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Bears Packers this week, it's happening.

The importance of this rivalry is never lost on those who are fans of the game, but now specifically this applies to Ben Johnson.

It's a big week. It's a big week. We know how important this rivalry is, so I just

wanted to address that. It's one of those that I think lives in NFL history. I think it goes

back for a long time to the most winning franchises in the NFL. And I think that that continues

to be the case. So it's a big one. A lot of Bears logos on the back of that backdrop for the Ben Johnson press conference,

but none more important than that large one that looms beneath the number one on the NFC

playoff picture.

Bears have the number one overall seed right now, Mantae, which is wild times in 2025.

But here we are.

It's December 3rd.

And the NFC North holds the top spot, and it belongs to the Chicago Bears. So, Manta, I feel like you've been doing some,

you're not quite sure. Do you want to be the guy that starts out this conversation, or do you

want to run a pass play to Cabinda or something? Yeah, I want to throw it to Cabinda,

because there's beauty and the ugliness, as he likes to say, so I want to pass it to the man who authors it himself. So Jason Cabinda, start us off, my brother, please. Yeah, look, there's a lot to love about this matchup and this Bears Packers game. We talk about rivalries. Ben talked about rivalries. There's a bit of a coaching rivalry in this one in terms of Ben Johnson and Matt LaFloor or a few subliminal shots they're throwing at each other. Banta I let you get into that. But when I look at this game, I look at the Bears in this defense, number one in turnovers, number one in turnover ratio. We know how important that is to winning games. They steal extra possessions, which is crucial for a great play caller in Ben Johnson. When I look at Green Bay, they've held eight opponents this year to 20 points or less.

You've got Micah Parsons.

You've got Keishon Nixon, Xavier McKinney.

These guys are playing at a very high level.

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