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GREEN BAY, Wis. — The first Bears-Packers game this season had everything that had been missing from the rivalry and everything Packers coach Matt LaFleur wanted.
It was a battle for control of the NFC North, which the Packers took with a win but have coughed up in the two weeks since, and it was “chippy” all the way to the end of a tight game. Actually, it appeared to be contentious even after it concluded as LaFleur and Bears coach Ben Johnson set a world record for fastest post-game handshake.