NFL Victory Of The Week: Packers Take Down Rival Bears, Make The Playoffs

This week's winner is the Green Bay Packers.

On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers controlled their own fate, a win against the Chicago Bears would punch their ticket to the NFL playoffs. The Bears had nothing to play for, but played their starters anyway, hoping to send a message to their division-rivals, and to stay sharp with a bye-week coming up. If you were looking for an offensive explosion, this wasn't your game. But the Packers defense held the team in the game until Aaron Rodgers and company were able to do just enough on offense to seal a 10-3 win. And seal an invitation to the NFL tournament.

Here's what SB Nation's Packers blog, Acme Packing Company, had to say:

I usually don't get that emotional during Green Bay Packers football games, though I'm in a bad mood after every loss. But that game against the Bears had me going crazy. All week, I had been supremely confident that the Packers would show up to play, and in the end the Bears would realize they had nothing left to play for. Instead the Bears played them tough, and I was in a foul mood at halftime.

But at the start of the second half, while the Packers were still down 3-0, something made me relax, and I was surprisingly calm. That was about the time WR Greg Jennings caught the first of his two near touchdown passes which set up both of their scores. I should have known they'd have it covered.

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