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12/20 Green Bay Packers play Chicago Bears tonight (Original Post) milestogo Saturday OP
It'll Be Tough, But WiVoter Saturday #1
Who is supposed to win? What is the over/under? Irish_Dem Saturday #2
My middle son is a die hard Packers fan, too. Diamond_Dog Saturday #4
As a lifelong Pats fan....it is time for Chicago to get some love. OAITW r.2.0 Saturday #32
GO 🐻🏈 snowybirdie Saturday #3
Ah, Go Pack Go!!!! a kennedy Saturday #7
I agree snowybirdie Saturday #20
For context, the Bears 10-4 are half a game ahead of the Packers 9-4-1, with two games RockRaven Saturday #5
I DVR the game and if the Packers win, I'll watch tomorrow if they lose, I just trash the DVR copy. a kennedy Saturday #9
How do you end up half a game ahead? Irish_Dem Saturday #10
The Packers had a game end in a tie earlier in the year. RockRaven Saturday #11
Oh I see thanks. Irish_Dem Saturday #12
I watched that tied game hoping for the Packers to beat the Cowboys mountain grammy Saturday #16
Clear and above freezing the entire game in Chicago Brother Buzz Saturday #6
Packers don't mind the cold? Irish_Dem Saturday #13
Those wussies are used to their heated field in Green Bay Brother Buzz Saturday #15
Ha .. remember the 1967 Ice Bowl? mountain grammy Saturday #17
Vince Lombardi, Baby! Brother Buzz Saturday #18
haha.. I can't even remember when that happened mountain grammy Saturday #19
A big game with the NFC North division crown at stake. Prof. Toru Tanaka Saturday #8
Looks like a close game with Bears a slight favorite? Irish_Dem Saturday #14
Loss of Micah Parsons looms large for the Pack. Morbius Saturday #21
Fuck the Bears and their dirty unsportsmanlike player. milestogo Saturday #22
In the 4th quarter... Morbius Saturday #23
Tie game; 16-16 with 24 seconds on the clock. Morbius Saturday #24
Whatta game. Go Bears! OAITW r.2.0 Saturday #25
And the Packers special teams unit gags the game away. yourout Saturday #26
Another epic Packer gag job yourout Saturday #31
Poor Romeo Doubs. Not a Packer fan but he had a great career here at chicoescuela Saturday #34
Malik Wilis has looked all right out there True Dough Saturday #27
He's a real talent. milestogo Saturday #28
DJ Moore with the touchdown! Morbius Saturday #29
The Comeback Kids True Dough Saturday #30
Did the Packers punt even once in that game? Martin Eden Saturday #33
I really thought they were going to lose. Morbius Saturday #35
WOW. What a finish!! Sogo Sunday #36
I just thought of another thing about this game: the NFL needs to make a rule change. Morbius Sunday #37
It was probably deliberate. milestogo Sunday #38

WiVoter

(1,538 posts)
1. It'll Be Tough, But
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 12:23 PM
Saturday

Go Pack Go! I went to the game in Lambeau a couple of weeks ago. I took my cousin, who is from our neighborhood & has lived in Chicago for a long time. She is a Packer fan & has never been to a game. It was a wonderful memory for us both & what a game! I don't know if history will repeat itself, but here's hoping!

Irish_Dem

(79,382 posts)
2. Who is supposed to win? What is the over/under?
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 12:29 PM
Saturday

One of my cousins is a diehard Packer fan.
He made me promise to watch this game and I rarely watch pro ball.
But I guess I will give it a go.

He told me the Bears are moving to Indiana to get rich with some sort of scheme.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,337 posts)
32. As a lifelong Pats fan....it is time for Chicago to get some love.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 11:36 PM
Saturday

Green Bay has had their share.

RockRaven

(18,625 posts)
5. For context, the Bears 10-4 are half a game ahead of the Packers 9-4-1, with two games
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 12:45 PM
Saturday

remaining after this contest. Whoever wins will be in the division lead and probably stay there and become the #2 seed in the NFC. Whoever loses will probably be the #6 or #7 seed wildcard.

Bears will then face the 49ers and Lions, the harder remaining schedule.

Packers will then face the Ravens and Vikings, the easier remaining schedule.

This game is a big deal, playoffs-wise.

a kennedy

(35,191 posts)
9. I DVR the game and if the Packers win, I'll watch tomorrow if they lose, I just trash the DVR copy.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 12:52 PM
Saturday

I do “watch” on my iPad, down by down. Just soooooooooooo nervous to watch live. 🫣. Go Pack Go. 🥰 💚 💛

RockRaven

(18,625 posts)
11. The Packers had a game end in a tie earlier in the year.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 12:58 PM
Saturday

Since they all play the same number of games in a full season, having one game count as neither a win nor a loss makes the "same record, ahead, behind" accounting a little wonky.

Irish_Dem

(79,382 posts)
12. Oh I see thanks.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 01:41 PM
Saturday

I only watch college ball and I think the Tie situation is a bit different there.

mountain grammy

(28,623 posts)
16. I watched that tied game hoping for the Packers to beat the Cowboys
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 02:07 PM
Saturday

Very frustrating with each only managing a field goal in OT.
Packers came back big in the 4th, but Dallas hung on.
I was happily surprised when Denver won that game last week.

Brother Buzz

(39,513 posts)
6. Clear and above freezing the entire game in Chicago
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 12:47 PM
Saturday

Bummer, I’m still waiting for a snow game

Brother Buzz

(39,513 posts)
18. Vince Lombardi, Baby!
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 02:31 PM
Saturday

Decades ago, I became an old fart when I discovered there were no NFL players older than me.

mountain grammy

(28,623 posts)
19. haha.. I can't even remember when that happened
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 02:45 PM
Saturday

I had a wicked crush on Joe Namath and bet $100 (which I didn't have) on the Jets in SB 3..
Luckily I lived to tell about it..

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,900 posts)
8. A big game with the NFC North division crown at stake.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 12:52 PM
Saturday

Add to that the fact that this is the NFL’s oldest rivalry. This game would carry a lot of meaning with Bears and Packers fans even if their teams had losing records and were out of the playoff hunt.

Even though I’m a Ravens fan, I’ll be following this game with interest as I am starting Packer WR Jayden Reed in my fantasy league playoffs this week. Packer QB Jordan Love has been playing quite well in recent weeks so I hope he can provide Reed plenty of opportunities to light up the stat sheet!

I hope it’s an exciting matchup and may the best team win!

Morbius

(871 posts)
21. Loss of Micah Parsons looms large for the Pack.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 07:59 PM
Saturday

The Bears are without Rome Odunze and Luther Burden II, but they have decent depth at WR. Parsons is irreplaceable but they still have a solid defense. Packers are a 2 point favorite. The whole question is which Caleb Williams will play.

We'll see.

milestogo

(22,450 posts)
22. Fuck the Bears and their dirty unsportsmanlike player.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 09:18 PM
Saturday

The deliberate helmet hit on Jordan Love should get him thrown out of the game.

Morbius

(871 posts)
23. In the 4th quarter...
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 10:35 PM
Saturday

The Packers have flat out outplayed the Bears, leading 13-3. Foolish attempt at a cute play in the first quarter backfired on them. No way Booker deliberately hit him with his helmet, I think, but if he did punishment is in order.

Morbius

(871 posts)
24. Tie game; 16-16 with 24 seconds on the clock.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 11:15 PM
Saturday

Caleb Williams is sometimes off but when he is on, he is amazing.

chicoescuela

(2,590 posts)
34. Poor Romeo Doubs. Not a Packer fan but he had a great career here at
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 11:39 PM
Saturday

University of Nevada

True Dough

(25,635 posts)
27. Malik Wilis has looked all right out there
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 11:22 PM
Saturday

That's a high-pressure situation he stepped into. Respect!

Martin Eden

(15,315 posts)
33. Did the Packers punt even once in that game?
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 11:37 PM
Saturday

Yet somehow my Bears pulled out another incredible victory after being outplayed for more tham 3-1/2 quarters!

Morbius

(871 posts)
35. I really thought they were going to lose.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 11:51 PM
Saturday

1. I've been a Bears fan a long damn time, and I am accustomed to being disappointed. After a while you begin to expect to be disappointed.

2. Packers defense was stellar for 55 minutes. They lost not just Micah Parsons but excellent safety Evan Williams, and they still were dominant.

3. Down by ten in the fourth and forced to settle for a field goal? Usually a recipe for losing. Then they took really too long to kick the field goal that they had to try an onside kick.

4. Onside kicks are almost always unsuccessful.

But they pulled off another miracle.

Morbius

(871 posts)
37. I just thought of another thing about this game: the NFL needs to make a rule change.
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 06:29 AM
Sunday

On a cold and windy night at Soldier Field in Chicago, the heaters on the visitor sidelines stopped working while the ones on the home team's side were visibly working fine.

By rule, when some form of communication breaks down for one team, the other team has to do without until it is fixed. Usually, this means helmets, but not so long ago it meant headsets (and it still could). But there is apparently no rule when it comes to heaters.

This was in the second quarter. The folks at Fox who carried the game did not mention it later, so I believe it was a temporary problem. But still, if one team has heat and the other team does not, even for a short while, it's an advantage, and it isn't fair. The NFL needs to implement a rule stating that if the heaters on one side of the field stop working, the ones on the opposite side should be turned off until the problem is remedied for both teams.

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