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Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson was jubilant following his team’s playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night, 31-27.
Johnson and the Bears players celebrated in the locker room as Johnson began his postgame speech with an explicit message.
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Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson talks with Gervon Dexter Sr. before an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
“Fuck the Packers!” Johnson said. “Fuck them! I hate those guys.”
The rivalry between the Bears and Packers has certainly intensified. Johnson added gasoline to the fire when he first joined the Bears when he was asked why he chose Chicago. He said he “kind of enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year.”
The message sparked some frosty handshakes during the season, including one after the playoff game. Chicago went 1-1 against Green Bay in the regular season and beat them when it mattered most.
The first-year head coach praised his players for their brave performance, coming off two losses and heading into halftime trailing 21-3. Johnson said his team was “built to take the pressure.”
BEARS STUN PACKERS WITH SHOCKING COME BACK FOR THEIR FIRST POSTSEASON RIVALRY WIN SINCE 1941
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson speaks after an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
The Bears outscored the Packers, 25-6, in the fourth quarter. Caleb Williams had two touchdown passes in the quarter, including the 25-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore.
Williams was 24 of 48 with 361 passing yards, two touchdown passes and two interceptions.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love was 24-for-46 with 323 passing yards and four touchdown passes.
Green Bay Packers’ Jordan Love throws when he is hit by Chicago Bears’ Montez Sweat during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
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It will be Chicago’s first appearance in the NFC Divisional Round since the 2010 season.
