One of this blog’s traditions is a perusal of the losing team’s media after a big Packer win.
Seeing the Chicago media reaction to a Bears loss is always amusing, because nobody turns on their own team like the Chicago newspapers.
For instance, the Chicago Tribune:
No singular Green Bay Packers villain emerged as the replacement for Aaron Rodgers on Sunday at Soldier Field.
New Packers quarterback Jordan Love made some big plays while throwing for 245 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-20 victory over the Chicago Bears. Running back Aaron Jones did plenty of damage, including 127 yards from scrimmage and two scores. And the Packers defense sacked Bears quarterback Justin Fields four times, forced a fumble and had a pick-six.
It always was easy to zero in on Rodgers’ dominance in the rivalry the last decade and a half as the major problem. But with Rodgers gone, the real bad guys in the Packers’ ninth straight win in the rivalry were the Bears and their not-good-enough showings virtually across the board.
“It was nothing (Love) did to surprise us,” safety Eddie Jackson said. “It was everything we did. Not to take anything from him, but today’s loss is on us, every man individually, especially myself giving up a touchdown (to Romeo Doubs). So we’ve just got to get better at it.”
Some fans offered their first boos of the season when the Bears went three-and-out on their first drive of the second half. But it got worse from there. Fields lost a fumble in the third quarter, and in the fourth quarter linebacker Quay Walker intercepted him and ran 37 yards for a touchdown for a 38-14 lead.
Fields finished 24 of 37 for 216 yards with one touchdown and the one pick and rushed nine times for a team-high 59 yards. New wide receiver DJ Moore had two catches for 25 yards.
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