Tie game, fourth quarter, Bears-Packers.
Even the most hard core of the 62,372 partisan fans at Soldier Field had to be fearing the worst – another heart-breaking loss engineered by Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, like in Week One.
But Rodgers was not the best quarterback on the field Sunday – Mitch Trubisky was, as he led the Bears’ 24-17 victory that clinched the NFC North title and the first playoff berth since 2010. That was also the last year the Bears defeated the Packers at Soldier Field. Almost as sweet was that the 10-4 Bears erased the playoff picture for their hated rivals to the north, who fell to 5-8-1.