Perhaps it would be in the Green Bay Packers’ best interest to put their four-time MVP quarterback on the shelf for the rest of 2022, to let Aaron Rodgers rest his battered ribs and take care of his broken right thumb. The Packers then could take a longer look at young Jordan Love and begin to make a more informed evaluation of their possible quarterback succession plan. Always good to keep an eye on the future, right?
But nope. Forget that.
This is Bears-Packers, man. Meeting No. 206 in professional football’s longest-running rivalry. It’s a bit of a tiebreaker, too, with both teams owning 786 regular-season victories over the last 103 seasons.