It’s Monday. Wow. History was made Saturday night as the Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers in a playoff game for the first time since Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the White House. Chicago erased a late 18-point deficit to stun its longtime rival in a wild-card showdown at Soldier Field, securing its first postseason victory in the NFL’s oldest rivalry since December 1941—just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
For much of the night, it appeared the drought would continue. The Bears trailed 21–3 at halftime and still faced a daunting 27–16 deficit with less than seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. That’s when quarterback Caleb Williams suddenly came to life. He led back-to-back touchdown drives, aided by a missed Green Bay field goal in between, to give Chicago a late lead.
The Packers had one final chance to respond but the Chicago’s defense held firm, forcing an incompletion on the Packer’s final pass to seal a 31–27 victory. Once again the Bears come from behind to steal the win. The result is all that really matters—but it’d be nice if the Bears didn’t spike everyone’s blood pressure in the final minutes every damn week!
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Can they keep the drive alive? We shall see next weekend.
Did It Again
It’s Monday. Wow. History was made Saturday night as the Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers in a playoff game for the first time since Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the White House. Chicago erased a late 18-point deficit to stun its longtime rival in a wild-card showdown at Soldier Field, securing its first postseason victory in the NFL’s oldest rivalry since December 1941—just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
For much of the night, it appeared the drought would continue. The Bears trailed 21–3 at halftime and still faced a daunting 27–16 deficit with less than seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. That’s when quarterback Caleb Williams suddenly came to life. He led back-to-back touchdown drives, aided by a missed Green Bay field goal in between, to give Chicago a late lead.
The Packers had one final chance to respond but the Chicago’s defense held firm, forcing an incompletion on the Packer’s final pass to seal a 31–27 victory. Once again the Bears come from behind to steal the win. The result is all that really matters—but it’d be nice if the Bears didn’t spike everyone’s blood pressure in the final minutes every damn week!
-keep
Can they keep the drive alive? We shall see next weekend.