The Green Bay Packers came to Soldier Field with the intention of beating the Chicago Bears again. But despite leading the game at one point, the hosts handed the Packers an overtime 22-16 defeat. Frustrated by the defeat, head coach Matt LaFleur didn’t hold back on his locker room in the post-game conference.

The Packers made two critical mistakes, one in the two-minute warning period and another in overtime, which cost them the game.

“Unfortunately, just some of those plays at the end of the game didn’t go our way. We had a fumble in the red area. We didn’t field an onside kick,” LaFleur said. “And certainly the fourth down right there in overtime, where we botched a snap and just too many errors in critical moments that got us beat.”

The Bears were trailing 16-9 with two minutes remaining in the game and decided to go for an inside kick. But the home team was strategic. Kicker Cairo Santos kicked the ball to his right. Wide receiver Romeo Doubs had a clear chance to grab the ball, but he fumbled. It was enough for cornerback Josh Blackwell to collect the ball as the entire Bears defense was battling in the close contest.

On the critical 4th & 1 play in overtime, center Chris Rhyan passed the ball to the quarterback Malik Willis, standing just behind him. But Willis botched the snap, fumbling it. Running back Emmanuel Wilson ran straight and recovered it, but defensive end Andrew Billings made the stoppage. HC LaFleur knew they had made a big mistake as he sighed on the sidelines in total disbelief.

The Bears rubbed salt in the Packers’ wounds with the game-winning touchdown pass. Quarterback Caleb Williams threw the ball 46 yards deep as the receiver, DJ Moore, was in a close contest with the cornerback Keisean Nixon. But Moore held the ball firmly.

The head coach then accepted the defeat by showing the forward path to his players. It s

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tarts with being resilient and preparing for the next game.

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The Packers lost the chance to move one step ahead in the playoff picture with the loss. Earlier in the game, they lost their starter Jordan Love to a second-quarter concussion. The Bears also tried to disrupt the visitors by not turning the heaters on the sidelines of the Packers’ seats. But the head coach wants to move on.

“It’s always tough in this league to have to rebound and get it together, but that’s exactly what we have to do,” LaFleur said.

The Packers are still in the wild-card spots. But if the Detroit Lions win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, they would also have nine wins. It means they are in a tight spot now and need to win the remaining two games.

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The Cheeseheads are also praying for Love to recover quickly. The loss was shocking and has forced them to reconsider their plans.