Caleb Williams, Bears teammates attack Packers after huge playoff win
If the Green Bay Packers are the cheese heads, then the Chicago Bears are the cheese graters.
Quarterback after the Bears’ epic 31-27 win over the Packers in the first round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday, January 10, at Soldier Field Caleb Williamswide receiver DJ Moore and tight end Colston Loveland Join us for Amazon Prime Post-Race Crew TV to celebrate – cheese graters and more.
Three Bears players rocked special cheese grater headgear — teasing their rival Packers, known to their fans as “cheeseheads” — and Williams even whipped out a real cheese grater and shredded some cheese.
Bears fans who stayed for now loved it.
Williams, Moore and Loveland celebrated with their players as they won the game with a historic 18-point comeback, another important chapter in this decorated rivalry.
After trailing 21-3 at halftime, the Bears fought back in the second half and scored 25 points in the fourth quarter. Later in the game, Williams passed to Moore for a touchdown and the team took the lead.
“‘We know this is 60 minutes of football,” Williams said after the game. “We understand and know who we are and we understand what this means to the city. So we keep going and keep fighting. “
Williams continued: “Go into the game with frustration, anger, all of that. Use that to our advantage. Before I walked out, I told the other quarterbacks on the offensive line, we’re going to protect our nest today.”
Caleb Williams after the NFC wild-card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers
Patrick McDermott/Getty ImagesIt was the Bears’ first playoff win over the Packers since December 14, 1941, and the Bears’ first overall playoff win since the 2010-11 season. (The Packers ended the Bears’ season in the NFC Championship that year.)
After Saturday’s game, Bears head coach Ben Johnson to the packers coach Matt LeFleur The icy handshake seemed to be shortened in a moment that went viral on social media.
He delivered an expletive-laden speech in the locker room, motivating his team after the huge victory.
“Oh my God, yes!” Johnson said. “Fuck the Packers, man! Fuck them!”
He continued: “You come into the tournament after two losses and you look up at halftime of this game and it’s 21-3. No fucking panic. Built for pressure. That’s you guys!”
Williams was emotional in the locker room after the win, praising Johnson, the rest of the coaching staff and teammates for staying the course until the end.
“I said it last night, you make your money in the regular season and your legacy and your name is in the playoffs,” Williams said. “So, this is who we are. … I want to make this better. We have to get better.”
Simone Biles gave husband Jonathan Owens a good-luck kiss ahead of the Chicago Bears’ playoff showdown with the Green Bay Packers. Biles, 28, kissed Owens, 30, on the snowy sideline at Soldier Field on Saturday, January 10. The greatest gymnast of all time wore a floor-length leather and fur coat with graphic print on the pants […]
He continued: “Look at this guy (Johnson) here. Everything he’s done for us as a coach, everything other coaches have done for us, it all started with him. … For me personally, he’s been monumental in my life so far. So, him winning the playoffs for the first time as the head coach of the Chicago Bears.”
While the Bears’ next opponent remains up in the air (depending on the outcome of Sunday’s playoff slate), they are locked into another home playoff game next week.
If the Philadelphia Eagles win against the San Francisco 49ers, the Bears will host the defending Super Bowl champions.
If the 49ers win, the Bears will host the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated the Carolina Panthers in Saturday’s playoff game.
