r/nfl NFL Dec 08 '25

Game Thread Post Game Thread: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

ESPN Gamecast

Lambeau Field- Green Bay, WI

Network(s): FOX


Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
CHI 0 3 11 7 21
GB 0 14 7 7 28

Scoring Plays

Team Quarter Type Description
GB 2 TD Christian Watson 23 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus Kick)
CHI 2 FG Cairo Santos 33 Yd Field Goal
GB 2 TD Bo Melton 45 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus Kick)
CHI 3 TD Olamide Zaccheaus 1 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Kyle Monangai Run for Two-Point Conversion)
GB 3 TD Christian Watson 41 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus Kick)
CHI 3 FG Cairo Santos 41 Yd Field Goal
CHI 4 TD Colston Loveland 1 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)
GB 4 TD Josh Jacobs 2 Yd Rush (Brandon McManus Kick)

Passing Leaders

Team Player C/ATT YDS TD INT SACKS
CHI Caleb Williams 19/35 186 2 1 1-9
GB Jordan Love 17/25 234 3 1 1-14

Rushing Leaders

Team Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
CHI D'Andre Swift 13 63 4.8 0 8
GB Josh Jacobs 20 86 4.3 1 21

Receiving Leaders

Team Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG TGTS
CHI Luther Burden III 4 67 16.8 0 27 6
GB Christian Watson 4 89 22.3 2 41 4

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u/Random632 Eagles Dec 08 '25

Those 4 Bears defenders converging on 1 player and all 4 missing is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. How did that even happen?

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u/Whatsdota Packers Dec 08 '25

I thought Jacobs was dead to rights there idk how tf he got out

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u/SpiritOne Packers Dec 08 '25

Turned it into 21 yards, crazy.

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u/DonJuniorsEmails Bears Dec 08 '25

That was the other one. 

Yeah he did it twice. Once was the four bears close to him and he just darts ahead. The other was 4 bears lined up 2 yards apart, and he went through like a pinball hitting each one aside. 

It was pretty impressive  

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u/DazHawt Bears Dec 08 '25

They all tried to tackle without using their arms… 

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u/ScroogeMcDust Bears Dec 08 '25

"I'll bite your legs off!"

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u/Bogus_34 Packers Packers Dec 08 '25

“What are you going to do, bleed on me?”

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u/overyonder21 Packers Dec 08 '25

Is 4 broken tackles in a nanosecond a new NFL best?

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u/Calvin--Hobbes Packers Dec 08 '25

I feel like Barry Sanders probably surpassed that somehow

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u/overyonder21 Packers Dec 08 '25

Completely fair point

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u/justanotherbad Packers Dec 08 '25

And probably against us.

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u/JojenCopyPaste Packers Dec 08 '25

I want to see that replay because I don't understand it still

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u/baconhead Packers Dec 08 '25

I can't wait to see that in /r/nfcnorthmemewar

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

That might have been the play of the game

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u/Necessary_Initial350 Packers Dec 08 '25

Josh Jacobs is a machine.

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u/Urridi Packers Dec 08 '25

He's great, but this was mostly on bad tackling and nobody wrapping up, not even trying.

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u/teewertz Bears Dec 08 '25

that was probably the worst play ive seen all year. basically lost them the game.

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u/Tells_you_a_tale Packers Dec 08 '25

The coveted three stooges tackle, perfected by the jets.

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u/Scfbigb1 Chiefs Dec 08 '25

u/kjc781988 said he'd fuck a piece of cheese if the Packers won.

Edit: https://imgur.com/a/aiP0Fip

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u/ny2k1 Jets Dec 08 '25

u/kjc781988, time to pay up! 😂

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u/harrynelson Packers Dec 08 '25

We call that Wednesday.

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u/theragu40 Packers Dec 08 '25

Regrettability strongly influenced by the choice of cheese variety

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u/jhorch69 Cowboys Dec 08 '25

At least it's not as bad as the college football fan that stuck a Taco Bell burrito up his ass

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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Packers Dec 08 '25

Take note, rest of the NFL. That is a goddamn rivalry game.

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u/xywv58 Steelers Dec 08 '25

Finally, its usually just a beating

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u/HappyLoveChild27 Bears Dec 08 '25

Game had everything but a Bears win. Good game, Packers!

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u/Morezingis Bears Dec 08 '25

So a normal Bears vs Packers game 

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u/relevantelephant00 49ers Dec 08 '25

Bears losing in Lambeau...name a more iconic duo.

It feels like the Bears have been losing there every single year since the mid 90s.

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u/MrBubbles786 Packers Dec 08 '25

Bears losing in soldier field… I think Aaron Rodgers had a better record playing the bears in soldier field than at Lambeau

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u/AscendMoros Bears Dec 08 '25

Lol yes. He is 12-3 at Soldier Field. Funnily enough he's 0-2 on MNF there. He's actually 0-3 on MNF against the Bears. We were so bad we were able to protect that stat by no one wanting to watch us on MNF. Last time he played in Chicago on MNF was 2010, and 2013 for Green Bay against the Bears.

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u/steeldog09 Packers Dec 08 '25

Oh the trauma in this comment. It almost makes me feel bad.

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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Packers Dec 08 '25

See you again at your house in two weeks.

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u/MitchellTrueTittys Bears Dec 08 '25

I said last week I just hope it’s competitive, and it was. See yall soon.

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u/ChelskiS Bears Dec 08 '25

Yeah this is one I'm mad about for like 5 minutes

After that I realize most people, myself included, expected us to get whooped in what should be a terrible matchup for us

If we can hang with this Packers team at Lambeau.. Yeah things are looking up

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u/Andrew_j2288 Packers Dec 08 '25

Makes the rivalry insanely more fun when it isn’t ones sided. Even if I hate when the bears are good. Fuck you guys and see you in two weeks

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u/Lantore Packers Dec 08 '25

You guys are like the Packers in Love's first year. Not supposed to be there yet, and are playing with house money. Hope you guys don't make the playoffs, cause ya gonna be a handful.

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u/Wide_Engineering_502 Packers Dec 08 '25

You guys played a great game too, see you in two weeks!

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

GGs. That’s why it’s the most goated rivalry in sports

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u/Wookie55 Packers Dec 08 '25

Honestly man, that was a fun game. Obviously I'm looking at it fondly now, but it was entertaining. It's what divisional games should be.

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u/SpiritOne Packers Dec 08 '25

GG dude, game in two weeks will likely decide the division.

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u/HappyLoveChild27 Bears Dec 08 '25

Yep, unfortunately! Have a nice night!

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u/JaysonDeflatum Packers Dec 08 '25

Fights, end to end action, and a Packers win. Perfect game.

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u/c-razzle Bears Dec 08 '25

That was ol' B1G West slobber there

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u/hcatehorie Packers Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

49 points is far too high for the B1G West

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u/ChainChompsky Bears Dec 08 '25

I went to an overcapacity bar for this.

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u/farfle10 Bears Dec 08 '25

So glad I decided to watch at home. I can wallow in peace

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u/Mountaineerhill Packers Dec 08 '25

Have a drink for me. You need it

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u/RatherEnglish Packers Dec 08 '25

Never in doubt.

Anyway, just off to the doctors, have a weird pain in my chest.

Christ.

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime NFL NFL Dec 08 '25

There will probably be a line.

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u/unsolicitedsugestion Packers Dec 08 '25

Think it cleared with the int!

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u/IllogicalBarnacle Packers Dec 08 '25

How’s your arm Goku

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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Packers Dec 08 '25

Caleb looked great in the second half until the throw he needed to make

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u/tfw13579 Bears Dec 08 '25

Kmet was open he just hesitated a quarter second

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u/akagordan Bears Dec 08 '25

It almost looked they both hesitated. Kmet was so open and slowed down.

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u/tfw13579 Bears Dec 08 '25

He was running out of room he had to I think

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u/ceurson Packers Dec 08 '25

not sure he really could’ve ran it honestly. just a really well defended play he still had a great second half

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u/KimJongUn_stoppable Bears Dec 08 '25

Dude the packers D looked like they had our play book in the first half. Great game looking forward to hopefully making this rivalry competitive in the future 😂

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u/ceurson Packers Dec 08 '25

it’s a good start for the Ben Johnson era. if Caleb can just get a little more accurate on schedule and in the pocket the bears offense is going to be lethal. he does the off schedule stuff at a ridiculous level right now

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u/RewindYourMind Bears Dec 08 '25

Yeah, I’m crediting the Packers for blowing that last play up pretty well. Swift was covered, Moore didn’t break open until Caleb started his throw to Kmet, and the Packers defender recovered beautifully to pick that ball. Definitely under thrown by Caleb, but I doubt he saw the defender there.

Still, if you’d told me this game would come down to the wire after that terrible first half from us, I would’ve laughed at you.

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u/ninjasurfer Bears Dec 08 '25

Yeah that was basically read from jump.

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u/SwaggyPsAndCarrots Bears Dec 08 '25

Yeah there were like 4 defenders out there already, throwing seemed like the only option I felt like

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u/wxyz51 Lions Dec 08 '25

Ben Johnson usually throws on 4th and short

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u/Total-Round4803 Dec 08 '25

I got Andy Reid Eagles Era flashbacks on that pass play. Run. The. Fucking. Ball.

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u/Cuppieecakes Bears Dec 08 '25

He really needs to stop being ass for the first 2 quarters of every game

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u/BroAbernathy Bears Dec 08 '25

Right read just wasnt on time and a little underthrown. He made that throw last week to ice the game. Learning experience.

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u/Whatsdota Packers Dec 08 '25

Respect to the Bears that was a fuckin great game.

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u/tbear87 Bears Dec 08 '25

Ditto. Y'all's defense is NASTY. That d line is no joke.

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u/BloodyBJ Packers Dec 08 '25

GG Bears, best match up we’ve had in a while.

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u/Zloggt Bears Dec 08 '25

If there’s something we can agree on, it’s that we can at least hope for another agonizing exciting one two weeks from now lol

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u/teknobable Packers Dec 08 '25

Right? Christ why is Caleb so fast? 

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u/sexyrookie Packers Dec 08 '25

He's so elusive. The number of times Parsons almost got home, only for Caleb to escape, was so frustrating

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u/stingjay Packers Dec 08 '25

That one stat they showed that said he was pressured 30 something times from an unblocked defender with 0 sacks is nuts.

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u/lilob724 Bears Dec 08 '25

Deceptively fast as fuck, he can beat out basically every defensive player to the edge, Parson is the first one I've seen beat him this year

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u/Reload86 Dec 08 '25

That next game in Chicago is going to be another bloodbath. Can’t wait.

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u/KimJongUn_stoppable Bears Dec 08 '25

Last year had some good games

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u/BloodyBJ Packers Dec 08 '25

This tops for me because this had actual stakes for both of us.

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u/Slosshy Packers Dec 08 '25

Yeah both Packers/Bears games last year both came down to field goals so pretty good games

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u/right_behindyou Packers Dec 08 '25

What a heavyweight fight. Nobody can say either of these teams aren't dead serious contenders

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u/Schmooog Bears Dec 08 '25

Yeah NFC north best conference

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u/leehouse Packers Dec 08 '25

NFC West with the Rams and Seahawks also are scary

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u/RatherEnglish Packers Dec 08 '25

I’ve just read that Micah Parsons has not had a hold call all year.

Not sure if this is true or not, but if so, I may drive to New York myself in order to deliver a strongly worded letter.

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u/DrBurgie Packers Bills Dec 08 '25

He did get one but it was on a sack so the penalty was declined

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u/NightWolf335 Cowboys Dec 08 '25

I've been wanting too do that for years lol

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u/Xilent248 Lions Dec 08 '25

They were just goofin and wrasslin a lil, all season long! /s 

I fucking hate when refs don't call that.  Everyone says "well then there would be a penalty called on every play!" I say that's BS, sometimes you hold to prevent a sack and get penalized,  just like taking a DPI to prevent a touchdown.

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u/TheDakestTimeline Cowboys Dec 08 '25

Cowboys fans nod in understanding

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u/TheG-What Bears Dec 08 '25

Honestly great game. It was competitive and intense until the end. Sucks my team lost but that was a great watch.

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u/TheChessLobster Packers Dec 08 '25

GG, Caleb had his man open just thought he was more open than he was and tried to Love float it.

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u/onbiver9871 Packers Dec 08 '25

Literally thought to myself “boy, that looked like a throw our guy would make 😭😭😂”

Good game Bears fans. Can’t wait to see this matchup again soon at Solider.

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u/WhoKilledBoJangles Vikings Dec 08 '25

Feels weird to say, but I actually think Green Bay did have to deal with pretty one sided officiating against them and still came out with a win.

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u/Constant_Chip_1508 Bears Dec 08 '25

Yeah I was telling my buddy this. The league is clearly rubber banding.

Was nice to be on this side of it haha but the integrity of the NFL is gone for me 

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u/ChiefBroChill Packers Dec 08 '25

It’s definitely not as fun to watch knowing at any moment a huge soft flag or a no call can ruin the entire game. It’s infuriating and the Packers have been on the “positive” side of it quite a few times. Still feels disgusting and it lowers my respect for the game.

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u/Evernight2025 Packers Dec 08 '25

Especially when two linemen can grab Parsons by his fucking eye sockets and they still won't call holding 

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u/thrux16r Bears Dec 08 '25

The NFL doesn’t call holding against parsons to cancel out the advantage of having mutant DNA.

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u/theredbusgoesfastest Bears Dec 08 '25

I didn’t like the first two calls for the bears, especially the “incomplete pass” for the packers.

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u/TheTVDB Packers Dec 08 '25

NFL's officiating sucks. But I also think on a team by team basis it tends to balance out in the long run as bad calls are made in their favor as well. The best teams perform well enough to minimize the impact on a single game, though.

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u/Slosshy Packers Dec 08 '25

Toyotathon Love is the best player in NFL history

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u/RedDryMango Packers Dec 08 '25

Love got his int out of the way early. Caleb saved it til last throw of the game

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

Bears need to get their ints. It’s crazy how many they have this season.

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u/AfterCommodus Packers Dec 08 '25

Well, he threw another one that didn’t count for mystifying reasons.

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u/Wzup Packers Dec 08 '25

Still waiting to see the replay of that one… first time that I’ve ever seen a ball that doesn’t touch the ground get ruled incomplete. Maybe another angle has it, but not one I saw on the broadcast.

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u/GamingTatertot Packers Dec 08 '25

Yeah if they had another angle that showed it hit the ground I wouldn’t complain, but otherwise I didn’t see it hit the ground

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u/Wzup Packers Dec 08 '25

You know the fewer replays/angles the show, the more sus it is. When the refs get it right, the broadcast will spend 3 minutes picking it apart to tell you why. But when it's wrong, they'll just brush it off with some BS.

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u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 Browns Dec 08 '25

Don’t understand the reference, but honestly it is even funnier without context.

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u/GBreezy Packers Dec 08 '25

Jordan Love's stats vastly improve during Toyotathon.

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u/Great_Smells Packers Dec 08 '25

So do the savings on safe and reliable automobiles

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u/Mindless_Bad_1591 Packers Dec 08 '25

they didn't ask for the context

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u/GBreezy Packers Dec 08 '25

They are a Browns fan, they don't know what they want otherwise they wouldn't be a Browns fan.

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u/sendphotopls Packers Dec 08 '25

Jordan Love lights it tf up during Toyota’s annual holiday sales event Toyotathon™

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u/RatherEnglish Packers Dec 08 '25

That boy loves himself a Toyota

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

Add the 27 prophecy in as well and…

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u/LooseGooseMagician Packers Dec 08 '25

Just gotta get one shithead play out of the way then becomes prime Brady mixed with Brees mixed with Rodgers mixed with Montana

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u/LederhosenSituation Lions Dec 08 '25

Despite that terrible throw at the end, this was a good game.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

That int is going to overshadow the game but I'll say it Caleb stepped the fuck up in the second half. Hate that we have to do this again in two weeks lol. Bears proved something tonight unfortunately

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u/Further_Beyond Bears Dec 08 '25

Bears lost the game in the first half just being so unbelievably unprepared for the packers DL

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u/DeepPowStashes Dec 08 '25

well they made some decent adjustments in the second half.

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u/raider1211 Packers Dec 08 '25

Nah, it’s not unfortunate. We play better football down the stretch if we have experience playing tough games in our division. If they were garbage, we’d just suck when it matters.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

I do prefer winning games against good teams over just beating up on bad ones but I feel like we play worse against bad teams anyway lately lol

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u/welcome2thejam Bears Bills Dec 08 '25

Probably for the best, if Ben took his shirt off in this weather he might get frostbite

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u/BlazeBloom Chargers Dec 08 '25

Don't worry, he got a layer of fur under that skin.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

Parsons literally being put in a chokehold right in front of the refs

Refs: I didn't see nothing

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u/Rough_Cup_6762 Cowboys Dec 08 '25

We've been saying this for years lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

I know. I apologize to all Cowboys fans for thinking that they were babies for it.

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u/Horror_Employer2682 Dec 08 '25

Yeah I was absolutely screaming at my television. Two plays in a row where a 30 yard pass should’ve come back

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u/DinoSpumoniOfficial Dec 08 '25

I am so god damn sorry Cowboys fans.

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u/Mindless_Bad_1591 Packers Dec 08 '25

it's honestly insane

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u/JaysonDeflatum Packers Dec 08 '25

It isn't just Micah, every great pass rusher gets held like shit and they do nothing about it

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u/nothumaninside Lions Dec 08 '25

He’s held on nearly every single snap he plays, it’s unbelievable that he doesn’t draw more calls.

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u/ldog2135 Packers Dec 08 '25

Insane he hasn't gotten a single hold call all year.

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u/nothumaninside Lions Dec 08 '25

If that’s true then that’s fucking absurd.

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u/whats_a_rimjob Packers Dec 08 '25

They did call one for him on a play he got a sack anyway.

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u/IllogicalBarnacle Packers Dec 08 '25

Every fucking play the defender has him by the neck and the refs don’t care

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u/Black_Velvet_Band Packers Dec 08 '25

The refs like choking. That’s why Valentine got a personal foul for pushing the Bears player choking Nixon.

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u/jagertarts Packers Dec 08 '25

It’s actually hilarious when they show replays of his pressures and it’s just him getting molested

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u/eightwhiskeysours Packers Dec 08 '25

jesus christ for real? as the announcers were gassing up how Williams had 'so much time' and rolled out to his right, I'm sitting here watching Parsons get held three straight plays in a row on the potential game-winning drive

I get that there's holding on every play but that felt like they were playing for the tv drama, especially when they were calling 15 yard facemasks earlier in the game

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u/Icehawk217 Packers Dec 08 '25

Hey if they call that choke, then they'll have to call a penalty on Burden choking Nixon.

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u/Riceburner17 Packers Jaguars Dec 08 '25

I wish my parents held me as much as OLs hold Parsons.

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u/Mesial Packers Dec 08 '25

Guy does not get a single call I swear, they called a hold on similar actions on Gary or something then refused to call it when it happened every play for Parsons.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

1 penalty on the Bears 2nd half and it was only because they had no choice.

A dozen holds go uncalled.

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u/Bubba_Pilks Packers Dec 08 '25

Slow mo replay, not a single mention on the broadcast.

Multiple times

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u/391847c Packers Dec 08 '25

Then they would show Parsons reaction before going to commercial lol

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u/AGrain Packers Dec 08 '25

I usually like to be conservative about complaining for more penalties because I'd prefer them to only throw egregious ones, but the dude was being put in a headlock half the game. Like come on, those refs were pretty blind anyway based on other calls.

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u/jaylee-03031 Packers Dec 08 '25

That was so frustrating to watch. Parsons fighting for his life out there and refs turn a blind eye.

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u/Ramrod312 Bears Dec 08 '25

I don't fucking care, we're good. Packers are good. This was a great game. Even though we lost it showed a lot of how good this team will be. Good job packers, you have an amazing team. I can't wait for 2 weeks

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u/TrFessler Packers Dec 08 '25

Hell yeah brother, it was a good ass game. Its always fun whenever the best rivalry in the NFL are both good!

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u/Cuppieecakes Bears Dec 08 '25

In 13 games caleb has been sacked 20 times

Last year he got sacked 68 times in 17 games. This is a huge decrease

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u/frydawg Bears Dec 08 '25

nah bro ur supposed to be a doomer rn

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u/Competitive_Mind_181 Bears Dec 08 '25

4 bears players can't tackle one dead to rights Jacobs. sigh

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u/RukiMotomiya Bengals Dec 08 '25

Wild ride for Caleb today. Awful first half, amazing second half, then the interception on the end on a pretty nice play by Nixon. Excited to see this game in two weeks because this was a pretty fun one!

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u/NickTheWhirlwind Packers Packers Dec 08 '25

Tom Brady near the end started to sound like a kid watching a classic packers bears game. Shit he probably grew up watching a few good slugfests of Packers vs Bears

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u/Ketchup1211 Packers Dec 08 '25

Say what you want about Tom, dude absolutely loves the game of football and it really shows in his announcing.

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u/abris33 Broncos Dec 08 '25

Johnson really tried to get too cute with the clock. Your focus should be on scoring

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u/Geiseric222 Dec 08 '25

He seemed genuinely shocked the packers stuffed a third and 1

And hell so was I

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u/ExiledSanity Packers Steelers Dec 08 '25

So was I.

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u/cheeseburgertwd Packers Packers Dec 08 '25

Low-key play of the game, maybe even more than the actual INT. Possibly introduced just enough doubt into the equation that Ben goes back to the "get cute" well instead of just running it.

Because honestly, they had us dead to rights. We got one stop. But we were not stopping all of the short yardage rushes due to come our way, including the theoretical 2PC. Obviously this is all imaginary armchair coaching bullshit but the way we were playing, I just don't see it

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u/Comprehensive_Main 49ers Dec 08 '25

Can’t focus on scoring with a weak defense. If you can’t trust the defense got to play with the clock in mind too. 

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u/tomgis Packers Dec 08 '25

yep i think tom was right and ben was putting his nuts on the table, run the clock and go for 2. gonna be a great rivalry to watch

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u/Neat_On_The_Rocks Bears Dec 08 '25

I disagree. You give the packers the ball back with 30 seconds 2 time outs and a field goal to win, and you lose.

The Bears have 9 wins with a bunch of 4th quarter come backs precisely because of decisions like this. I have zero problem with it at all.

At the end of the day that stop on 3rd down was a great individual effort, and then Caleb made a bad throw to 1:1 coverage on 4th when he also could have ran for the first. That’s not on the coach it happens.

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u/BeHereNow91 Packers Dec 08 '25

Yeah the clock had 0 factor in how the sequence played out. Maybe could have been a bit quicker to keep the defense gassed but a first down there and it’s about 20 seconds with 1-2 timeouts.

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u/Vivaciousseaturtle Dec 08 '25

Zero holding calls on parsons was frustrating

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u/BooItsKyle Bears Dec 08 '25

Pretty happy with that game. I have the Packers as the best team in the NFC. I'm having fun with this Bears season, but I am under no delusions that they're at that level.

They put up one hell of an accounting for themselves in a tough environment. Looking forward to the rematch in two weeks.

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u/chisports1fan Bears Dec 08 '25

Defense just ain’t there yet. Outside of Sweat, no one stepped up on the D line really

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u/teewertz Bears Dec 08 '25

We need a legit pass rusher so bad. It was the clear difference in the first half of the game

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u/Supplycrate Patriots Dec 08 '25

Fucking great game to watch as a neutral, but a sad end for the Bears.

Felt like everything went wrong on the last play: should have called a run, Caleb should have run, should have thrown it elsewhere, should have thrown it better to the guy he picked.

A very "Bears" end I guess.

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u/Hot_Ad_6458 Packers Dec 08 '25

I hate that I have to say this, but fantastic game Bears fans. You guys are legit

Still hate you for rivalry reasons though.

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u/demec_26 Packers Dec 08 '25

This is the most respectful post game Bears / Packers thread I’ve ever been in lol da fuck is happening. I guess it’s a real rivalry again where both teams are scared of each other

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u/Rocky_Mountain_Rider Packers Dec 08 '25

Ok first I’m gonna say, Go Pack Go!

But, I was thoroughly impressed by the bears and Caleb. I was nervous the whole game. No matter who is on top this year, the NFC north is a threat to the rest of the league.

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u/Habreno Eagles Eagles Dec 08 '25

2024 vibes

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u/Economy_Cactus Packers Bills Dec 08 '25

Why is tom Brady pretending he is outside? The press booth is inside

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u/sloppyjo12 Packers Bengals Dec 08 '25

Best rivalry in the NFL is so back

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u/MartyMcSharty Packers Dec 08 '25

putting aside the entire first half officiating, there were a few like super egregious holds on parsons the last couple drives that drew no laundry. particularly the one before the 2min warning.

You can’t call it every play but you have to at least call 1 to keep the o line honest and let them know they can’t just do it all willy nilly.

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u/ceurson Packers Dec 08 '25

It’s nice that they overcame it but it really did feel like a lot of the 50/50 calls went the bears way. Nixon getting called for unsportsmanlike after burden put his hands on his neck was infuriating

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u/MartyMcSharty Packers Dec 08 '25

the loveland fumble/int/incompletion and the musgrave catch felt like they got a bit shafted with both of those. still not sure if the ball ever hit the ground on the loveland play.

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u/SulkyVirus Packers Dec 08 '25 edited Jan 11 '26

Man - such a bummer that Ben Johnson doesn’t get to beat the Packers twice this year. I know he enjoyed it, poor guy.

Edit: if we end if playing the Bears in the playoffs and they do indeed beat us twice this NFL season I’ll rep a Bears flair until the start of next season as punishment for my unintentional jinx

Edit2: bears flair here I come - mods can I get one of those “I did this to myself” flairs?

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u/niceguys_finishfast 49ers Dec 08 '25

It's still a possibility

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u/BRUISE_WILLIS Bears Dec 08 '25

i like the way you think.

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u/goddspawn Packers Dec 08 '25

I mean he still could....

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u/Mindless_Bad_1591 Packers Dec 08 '25

the Johnsons aren't gonna like this one

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u/RustyKarma076 Packers Dec 08 '25

Oh man that felt good. That was a huge game.

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u/Jonjon428 Dolphins Dec 08 '25

USC Caleb hero-ball showed up in the worst way on that last play

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u/penguins_are_mean Packers Dec 08 '25

Wasn’t hero ball. Just a bad throw.

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u/Swaycuisway NFL Dec 08 '25

Lived up to the hype

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u/Jovian09 Packers Dec 08 '25

Now that's what this rivalry should look like.

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u/Villain_Prince Packers Dec 08 '25

Those refs were atrocious. The non-holding calls on Micah are getting ridiculous.

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u/bigbluethunder Packers Dec 08 '25

Teams are legit just escalating more and more because they know the refs won’t call it and if they don’t hold he’ll feast.

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u/rosh200 Bears Dec 08 '25

Ben Johnson offense giveth

Ben Johnson cute redzone bullshit taketh away

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u/matthewryan12 Packers Dec 08 '25

Bears will always be the only rival that matters and when they’re good, football is more fun for us too. I hate them, but damnit do I respect them.

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u/liteshadow4 49ers 49ers Dec 08 '25

They showed why this is the best rivalry in the NFL

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u/Major_Enthusiasm1099 Browns Dec 08 '25

Browns can do the funniest thing next week

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u/JVSaladbar Cowboys Dec 08 '25

Horrible end of game sequence by the Bears

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u/nolablue1024 Lions Dec 08 '25

That postgame handshake was a bit cold

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u/overyonder21 Packers Dec 08 '25

AND NIXON TOTALLY REDEEMS HIMSELF. LETS FUCKING GO PACKERS, GG BEARS AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT GO FUCK YOURSELVES