No one in Chicago will deny that the Bears' miraculous 31-27 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card game was one of the top five all-time games in franchise history.
It had everything from the Bears completing an 18-point comeback to the fact that they did it against their most hated team, the Packers. The Athletic's Kevin Fishbain shared a stat on X that made the win even better than it was.
"Another fun one via Stathead: Entering last night, NFL teams were 1-67 in playoff games when they turn it over at least twice, force 0 turnovers, and have no more than 1 sack on defense.
That record is now 2-67."
The Bears weren't at their best and still managed to beat the Packers
Chicago's defense has not been great all season, but the one thing they were the best at in the NFL was creating turnovers, as they led the league with 33. A major weakness of the unit has also been its inability to produce sacks, as they finished tied for 22nd with just 35 on the season.
The fact that they are the second playoff team in NFL history to not do the one thing they are good at while continuing to be bad at something they need to improve on is somewhat impressive, hilarious, and concerning at the same time. Chicago did not beat the Packers at their best, but still made them look silly in front of the sports world.
Another thing to keep in mind is that Bears quarterback Caleb Williams had only seven interceptions on the season, and that was only the third career game in which he threw more than one pick. Williams wasn't even at his best for the first three quarters, but still managed to finish with 361 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to help Chicago win the game.
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There are definitely some things the Bears need to work on, but honestly, it's more embarrassing for the Packers, which is just awesome for Chicago.