up excellently without Bak.
Gary, Savage, Alexander and Amos had good games on defense.
Can someone teach King to wrap up??!!?
Why did we start the game with 2DLs when 3-4 DLs last week stopped the ground game cold? Take Montgomery out of the game and the Bears have nothing.
Despite everything we have the #1 seed and the bye.
Congratulations to the Packers and all Packer fans.
Go Pack Go! Thanks, Since ‘61

Grandfathered

January 03, 2021 at 06:42 pm

I like Patrick. Seemed to take care of Hicks pretty well. Tough sledding running between the tackle until the 4thg qtr, but Patrick held up as did the OL in general.

January 03, 2021 at 07:12 pm

Hicks had 2 QB hits. I didn't see Patrick allow those so I don't know the circumstances behind them. Quinn had 2 QB hits, presumably against Turner, but I only saw one allowed by Turner. Mack and Gipson each had 1 QB hit. Now, allowing 6 QB hits isn't bad, and only one sack to boot.

January 03, 2021 at 07:17 pm

Maybe to have more speed to keep Mitch from taking off.

NickPerry

January 03, 2021 at 07:28 pm

I was think same damn thing Since '61. I just don't understand ESPECIALLY after last week why no Dillion.

January 03, 2021 at 08:20 pm

Yeah, Dillion had a heck of game last week. But for goodness sake he just came off the Covid-19 list. Who knows even if he had his legs this week.(Even with one snap) And to play two productive veterans over him in a de facto playoff game, that's a no brainer. Besides, looks like the Packers were running a fairly small run package this week.

January 03, 2021 at 09:48 pm

I think if MVS makes the second catch we would have been able to go more to Dillon.

Since'61

January 04, 2021 at 12:53 pm

Excellent point Tundra. Thanks, Since ‘61

Starrbrite

January 03, 2021 at 09:48 pm

Well said “61”— my sentiments exactly!

January 03, 2021 at 06:43 pm

Did the Live game feed and my drinking is way up. Thanks Aaron and Corey . Now that was fun. All the same it was one of those wierd games where you absolutely can not leave to go the bathroom. Should have been over much earlier. Pack had at least 21 points more and the bears 3 less. At a minimum.

GPG

January 03, 2021 at 07:19 pm

Tarkanian has nothing on me, tomorrow I will produce a new smelly beach towel. Nerve racking!

January 03, 2021 at 08:27 pm

lol, Yes nerve wracking from the very first play.

tobinrote

January 03, 2021 at 06:44 pm

i suggest we cancel all future third quarters.

SteelyPhil

January 03, 2021 at 06:45 pm

A whole lot of people, myself included, figured that the Packers were due for a regression in year 2 under MLF because the 13-3 season last year was a bit anomalous - lots of weird wins in close games (c.f. both Lions games). We were outclassed in the NFCCG last year and it didn't seem like we'd picked up enough in the offseason to put us over the top this year. Well, here we are in January 2021 and MLF and the Packers have wrapped up the 1-seed with another 13-3 season, and this time around look like the championship team we've been hoping for. Kudos to the whole organization and everyone at CHTV and let's go get another ring! GPG!!!

January 03, 2021 at 06:57 pm

To see what happened to the 49ers shows just how much a team can slip after looking almost unstoppable the previous season.
That the Packers matched their 13-3 mark from last year, and seem to be even better going into the playoffs this time around, is indeed quite an accomplishment.to appreciate and even cherish.
Wasn't it just two seasons ago that we were blown out by the Lions in a dismal finish to a miserable season?

calabasa

January 04, 2021 at 12:08 am

Yeah I was at that game. Unreal. Feels like 10 years ago.

splitpea1

January 03, 2021 at 06:47 pm

You almost thought the Bears were on to something with that offensive game plan, but no, you have to successfully stretch the field to keep up with the Packers; it's tough to make all those conversions drive after drive.

Great job by our O-line: a few QB hits, but only one sack allowed.

We won despite giving away 10 points between the drops by King and MVS.

Speaking of King, does he have an injury which prevents him from using his arms for tackling?

Busy day for Barnes--we've got a winner here. Good job of catching and blocking by Dafney, too.

Austin: You need to protect the ball instead of keeping it out there when you're surrounded by a bunch of charging Bears on returns.

I read in a recent article that some Bears fans initially thought they got the better of the Amos/HHCD swap. Huh?

Offense looks unstoppable, defense improving, and looking real good here except for special teams--maybe we'll get a chance to get some work in here with the extra time. Everyone else gets a well-deserved rest.

January 03, 2021 at 07:06 pm

It seems King plays too far back in coverage for the situation; then after giving up the catch in front of him, is poor at tackling. Not a good combination.
I'm not giving up on the guy, but let's say there's room for improvement by not allowing so much room between him and the receiver.
If one were to write a book about his game today -- with the failed attempt at a body tackle, and the flailing attempt at an interception -- the title could be, "A Farewell to Arms."

January 03, 2021 at 07:32 pm

Both King and Alexander play off coverage because both are so quick off the ball. Take a look at YAC for both, being that King is targeted every game. Both were impressive today.

Grandfathered

January 03, 2021 at 07:11 pm

I would take Amos every day and twice on Sundays over HHCD.

January 03, 2021 at 08:33 pm

I would take Amos' son or young nephew over HHCD.

Lphill

January 03, 2021 at 06:47 pm

Pettine is afraid of the pass , again he plays 2 d lineman and 2 outside linebackers and the Bears run the ball , he's gotta go regardless , when you play Trubisky like he's Aaron Rodgers its unacceptable.

January 03, 2021 at 07:08 pm

Montgomery had 69 yards on 22 carries...the Bears only went over 100 yards because of Mitch’s last scramble Mitch had 204 yards on 33 attempts when it mattered I don’t know why we’re nitpicking here.

cms

January 03, 2021 at 08:09 pm

Because the defense is called passively! Can't win big games that way.

January 03, 2021 at 07:54 pm

Packers played 5-2 on snap for most of the game. Smiths and Gray played close to the entire game at the LOS. Bears wanted to control the clock in a game they were two scores down. Right. Why didn't Nagy thrown downfield? We all saw the answer in the fourth when he did. This defense played a fine game.

January 04, 2021 at 04:37 am

Yes, Pettine has answers when the opponent has a poor QB.

NJMagic

January 03, 2021 at 06:47 pm

OL was amazing under the circumstances!!

AJ Dillon on 3rd and 1.... Anybody?????

Sigh .... "A linebacker on MVS is suboptimal for the opposition; MVS wide open for a TD against a DB is suboptimal for the Packers". Too true.

GPG!!

jhtobias

January 03, 2021 at 06:48 pm

To anyone who is complaining at this time GO AWAY PLEASE !!!

Demon

January 03, 2021 at 06:53 pm

Great win!! If MVS could just catch the balls that are right in his hands, my Lord the career he could have. He could be to the Packers what Alvin Harper was to the cowboys during their run. Hopefully he stays after practice every day the next couple weeks with the receiver coach and the juggs machine

January 03, 2021 at 06:58 pm

You know this is eerily similar to the Chiefs last year who’s def tightened up during the second half of the season let’s hope it continues.

HankScorpio

January 03, 2021 at 07:00 pm

To quote Dan Needles...

"And the best part of this? The Bears organization is so poorly run that they will probably keep Trubisky and Nagy around, maybe even give them contract extensions, because they made the playoffs....at 8-8."

He said what I was thinking. So I'll go with that.

JohnnyLogan

January 03, 2021 at 07:04 pm

Our likely first opponent in the playoffs will be Tampa Bay. Personally think they're the toughest out. Great QB with sensational WR's and they kicked our ass when they played us. Hope two weeks to prepare for them is enough for LaFleur and Pettine.

January 03, 2021 at 07:23 pm

Now they have that fool Antonio Brown playing well.

Houndog

January 03, 2021 at 07:04 pm

"Did you know Dominique Dafney was a Packers player prior to this game"?
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Yeah Aaron, he made a hell of a block last week to break someone loose on a play.
I can't remember the play, but I remember the commentators praising him for it.
Where the hell did he come from?

HighPlainsDrifter

January 03, 2021 at 07:11 pm

Aaron Rodgers - Unquestionably the best of all time. And that comes from a guy who always wore #15 in youth sports, then adored Brett Favre.

January 03, 2021 at 07:28 pm

Same here, none of them had the zip but easily catchable throws. That's why our receivers have a high YAC.

Houndog

January 03, 2021 at 07:12 pm

Here ya go:
Dominic Dafney: Via Wikipedia
In his only season with the Indiana State Sycamores, Dafney rushed for 439 yards and caught 15 passes for 196 yards and scored seven touchdowns and was named second team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference at fullback.
Dafney was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent August 26, 2020 and was waived on September 8, 2020 during final roster cuts.
He was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad on October 12, 2020. The Packers elevated Dafney to their active roster on December 5, 2020, and was officially signed to the active roster on December 12.
On December 27, he recorded his first NFL catch, a 13-yard reception from Aaron Rodgers, during a Week 16 victory over the Tennessee Titans and his first touchdown today!
He just might be a keeper!

January 03, 2021 at 07:26 pm

Playoff teams can never have enough Fullbacks... :-)

January 03, 2021 at 07:37 pm

Plus, right after his touchdown catch he had a big tackle on the ensuing kickoff.
The Bears returner, Patterson, looked like he was about to go from third to fourth gear when Dafney tackled him from the side.
So that makes both Tonyan and Dafney as free agents out of Indiana State. We may want to locate a scout there during the college football season, or get Larry Bird to give us some good tips.

January 03, 2021 at 08:18 pm

Swisch, my son says that Indiana State grads have scored 18 TDs in NFL history. Tonyon with 14, Dafney with 1, and 3 for everyone else.

January 03, 2021 at 09:23 pm

Wow! Let's hope the Packers build on that, at least with those two guys.
It sounds like your son is a go-to guy for difficult-to-find sports information. Maybe a hotline or website is in his future. All the best to him.

Starrbrite

January 04, 2021 at 12:07 am

He played in the same conference as Turner, Shepard, Kurt Warner, Bryce Paup, Carson Wentz, and many others. For smaller division football, they have produced a high number of NFL players.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/contracts/sort-value/chicago-bears/limit-100/

January 03, 2021 at 07:19 pm

Just look at the stats below - Mack Quinn Jackson Hicks Goldman - top wage earners on Da Bears and we put up 35 on them--- Total contract value 400K

Houndog

January 03, 2021 at 07:24 pm

I know there's a sizable difference in Canadian to US dollars, but I'm pretty sure you meant to say $400"M", not 400K.

January 03, 2021 at 08:28 pm

Ok not sure of the letters then $400,000 is the total value of the contracts - now how many guys get cut etc But Mack's contract is for $141,000.

Demon

January 03, 2021 at 08:47 pm

You need to add more zeros 400,000,000
141,000,00

January 03, 2021 at 11:01 pm

correctomundo

January 04, 2021 at 04:43 am

Chicago has made the playoffs twice in the last ten seasons; Chicago has made the playoffs twice in the three years Khalil Mack has been on the team. I don't think it is a mere correlation but is a causative relationship.

Packers are spoiled: after seven season with no playoff appearances, signing Mack and getting to the playoffs might be considered a good move by Bears' fans. Tubisky just failed to improve and that killed their chances.

13TimeChamps

January 04, 2021 at 08:52 am

To be fair, they're only in this year because of the added 7th team. Overall, the Mack signing, with the draft capital and salary cap that it cost them, wasn't worth it.

LeotisHarris

January 03, 2021 at 07:21 pm

I liked the intensity we had on D. There was some excellent tackling out there today from Savage, Amos, Gary, Barnes, and Alexander. There were still some horseshit efforts from others, but at least it was ramped up, guys lowering shoulders finally. Thought Lowry played his ass off, as well as Clark. Please find a way to keep Aaron Jones. He kept us alive several times.

Remember when Chicago traded for Mack? The field was tilted. They'd be the '85 Bears again. And with Hicks back this time, well, look out Green Bay! Guess what? The damn field still hasn't tilted, and our O hung 35 on the ferocious Chicago Bears. The Bears still suck.

Anything is possible with this team. Go Pack!

January 03, 2021 at 07:45 pm

Leotis, it seems you're getting at the reasons for conflicting comments here about the defense.
It appears there was good energy and toughness and team tackling that was impressive.
Yet something seemed off, I'm not sure what.
Perhaps at halftime, we could have made adjustments to play better against those short passes to the outside that seemed to keep the Bears drives going on and on.
I'll be interested to hear more analysis from the staff at CheeseheadTV and the fans here over the next week.

January 03, 2021 at 08:10 pm

Agreed. Most of the numbers all say the defense played well. Chicago did not run the ball well against GB, but nor did they have many negative plays while running. They just churned out 3 or 4 yards most of the time. Chicago didn't make too many mistakes, like offensive holding (which hasn't been called as much this season anyway). This meant that Chicago had one 3rd and 14, a 3rd and 7, and a couple of 3rd and 6s but mostly they had a lot of 3rd and 2 or less. And a lot of 4th and 1.

January 04, 2021 at 09:33 am

Chicago seems to have played to its game plan well and still lost by 19. D had two consecutive three and outs but ST turned that sterling effort into 3 for the Bears. The D looks increasingly looks like one that can win against post season teams.

Since91

January 03, 2021 at 07:22 pm

So proud of this team!
So happy ARod shut all the pundits up! MVP!
So happy we didn’t draft a WR!
Eff off Cardinals for letting them bums into the playoffs

January 03, 2021 at 07:22 pm

Random Thoughts: No. 1 and Home field all though the playoffs. YES!!! This game encapsulated the entire season. Everything from MVS drops a sure touchdown, to the offense farts in the third quarter to Pettine playing two DL in his main defensive packages it was there. Say what you want, the defense allowed an FG in the second half, and the offense ate up a critical 7:00 plus in a game killing scoring drive. Aaron Jones. Enjoy him while you can. What a gritty performance. D. Adams a Man in a man's game in the fourth quarter. Billy Turner the best offensive lineman in a high level offensive line group. Well worth his free agent signing. (Go Gute) Packers won this game in the trenches, on both sides. The road to the Superbowl goes through Lambleu. I Need A (Root) Beer...

Difer

January 03, 2021 at 07:22 pm

Great game, great season. Unfortunately, the lowest seed surviving Wild Card weekend will most likely be the Buccaneers, who are playing their best football and present the Packers with their greatest challenge in the playoffs. Pray for an Arctic blast to descend on Lambeau come game time.

January 03, 2021 at 07:30 pm

Not unfortunately, I want no excuses from people. Let's beat the best. As I said before, revenge is best served COLD.

January 03, 2021 at 07:50 pm

Now that was not only a good comment, but also good humor, Pete.

Mojo

January 03, 2021 at 07:31 pm

Keeping Jim Graham out of the endzone on the last play was very satisfying.

January 03, 2021 at 08:54 pm

Only thing better would have been a pick 6 to end it, but somehow I think this was poetic.

Zapato

January 03, 2021 at 07:36 pm

I was happy with the defensive performance. One early TD, then nothing but field goals. And a fumble recovery! And an interception!

Love affair with MVS is always going to be a roller coaster ride. Still trying to figure out how he dropped that pass.

Special teams continued their ugly ways.

Bears still suck!!!

A New Era

January 03, 2021 at 07:39 pm

35 points (should have been 42) against an excellent defense without our all-Pro LT... sweet! Our offense is red hot and our defense has steadily improved down the stretch. Our special teams still scare me, however. All in all, this is a nice launch into the playoffs. I'm looking forward to watching six games next week with no worries, knowing that the next week the Packers will be hosting the lowest seeded NFC team at Lambeau!

4thand1

January 03, 2021 at 07:50 pm

The Titans 2 big stars had 401 yards of offense today, Brown 151 yards receiving Henry 250 yards rushing. What a job the Pack did last week. D was big this week too, These guys are coming around.

January 03, 2021 at 08:42 pm

Bears punted 1 time.

4thand1

January 03, 2021 at 08:52 pm

So you say the titans game didn't matter? Pack could have scored only 17 this week and won.

Norm

January 04, 2021 at 01:58 pm

Good thing they only punted once because we fumbled one punt return which led to points for the Bears.

4thand1

January 03, 2021 at 08:57 pm

Nags must be crocked, no the good, the bad, and the ugly yet,lol

January 03, 2021 at 08:58 pm

May be awhile this week.

PhantomII

January 03, 2021 at 09:14 pm

The Defense held them to 16 pts. which is great. I much prefer 3 down linemen on run plays and they ran a lot. The folks not happy with the D in this game wanted more 3 and outs. That takes more big guys on the DL like last week. The game was close for 3/4 of the game. MVS drop and also not moving the chains on 2 and 1 and throwing down field. Teams are only going to get better so the wiggle room is shrinking. Our ST botches of kickoff too close to the side line is a learning point which was +15 yds on kickoff. Also fumbling on a return.
We have some stuff to clean up. Congrats on Adams records and Rodgers MVP. We are going to have to get all our WR's the ball going forward. Adams will find it tough sledding sometime soon. A good coach is going to try and take him away.

Oppy

January 03, 2021 at 10:41 pm

The defense held the bears on 3 consecutive downs three or four times today, which normally would result in a punt, but the Bears went for broke on 4th down repeatedly.

It would have been nice to see them win on 4th down. Still, I can't imagine arguing about the defense on a sub 20 point performance. Especially considering the special teams gaff gave the opponent another incredibly condensed field.

January 04, 2021 at 01:09 pm

I think the Crosby kick to that side was intentional to try to limit Patterson to that side or the middle of the field. Which is to say no confidence in the coverage team. Overall this season suggests the Pack might better take the chance of the ball at the 40 than try to bring down an elite returner like Patterson. That is how bad ST is right now in GB.

Bear

January 03, 2021 at 10:39 pm

Looks like we probably see Tampa Bay in two weeks.

Oppy

January 03, 2021 at 10:42 pm

Bring 'em on.

Fubared

January 03, 2021 at 11:03 pm

The announcers were jerks. They were amazed the bears coach was going for it on 4th and 1 all the time? This ain't game six it's win or go home. A 5 year old would not be amazed at this. It's called going all out to win, keeping Rodgers off the field and trying for more points.
Why are our backs playing off so far. My only guess is to discuss their lack of speed. It was obvious they don't trust trubisky going downfield, it's all run and dink passed so why the prevent. Pettine sucks?

HighPlainsDrifter

January 04, 2021 at 12:22 am

The announcers were just fine. Burkhardt is well-spoken and entertaining. Johnston is informative and even handed. They are consummate professionals. To the contrary, you are a worthless troll.

There was no prevent defense. You would not have any idea of whether the DBs were "playing off so far" or not, because you have no clue about what you watching. Learn something about the game, you might not sound like a complete ignoramus.

badger38

January 04, 2021 at 03:31 am

Can the Packers retire the number ten in honor of Mitchell Trubisky? He's won more games for them than some others on the ring. And while they're at it, add Jay Cutler's six.

Fabio

January 04, 2021 at 05:24 am

I think in two weeks the only goal is to collapse the Tampa Bay pocket otherwise it will be tough. I hate seeing Brady play like he's on the couch
Go Pack Go

January 04, 2021 at 09:25 am

I think what disturbed me most about the King drop is that he was just standing there and seemed to have been for almost a second. He just was not in the play, either looking for a receiver to cover/hit or the ball. I mean they were throwing to any part of the field that Alexander was not party to so King was getting a lot of looks but geez, he was just standing there.