"GREEN BAY, Wis. -- If Matt LaFleur said anything to Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson after Sunday's game at Lambeau Field, it couldn't have been much considering the Green Bay Packers coach barely broke stride. There's also the fact that these two teams play again in less than two weeks. "Just a quick handshake," LaFleur said. "We'll see them again in two weeks.""
"Johnson verbally jabbed LaFleur shortly after he was hired by the Bears in January, when he said he enjoyed beating him twice a year when he was the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator. But if LaFleur took any extra satisfaction in the Packers' 28-21 win Sunday, he wasn't letting on. "No, absolutely not," he said. "It's Packers-Bears. It's a great rivalry. Certainly, with what was at stake in regards to positioning in the NFC North, that's the only thing that matters.""
""It's a very big win," said Packers quarterback Jordan Love, who threw three touchdown passes and one interception. "Obviously, just where we're at in the NFC North and the division that we have, I think we've got some really good teams in this division and, obviously, the Bears were on top. We knew what it was coming into it, and it's a huge win. Obviously, we'll be seeing these guys here again in a couple weeks.""
Matt LaFleur exchanged a quick handshake with Ben Johnson after the Packers' 28-21 win and downplayed any personal satisfaction from beating the Bears. Johnson had earlier joked about enjoying beating LaFleur twice yearly when he coached the Lions. Keisean Nixon intercepted Caleb Williams in the end zone with 22 seconds remaining, securing the victory and returning the Packers (9-3-1) to first place in the NFC North; the Bears are 9-4. Jordan Love completed the game with three touchdown passes and one interception. The teams will meet again in 13 days in Chicago for a Week 16 prime-time rematch.
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