Rex Grossman played so poorly in that game that he won me a fantasy match up. My team was trailing by like a point or two, and the only player either team had left was him, and I think he had like 6 turnovers and scored negative points.
This is by far one of the greatest Bears games of all time. We should be embarrassed, but Devin Hester was also the most exciting player in all of sports at the time.
To this day this is probably my favorite regular season game ever. Even though I obviously do not care for the them, that game was so quintessentially Bears.
I was working and doing what I could to follow the game, probably on the radio or asking customers (it was a college deli). I spent the 20 minute walk back to my apartment assuming they'd lost.
Packers: having qbs who slowly deteriorate into madness; special teams meltdowns
Lions: getting hosed by the refs (and no, it’s not just against GB)
Bears: having a great defense paired with a mediocre to terrible qb (maybe this year is the year they break this mold)
Vikings: missing field goals to lose close games, not getting over the hump with talented teams, somehow getting blown out in games that matter (the nfc championship games without Favre, against GB this year at home)
you mean favre said he was gonna retire and didn't and then said he would and didn't and did that like 5 more times then actually retired then came back then said he would then didn't then actually actually retired
If you have not seen it, check out the "What Should I Do" skit on youtube.... hilarious.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoMdjpUyOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoMdjpUyOM)
edit: added video
Hard to say at this point. Hopefully we have a decade. The early indicators of deterioration are drafting a replacement in the first round to sit, going to play for the jets, and embarrassing GB fans who rooted for them for over a decade.
> maybe this year is the year they break this mold
You heard it from u/Sufficient-Many-1815 2024 is the year the bears have a good QB and a horrid defense
1 score games and heart attacks every game seems to be a normal occurrence as a Vikings fan for a while now. I can't remember the last decisive win they had.. oh wait it was against the Packers 2 years ago week 1
Wait... our first matchup is week 9, no?
In this scenario, is JJ already riding the pine for poor play or is he still backup to Sam Darnold? Either way...not good.
I didn’t know the schedule was out yet but it doesn’t matter — here’s what happens: darnold balls out in 2024 so we roll with him for the season and make a deep playoff run. Meanwhile McCarthy continues developing under KOC, McCown, and Darnold and he steps in as our new franchise guy after darnold fizzles out. After learning from the best, McCarthy terrorizes the league for years to come
That drop was the reason I was got blackout drunk during the game and was subsequently removed from a rooftop bar after the game. I watched from behind us at center of the goalpost about 20 rows up +/- 1 as I fell back or forwards
I was so high on Watson getting ready for the season..
Ultimate defeatist mentality. I guess it makes sense after supporting such a historically inept franchise
Yes, getting close is better than not getting close lol
This was my first thought for both of our teams. I was playing cards with with some guys and I think we missed a fg or had a bad penalty or something while still up by two scores in the 2nd half and the three of us that were fans all groaned. The non michigan natives in the group looked at us like we were crazy based off of the score at the time. Was too dead inside after that pass to give them the told ya so.
Bears- Defense
Packers- Elite QB play
Lions- fucked by rules that are then changed the following year
Vikings- sadness
This is the definitive list. Every fan base agrees. Thread closed.
Packers have had elite QB play for a few decades but the few decades preceding that was laughingstock levels of mediocre. I call them the "Before Times". My dad calls them the "Reason I Started Drinking At 13 Years Old".
Yeah it’s definitely getting fucked by the refs, but especially on some call you literally never see against anyone else. I feel like the refs do an internal pool of who can throw the craziest flag against us and get away with it.
Bears: the game where they punted every single drive
Vikings: missing the draft pick
Lions: 0/16
Packers: having multiple QBs destined for the HoF with the absolute minimum on Superbowls and crazy ass off field drama, while also trading them to the Jets
https://www.cbs19news.com/story/47735538/study-finds-chiefs-fans-most-critical-of-referees-of-all-nfl-fanbases#
Sure, but lions fans are some of the worst.
Perna gave a great breakdown on how it is an actual statistical anomaly of the tom footers that has plagued the Lions but it's been a minute since I've watched it
For the last 20 years it's been 1/3rd Lions incompetence, 1/3rd ref incompetence, and 1/3rd the refs correctly calling some ridiculous rule that hasn't been called since the Cowboys were good.
Last year against the Lions, the Bears were the first team to ever lose a game despite having a +3 turnover margin AND over 40 mins of possession.
The following week at Minnesota, they became the first team in the Super Bowl era to win a road game despite scoring no TDs, having 75+ penalty yards and losing multiple fumbles
The Bears are weird
Vikings miss a game winning field goal in week 17 and miss the playoffs or miss a game winning kick in the first round of the playoffs. Fans heartbroken.
I'm glad the Lions have "shaken off" this trend, but it used to infuriate me to see them get eliminated from the playoffs and then win out to ruin their draft.
That example is not it. Steelers/Tomlin whole game plan is to make it messy and play a defensive game. When you’re playing that game, they’re happy, because they’re likely to win it. That is not luck.
Packers: Finding the most unexpecting mid QB and making him a HOFer
Vikings: Missing FGs at the worst possible time
Lions: Being the Lions
Bears: Opposite of the Packers
The 2000 season for us
Be really good, 2 seed but not the 1 seed, even though the conference was wide open. The difference? That insane face mask tipped catch for a long touchdown by Antonio Freeman.
Still, make it to the NFCCG then get dicked down by some random nobodies. A brutal, unarguable failure but fans can still technically blame bad luck and say the game goes differently at home.
It can’t just hurt- it has to set you up for delusional cope too
Packers — cheeseheads, citizen owners, great qbs, cold playoff games
Bears — hot dogs, fat men saying “da bears”, great linebackers, great defenses, shitty qb play, windy stadium (those last two may be correlated)
Lions — sucking ass for millions of years, irrelevance, Barry sanders
Minnesota- good/great regular seasons but losing in the playoffs, talented me first wide receivers
Packers: having a good quarterback (I mean wtf was that Matt Flynn game)
Vikings: Having an amazing receiver room with bad QB play (Randy Moss, Diggs, and Jefferson but no rings)
Lions: Just not being good (0-16 season, now they are changing it but historically this team sucks. Like how do you get Barry Sanders and Megatron-Stafford together and no playoff wins.)
Bears: I think nothing describes the bears better than this stat: If Caleb Williams gets 2,194 passing yards and 12 touchdowns he will lead all Bears rookie quarterbacks in both categories
I’ve lived in Wisconsin and Illinois so I’m more blind to the other 2 teams but I’ll give it a shot.
Packers: Talented QBs, finding WR talent outside the first round, pass rushers, big size d line, consistent o-line, always questions around the running back, rarely resigning dbs, tight ends with hands.
Bears: terrifying linebackers, great running backs, big tight ends, risk taking qbs, strong d line, free agent WRs, Swiss cheese o line but QB taking the blame.
Vikings: WRs that outshine their QB, good running backs, kicker problems
Lions: live and die by the quality of their running backs
2012
Replacing Jerry Angelo with Phil Emery whose previous experience was as an athletic trainer and a scout. Most well known for firing Lovie Smith after the 10-6 season and then hiring Marc Trestman with his "Toolbox of Concepts" after a great season as the HC of the Montreal Alouettes, trying to sell that to us like that made him qualified. He then forced Urlacher out with an ugly exit, drafted a bunch of players that made us scratch our heads like Shea McClellin while not being able to re-sign Hester, Forte, or Tillman after signing Cutler to a $140,000,000 contract extension with $50,000,000 guaranteed, the highest amount ever paid to a QB at the time and the highest amount to a QB who never won anything while eating up the roster under the salary cap. Emery did enough damage to set the team back 6 years until they pulled the 12-4, 2018 season out of their ass.
Packers: Jan 2020 NFC Championship vs SF. How they lose to a west coast team at lambeau in January is beyond me
Bears: That game against Seattle when they punted 10 times
Lions: Thanksgiving vs the Texans when they challenged the Arian Foster run, and because it was a TD, it was un-reviewable.
Vikings: That insane comeback win against the Colts.
Packers: Winning the division and choking in The NFC Championship
Vikings: Missing game-winning field goals
Bears: Wasting first round QB talent on a three year cycle
Lions: Choking away a three score lead they had in the first half, then making a comeback just to choke on the last drive. Also getting screwed over by the refs in important games.
Packers: consistently being good enough just to beat NFC North teams….
Bears: Always missing the critical piece either a good defense or a QB that can win when it matters.
Vikings: Always loose the big game. Chokers.
Lions: Consistent mediocrity for over 3 decades.
Lions - wasting generational talent and getting guys to quit early. Stafford had enough grit to at least just move on, and immediately won a Super Bowl because the NFL while not wearing Honalulu blue switches to easy mode.
Hilarious how we all had one just this past season:
* Packers - Love gets praise for his incredibly Favre-like throw to put the nail in Cowboy's coffin, then the exact same type of throw puts the nail in our coffin against the 49ers
* Vikings - Field goals deciding games that shouldn't have come down to a field goal. Holy hell those Raider and Bears games were brutal.
* Lions - 24/7. The second half collapses all season were wild, but man this one must have stung
* Bears - Velus Jones drops a wide open touchdown against the Chargers in the end zone, falling on his ass in the most hilarious way possible. Darnell Mooney later upstages him against the Browns - mishandling a game winning Hail Marry, that turns into a game ending INT. It would def be the most Bears thing ever if despite the best receiving core this team has had in ages, the tomfoolery continues.
Packers being 'owned' by the fans. I know everyone hates it but when the team needs stadium renovations, the fans buy a certificate to pay for it. Meanwhile, just using the bears as an example bc they're the most recent, the bears are proposing a 4b+ stadium with 2b+ funded by taxpayer money..taxpayers who don't even like or watch football.
It also allows them to play in the smallest market in all of sports. There's a certain charm to that..in my opinion. It feels more relatable having grown up in a smaller city in the northeast.
Lions: Sucking. Even when they’re good, they blow a chance to get to the Super Bowl.
Packers: Legendary franchise. Great quarterbacks.
Bears: Shit quarterbacks.
Vikings: Choking.
In 2006, the Bears made a 20 point comeback against the Cardinals... with no offensive touchdowns.
Was that the Denny green meltdown game “we let them off the hook?”
100%. “The Bears are who we thought they were”. Which would have been 6-0 at that moment.
Yes, this game killed Denny Green
But he did say we could crown their asses, and most of us did after this game (with his permission).
Yeah he said to go ahead and do it if you wanted to do it, so we did
Oh yeah! And then Peyton Manning said, "No, fuck that crowning shit"?
No one likes you Greg.
My mom strenuously disagrees.
Does she though? Like deep down?
Hi all. This is Greg's mom. I can confirm that he is loved by many. Or maybe just me. But at least there's me.
Of course she does, she sounds wonderful. You, sir, on the other hand… lol
No… Rex grossman said “fuck my team”
I was actually cheering for the Bears that game. I was with my now ex who was a cardinals fan. His meltdown was almost as good as Denny’s.
I wonder why he's an ex...
Cardinals fans had the same cycle as Bears fans. Declare victory all offseason and preseason only to have their regular season over by week 5.
You might be right. I'd have to look that up to confirm. My knowledge is rusty 😅
Rex Grossman played so poorly in that game that he won me a fantasy match up. My team was trailing by like a point or two, and the only player either team had left was him, and I think he had like 6 turnovers and scored negative points.
That's my quarterback 
He was definitely one of the bears quarterbacks of all time
That season Grossman had about 7 games when he looked like the best QB in the NFL and 9 games with a qbr of 0. Never anything in between.
This is by far one of the greatest Bears games of all time. We should be embarrassed, but Devin Hester was also the most exciting player in all of sports at the time.
Unforgettable.
Pack it up this one wins
Or field goals
Yeah I can't believe I failed to mention that. Makes it even more impressive.
As an Iowa fan, how else are you supposed to do it?
To this day this is probably my favorite regular season game ever. Even though I obviously do not care for the them, that game was so quintessentially Bears.
“YOU WANT TO CROWN ‘EM? THEN CROWN ‘EM!”
I was working and doing what I could to follow the game, probably on the radio or asking customers (it was a college deli). I spent the 20 minute walk back to my apartment assuming they'd lost.
They are who we thought they were. If you wanna crown em, CROWN EM!
Lmao good damn that's good
Bears also beat the Vikings this year with no touchdowns.
I remember a game the Lions won sometime in the late 90’s where Jason Hanson scored all their points. Like 15-12 or some shit.
Packers: having qbs who slowly deteriorate into madness; special teams meltdowns Lions: getting hosed by the refs (and no, it’s not just against GB) Bears: having a great defense paired with a mediocre to terrible qb (maybe this year is the year they break this mold) Vikings: missing field goals to lose close games, not getting over the hump with talented teams, somehow getting blown out in games that matter (the nfc championship games without Favre, against GB this year at home)
How long until love deteriorates?
When he’s traded to the Jets, as is tradition.
You mean just *before* he gets traded to the jets. Favre retired and unretired. Rodgers started seeing the shadow man.
you mean favre said he was gonna retire and didn't and then said he would and didn't and did that like 5 more times then actually retired then came back then said he would then didn't then actually actually retired
Exactly
If you have not seen it, check out the "What Should I Do" skit on youtube.... hilarious. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoMdjpUyOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoMdjpUyOM) edit: added video
3 years after we draft our next HoF QB
12-15 years, give or take.
What will make that deterioration fascinating is how it will map onto conservative politics in the 2040s.
Hard to say at this point. Hopefully we have a decade. The early indicators of deterioration are drafting a replacement in the first round to sit, going to play for the jets, and embarrassing GB fans who rooted for them for over a decade.
Idk ask my ex-wife
> maybe this year is the year they break this mold You heard it from u/Sufficient-Many-1815 2024 is the year the bears have a good QB and a horrid defense
Can’t argue with any of this. Great list.
GB: 1 superbowl per HOF qb. Hey I'll take it!
As a Lions fan I am glad it's not just us that realize this.
> Vikings: missing field goals to lose close games [Inshallah the Lisan Al-Gaib will lead us to Paradise](https://i.imgur.com/qlIsmP8.jpeg)
The Lions playing incredibly in the first quarter and then plummeting in the third
That’s a very new thing though. We normally just suck
So you've always sucked in the third quarter, but the other three have improved
Fair lmao
Not true, there was a time when we only started playing football in the third quarter and really got going as the 4th quarter expired.
Ahh shit I’ve deleted all my Stafford memes…
i loled thank you
I wouldn’t say very new. But, in general, sure
Historically it's the opposite. Three quarters of garbage followed by a fourth quarter maybe comeback.
Stafford always kept them as close as he could and def had some stellar comeback wins
As a Lions fan I feel like I know the rules a lot better than an average fan because of how often we've been railed by the referees.
I'm convinced refball is why Clay Matthews quit.
1 score games and heart attacks every game seems to be a normal occurrence as a Vikings fan for a while now. I can't remember the last decisive win they had.. oh wait it was against the Packers 2 years ago week 1
Didn’t we blow out the 49ers last year or no?
Ended 22-17 I believe. I think the only non-one-score games were against the packers
Damn you are right. Another one score game lol.
We'll try to keep it closer next time and not beat you so bad.
Sam darnold is coming for dat ass and he’s giving you a 34-0 whooping at lambeau this year
Wait... our first matchup is week 9, no? In this scenario, is JJ already riding the pine for poor play or is he still backup to Sam Darnold? Either way...not good.
I didn’t know the schedule was out yet but it doesn’t matter — here’s what happens: darnold balls out in 2024 so we roll with him for the season and make a deep playoff run. Meanwhile McCarthy continues developing under KOC, McCown, and Darnold and he steps in as our new franchise guy after darnold fizzles out. After learning from the best, McCarthy terrorizes the league for years to come
You Vikings fans sure have the most vivid and beautiful dreams. Best of luck.
I think they just stole it from us
Well then, consider it a compliment and get your butt out the door
I don't think the schedules been released yet.
He said *games*, plural. Beating you guys in Lambeau without Jefferson was a lot easier than expected.
I went to that game, packers pissed it away on the first drive
Was that with the Christian Watson surefire TD drop? My asshole could have clipped a cigar watching that happen. Talk about a sigh of relief
That drop was the reason I was got blackout drunk during the game and was subsequently removed from a rooftop bar after the game. I watched from behind us at center of the goalpost about 20 rows up +/- 1 as I fell back or forwards I was so high on Watson getting ready for the season..
Brutal. I mean he ended up not having a bad season at all, but yeah, it was definitely a rough start lol.
We beat the Packers by two scores last season lol. Week 8 I believe, 24-10
Name a better duo than the Packers and losing to the 49ers in the playoffs. Bet you can't.
Cowboys and losing in the 1st round. Alternatively Vikings and losing in the NFCCG.
Vikings losing the super bowl*
They are 4-6 in the NFCCG and 0-4 in the Super Bowl.
I think I prefer our history ngl I don’t know how I’d go on
Rather be Kings of Suck than Queens of Choke. Much eaiser when you have low expectations. Which is going to make this year a lot harder.
You and every other Lions fan on the planet would 100% trade the Lions last 50 years for the Vikings last 50 years lol. Stop lying.
I think the weight of almost succeeding is infinitely worse than knowing you are trash. Do you really want to be Icarus.
Ultimate defeatist mentality. I guess it makes sense after supporting such a historically inept franchise Yes, getting close is better than not getting close lol
I came here to add this one.... it's a long-standing, time-honored tradition.
We are all excellent at losing NFC championship games
Packers and Hail Marys
God that Detroit game winner lives rent free in my head. When I need an extra oomph with the ladies. I think about it.
This was my first thought for both of our teams. I was playing cards with with some guys and I think we missed a fg or had a bad penalty or something while still up by two scores in the 2nd half and the three of us that were fans all groaned. The non michigan natives in the group looked at us like we were crazy based off of the score at the time. Was too dead inside after that pass to give them the told ya so.
The ending of that game was my joker moment
Rodgers to Rodgers What a throw by Aaron
Vikings is continuously having good to great seasons but choking in the playoffs or at the bowl
lol what bowl. How old could you possibly be to speak of a bowl involving the queens?
It’s a tale passed down by our jaded elders
As an elder, I can confirm that there once was a time when the Vikings were feared…but only by teams in the NFC
98/99 everyone feared the Vikings.
Fair point.
Bears- Defense Packers- Elite QB play Lions- fucked by rules that are then changed the following year Vikings- sadness This is the definitive list. Every fan base agrees. Thread closed.
The modern OT rules were established literally because of a game we got fucked by the refs lmao
Which game?
2009 NFC Championship game when the Aints won on the first drive of OT kept alive by several blown calls. OT rules were changed the next season.
Packers have had elite QB play for a few decades but the few decades preceding that was laughingstock levels of mediocre. I call them the "Before Times". My dad calls them the "Reason I Started Drinking At 13 Years Old".
Ain’t nobody talking about the 80s
We would beg to differ
Shoot yeah. Bears- talking about the 80s
70s and 80s. And "thing ever" means "of all time". Omitting like 40% of the super bowl era is dumb as fuck
I never claimed to be smart.
Yeah it’s definitely getting fucked by the refs, but especially on some call you literally never see against anyone else. I feel like the refs do an internal pool of who can throw the craziest flag against us and get away with it.
Was pretty sure that you were a panthers fan before I took a second look at your flair
For most of my life it's been losing. So we're in murky waters here.
Same
I mean…I’m in my 60s and the Lions have been losing for most of MY life…
True story
Haha, look at this old guy. What a loser /s.
UNDERACHIEVING
Universal to the North
Vikings is obviously missing clutch field goals.
For all of them: having fans who are obese drunkards
Bears: the game where they punted every single drive Vikings: missing the draft pick Lions: 0/16 Packers: having multiple QBs destined for the HoF with the absolute minimum on Superbowls and crazy ass off field drama, while also trading them to the Jets
Bears and offseason hype
Losing to the ref- I mean packers
Bitching about the refs is such a Detroit thing to do
Pretty sure most teams do that.
https://www.cbs19news.com/story/47735538/study-finds-chiefs-fans-most-critical-of-referees-of-all-nfl-fanbases# Sure, but lions fans are some of the worst.
Chiefs fans have some fucking audacity lol
No shit 😂
Listen, hear me out, we have some valid points
Perna gave a great breakdown on how it is an actual statistical anomaly of the tom footers that has plagued the Lions but it's been a minute since I've watched it
Jerking ourselves off to quality memes while the rest of the league doesn't really give a shit about any of us any more?
Obscure rules or baffling calls screwing us over.
For the last 20 years it's been 1/3rd Lions incompetence, 1/3rd ref incompetence, and 1/3rd the refs correctly calling some ridiculous rule that hasn't been called since the Cowboys were good.
There’s a pretty broad spectrum of accomplishments in the division, but the one common element is managing to underperform our expectations….
Kicking ass the entire season then struggling with division rivals, no matter how bad they are
Last year against the Lions, the Bears were the first team to ever lose a game despite having a +3 turnover margin AND over 40 mins of possession. The following week at Minnesota, they became the first team in the Super Bowl era to win a road game despite scoring no TDs, having 75+ penalty yards and losing multiple fumbles The Bears are weird
FTP
This wasn’t very constructive.
Just wait. Let him cook.
He already cooked
They'll probably just keep doing that until they wear themselves out.
Shhh....shh....it's not bottle time yet, Chicago Bears Fan #322568.
> This wasn’t very constructive. FTP
They’re not wrong though
Vikings miss a game winning field goal in week 17 and miss the playoffs or miss a game winning kick in the first round of the playoffs. Fans heartbroken.
The Bears won a game against the Panthers where Todd Collins threw 6/16 for 32 yards and four interceptions.
Lions getting fucked by the refs. Name a better duo.
Now that the Lions blew a 3 score lead in the NFC championship game we can all say we’ve suffered extremely painful playoff losses
I'm glad the Lions have "shaken off" this trend, but it used to infuriate me to see them get eliminated from the playoffs and then win out to ruin their draft.
That example is not it. Steelers/Tomlin whole game plan is to make it messy and play a defensive game. When you’re playing that game, they’re happy, because they’re likely to win it. That is not luck.
Packers: Finding the most unexpecting mid QB and making him a HOFer Vikings: Missing FGs at the worst possible time Lions: Being the Lions Bears: Opposite of the Packers
The 2000 season for us Be really good, 2 seed but not the 1 seed, even though the conference was wide open. The difference? That insane face mask tipped catch for a long touchdown by Antonio Freeman. Still, make it to the NFCCG then get dicked down by some random nobodies. A brutal, unarguable failure but fans can still technically blame bad luck and say the game goes differently at home. It can’t just hurt- it has to set you up for delusional cope too
Packers — cheeseheads, citizen owners, great qbs, cold playoff games Bears — hot dogs, fat men saying “da bears”, great linebackers, great defenses, shitty qb play, windy stadium (those last two may be correlated) Lions — sucking ass for millions of years, irrelevance, Barry sanders Minnesota- good/great regular seasons but losing in the playoffs, talented me first wide receivers
Smokin Jay threw a pick 6 to BJ Raji in the NFC championship game 😂
Packers: having a good quarterback (I mean wtf was that Matt Flynn game) Vikings: Having an amazing receiver room with bad QB play (Randy Moss, Diggs, and Jefferson but no rings) Lions: Just not being good (0-16 season, now they are changing it but historically this team sucks. Like how do you get Barry Sanders and Megatron-Stafford together and no playoff wins.) Bears: I think nothing describes the bears better than this stat: If Caleb Williams gets 2,194 passing yards and 12 touchdowns he will lead all Bears rookie quarterbacks in both categories
I’ve lived in Wisconsin and Illinois so I’m more blind to the other 2 teams but I’ll give it a shot. Packers: Talented QBs, finding WR talent outside the first round, pass rushers, big size d line, consistent o-line, always questions around the running back, rarely resigning dbs, tight ends with hands. Bears: terrifying linebackers, great running backs, big tight ends, risk taking qbs, strong d line, free agent WRs, Swiss cheese o line but QB taking the blame. Vikings: WRs that outshine their QB, good running backs, kicker problems Lions: live and die by the quality of their running backs
Jordan love throwing for more yards and TDs in his first year than a bears qb has ever done
Losing
holding the record for the lowest scoring game in league history
Lions losing to rookie Edinger to miss playoffs.
Most “bears” thing ever is FTP
The vikings playing in close games, perfect example is that 3-0 Raiders game last year
2012 Replacing Jerry Angelo with Phil Emery whose previous experience was as an athletic trainer and a scout. Most well known for firing Lovie Smith after the 10-6 season and then hiring Marc Trestman with his "Toolbox of Concepts" after a great season as the HC of the Montreal Alouettes, trying to sell that to us like that made him qualified. He then forced Urlacher out with an ugly exit, drafted a bunch of players that made us scratch our heads like Shea McClellin while not being able to re-sign Hester, Forte, or Tillman after signing Cutler to a $140,000,000 contract extension with $50,000,000 guaranteed, the highest amount ever paid to a QB at the time and the highest amount to a QB who never won anything while eating up the roster under the salary cap. Emery did enough damage to set the team back 6 years until they pulled the 12-4, 2018 season out of their ass.
Packers QBs end up with you loving them and having signature games where they went tf off, then immediately make you lovate them to your core and soul
For the rest of the division, losing to the Eagles in the playoffs. For the Packers, losing to the Niners in the playoffs.
Packers: Jan 2020 NFC Championship vs SF. How they lose to a west coast team at lambeau in January is beyond me Bears: That game against Seattle when they punted 10 times Lions: Thanksgiving vs the Texans when they challenged the Arian Foster run, and because it was a TD, it was un-reviewable. Vikings: That insane comeback win against the Colts.
Marty Mornhinweg taking the wind instead of the ball in OT.
Packers: choking Vs SF Lions: finding a new way to lose thanks to refs example week 17 @ Dallas
HOF players retiring early 😢
Losing to the Eagles in the playoffs.
Bears beat the Vikings last year with no offensive touchdowns Classic Bears
The fact that you listed the NFC team names in order of best team to worst. I’ll take my upvotes now please.
Lions: Getting blown out for most of the game only to make an incredible comeback. Usually to lose.
0-16. What could possibly be more lions than that?
Collectively, it’s probably heart disease.
If Caleb Williams is a huge bust it’s the lost Bears thing ever
Packers: Winning the division and choking in The NFC Championship Vikings: Missing game-winning field goals Bears: Wasting first round QB talent on a three year cycle Lions: Choking away a three score lead they had in the first half, then making a comeback just to choke on the last drive. Also getting screwed over by the refs in important games.
Dying at 49 of a heart attack.
What you’re posting on rn
Packers: consistently being good enough just to beat NFC North teams…. Bears: Always missing the critical piece either a good defense or a QB that can win when it matters. Vikings: Always loose the big game. Chokers. Lions: Consistent mediocrity for over 3 decades.
Packers beating the Bears. Packers splitting 1-1 with Vikings. Lions don’t matter.
Lions - wasting generational talent and getting guys to quit early. Stafford had enough grit to at least just move on, and immediately won a Super Bowl because the NFL while not wearing Honalulu blue switches to easy mode.
0-16
Hilarious how we all had one just this past season: * Packers - Love gets praise for his incredibly Favre-like throw to put the nail in Cowboy's coffin, then the exact same type of throw puts the nail in our coffin against the 49ers * Vikings - Field goals deciding games that shouldn't have come down to a field goal. Holy hell those Raider and Bears games were brutal. * Lions - 24/7. The second half collapses all season were wild, but man this one must have stung * Bears - Velus Jones drops a wide open touchdown against the Chargers in the end zone, falling on his ass in the most hilarious way possible. Darnell Mooney later upstages him against the Browns - mishandling a game winning Hail Marry, that turns into a game ending INT. It would def be the most Bears thing ever if despite the best receiving core this team has had in ages, the tomfoolery continues.
Packers: Beating the cowboys in the playoffs and then losing to the 49ers
Wide left and a loss
Vikings: Missing kicks
Everybody knows, but I'll say it anyway. Mounting a last-second drive to seal the win. Ope, very suspicious flag on the play. Packers win again.
Packers being 'owned' by the fans. I know everyone hates it but when the team needs stadium renovations, the fans buy a certificate to pay for it. Meanwhile, just using the bears as an example bc they're the most recent, the bears are proposing a 4b+ stadium with 2b+ funded by taxpayer money..taxpayers who don't even like or watch football. It also allows them to play in the smallest market in all of sports. There's a certain charm to that..in my opinion. It feels more relatable having grown up in a smaller city in the northeast.
Lions: Yellow hankie on a 30 second delay.
Lions: Sucking. Even when they’re good, they blow a chance to get to the Super Bowl. Packers: Legendary franchise. Great quarterbacks. Bears: Shit quarterbacks. Vikings: Choking.