Chicago Bears fans won’t have a lot to celebrate for the next few weeks. At least not until the day John Fox is mercifully fired. Seeing him hold a 13-33 overall record (3-14 vs. NFC North) has been one, long walk across hot coals. Nonetheless, if one tries hard enough they can find something enjoyable. For Bears faithful, the latest is reveling in the pain of Green Bay Packers fans.
No doubt people haven’t forgotten the exuberant “Bears Still Suck” chants at Lambeau Field a few months back. It stung then, but then again karma has a way of working itself out. Green Bay was ready to celebrate this week. The team had won a couple of vital games with Brett Hundley at QB. Aaron Rodgers was returning from his collarbone injury.
Everything was set up for another miraculous turnaround to make the playoffs. It was 2013 all over again. Then the Carolina Panthers gleefully slapped them back to reality.
Bears fans might’ve missed the glorious way Green Bay lost
It was a tough day for the Packers in general. Rodgers was not at his best. He threw three costly interceptions on the afternoon, his worst performance since 2009. Even so the Packers had a chance to tie the game with under two minutes to go. Then the Panthers defense, coached by former Bear Ron Rivera, uncorked an old classic to ruin everything.
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Few players ever gave Packers receivers more nightmares than Charles Tillman. He was the greatest master of the forced fumble in defensive back history. His patented “Peanut Punch” was feared and respected across the NFL. Rivera of course coached Tillman as a defensive coordinator in Chicago. So it’s no shock he taught that style to the Panthers players too.
The ghost of Peanut is strong and he haunted Green Bay once again. What wonderful silver lining to an otherwise tough season.
