I don't know what's going on. Giving up 30 to Carolina only to watch that team get shut out in back to back games to close the season. Then I turn around and this team is playing aggressive clutch football in must win games. Watching this defense makes me feel like I'm in the Seinfeld episode where George loses his glasses.

"you're eating onions, you're spotting dimes, I don't know what the hell is going on"

All I know is it would be very fun if the defense came out and played aggressive again in Dallas.

did Barry finally listen to all the screaming fans and get some extra beef up front and play some man to man? remember though this is the Bears, but how refreshing to see us actually win in the trenches, even when clock management and challenging decisions seem to make MLF as untrustworthy an in game coach as was McCarthy

This is going to be an interesting matchup; I've said from the beginning that my best comparison for Jordan Love, was/is Dak Prescott. And what RB in the league is the most like Aaron Jones? Tony Pollard. Both teams have good OL and pass rush.

Dallas is at home and is a more experienced team, but the Packers are very much a younger version of them.

When the pressure gets home and we are aggressive enough to even play some man and blitz it works. Play to your strengths and you stand a better chance of a good outcome. As you say TGR, who knew?

Fields was contained and he produced a Fields like day. If he can’t run he doesn’t process fast if his planned options are disrupted. After the first couple of drives when he looked reasonable, it fell apart, he took too many sacks and doesn’t throw away. This time we had the spy that was so oddly missing in games where QBs hurt us with their feet.

Jones is just good: a difference maker. To be honest, I did not think the OL was particularly exceptional, just that the Bears have very little rush threat and Jones can just find cracks inside while stretching vertically because he can get the edge. Jones is going to be an interesting conundrum this off season certainly. He can if he’s healthy, but can he stay healthy often enough? If not, we clearly need a plan B or a vastly better IOL.

Love had a better completion percentage than Favre or Rodgers ever had in a game against the Bears. While I’m not sure I agree on the throw that got Doubs hurt—to me that was probably at best a might perhaps have caught it but unwise throw—Love was improbably good other than the fumble. Now I don’t want to detract from praise, but I think that also says a lot about the Bears D on Sunday. That game was a blowout in all but score. Sorry Brister, I think it was your D that proved fake.

Now it’s the Cowboys. Let’s enjoy what’s coming, be thankful that we have a QB who can help so many receivers turn into weapons as well as adjust in the fly already. There’s plenty of time for looking at what needs to happen to capitalize on this potential after, but now we are here, what’s the point if we don’t just enjoy the ride?

The one position I was curious to see who played the most snaps was RG. I wasn't paying attention down after down, but every time i looked Rhyan was playing RG. It felt like he played more snaps. Turns out he still only played about half the snaps.

All season we've been comparing Jordan Love's performance to Aaron Rodgers' first season, but in the second half, Love played as well as Rodgers did IN HIS PRIME. It's been astounding to watch. The one big sticking point early in the year was the poor deep balls, but even that has become a non-issue. It seems like he is just not throwing those long bombs anymore. His deeper throws have been on crossing routes or out routes instead of with the receiver running straight down the field. So maybe it's more a case of Love playing to his strengths.

What I really love is that when Love drops back to pass, the ball could go anywhere and to anybody. He has a quick release too. Maybe that's an underrated aspect of his game.

Kudos to the O-line and especially Zach Tom for making Montez Sweat mostly a non-factor in this game.

Also kudos to Tony Romo and Jim Nantz for calling a good game. Was that the first time we've had these guys this season? Romo is a good analyst who does not often indulge in hyperbole or try to upstage the game. My only gripe about the broadcast was that there were too many cut-ins from other games near the end.

Does anyone know why Nijman was coming in on the right end not the left? Was Tom hurt and/or on a snap count?

I really thought the non-score at the end of the half was going to come back to haunt us. Glad I was wrong. Don't know why they tried a play with seven seconds left and no time outs.

Did the Packers go the whole game without punting? At the end of the game, I thought back and couldn't remember.

Just keep owning the Bears.

Now on to face a real playoff team who really shows up at their home. Too bad for them we've showed up in their home too. The only thing the Packers have been truly consistent at this season is playing well against good and/or playoff caliber teams and letting bad teams hang around.

I agree with Coldworld, enjoy the ride for what it is.

Yeh, yeh, I know, Love was pretty good. The whole team was generally pretty good against the Bears. But, remember, good as the Packer offense was, it still only scored 17 points. . . against the Bears. . . in Green Bay.

Other thing is, is the Packer defense, lately at least, as good as it is despite Joe Barry?

Packers against Dallas should be a really interesting game, a terrific first test in a playoff game. . . for the Packers that is.

Last two games the D line has been incredible on third down with pressure winning one on one’s…and it a TOTAL different defense when that happens.

If the Dallas O line can’t keep them off Dak the defense actually looks good 👍🏼

Thanks for this.

Offensive line. Yes, it's amazing what practicing and playing together can do. I'm glad the team resisted the urge to panic and move guys around. As Bon Jovi reminded us, you've got to hold on to what you've got. And I totally agree that we should improve the offensive line talent....we're losing both Nijman and Runyan. Let's replace them with some better players.

If I read you correctly, we had 10 tackles for loss and Chicago only ran 48 plays?? That's impressive. I think we return 5 pretty good DL for next year, and at least three pretty good edge guys. Add in Walker and that's a pretty good front 6 we can throw at teams.

The WR room? Man, competition for the top 3 spots is going to be brutal next summer, and you're going to have to stay healthy to get one. Doubs had a good rookie season and improved this year. Reed looks like a guy you want on the field, but the same thing is true about Wicks and Melton and Heath. Watson is going to have earn a starting spot, IMO. With better blocking and protection, I think this could be the best passing offense in the league next year.

This was a wonderful season, and now we're in the playoffs, again. Dallas is a better team on both sides of the ball, and they're at home, but as we all know, that doesn't really guarantee anything.

Lame: Justin Fields mocking Packer Nation because there’s not much to do in Green Bay but watch football—right Fields, like 13 Championships worth.
Go Packers!!!