Packers let play do talking, then roast Bears' Burden after win: 'He quit' — SkimNews
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- Zaire Franklin unloaded on Bears receiver Luther Burden III after the 31-7 win, saying 'We don't do that. He quit today, by the way. He ain't wanna play anymore' — a response to Burden's comment last week that Chicago wanted to 'beat them real bad and make them quit.'
- Jordan Love tied Ben Roethlisberger's record with five completions of at least 30 air yards (the first player to match that mark since ESPN began tracking in 2006) and became the first Packer since Brett Favre in 2003 to complete four passes of 40-plus yards in a game.
- Christian Watson (six catches, 143 yards, two TDs) and Matthew Golden (six catches, 123 yards) powered the Packers' deep-shot attack, which opened with a flea-flicker to tight end Tucker Kraft on the first play.
- The Bears played without injured QB Caleb Williams and started Tyson Bagent; Burden finished with six catches for 47 yards and did not speak to reporters after the game.
- Bears kicker Cairo Santos stuck his leg out to trip Golden after a punt return went out of bounds in front of the Chicago bench; Golden confirmed Santos tried to trip him but declined to escalate.
- Matt LaFleur kept his public comments professional and never fired back at Bears coach Ben Johnson, who previously said he enjoyed beating LaFleur twice a year as the Lions' OC and shouted 'F--- the Packers' after last year's playoff win.
- The Packers moved to 3-2, pulling even with the 3-2 Bears but still trailing the 5-0 Vikings in the NFC North; the rematch in Chicago is scheduled for Christmas Day.
Why it matters: The Packers' aggressive play-calling — five 30-plus-yard completions, two receivers over 120 yards — was their loudest response yet to a season of pre-game noise from the Bears, and the Christmas Day rematch in Chicago now carries a 3-2 log-jam in the NFC North behind the undefeated Vikings.
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