Offense
- If you are going to talk shit all week like Ben Johnson does, your offense better be ready to play. They weren’t. It seems like they never are when it comes to division opponents. It’s a problem.
- Tyson Bagent just didn’t look quick out there. The reads weren’t quick enough. The decisions weren’t quick enough. Like last week, everything seemed just a touch late.
- The Bears struggled to run the ball today and when they can’t do that, they’re going to struggle. I thought Green Bay won the Lise of scrimmage far too often today.
- Nice drive at the end of the first half. It ate up clock and kept the defense off the field and ended in a touchdown. It felt like it was important at that point just to keep the Bears in the game, especially with Green Bay apparently ending the half with the ball and beginning the second half with it.
- I thin the Packers were plenty ready for those jet sweeps that Johnson was rolling out there. Maybe he kept calling them because he was trying to keep the defense honest or something. But whatever it was, they weren’t getting much yardage.
Defense
- I thought the Green Bay offense came out exactly like I thought they would. They executed pretty well. They always play their best football agains the Bears.
- The Packers were really winning the line of scrimmage most of the time. We heard all week about how weak their offensive line was. But, as usual, they coached the line and rolled them out and they did the job. And, as usual, the Bears struggled to take advantage of what was supposed to be an obvious point of weakness.
- The Bears were blitzing more than usual early in the game. Usually they build towards that level as the game goes on. But I thought they brought it more than usual early. Unfortunately it wasn’t getting to Jordan Love. He saw zero pressure when it wasn’t an obvious passing situation.
- Once Tyreek Stevenson went out, everything went at Malik Muhammed. They made a lot of hay off of that matchup.
Miscellaneous
- Pretty cool Green Bay uniforms today. Like the shade of green. It also blends in better with the grass which helps disguise them. The pale yellow offset it pretty well. I wonder if they were meant to honor the military.
- I thought the Bears were slipping around a bit early on. I wonder if they had the right footwear on. I think they were also struggling a bit with the sun. Dillon Thieneman never appeared to see the ball on the Christian Watson touchdown early in the third quarter.
- Really, the difference in the game was the explosive scoring plays for the Packers. Well, and, as always, the turnovers. But other than that, the stats were mostly pretty comparable otherwise most of the way through 3 quarters.
- The Bears lost this game in part because the Packers just played very well against the Bears, as they always seem to do. But the Bears also have a problem. Over 2 seasons under Ben Johnson they have struggled against the division. When you are playing a last place schedule and are otherwise leading a charmed life, maybe you get away with that. Against a first place schedule, it’s a problem you’d better solve fast.



