The Packers didn’t just lose to the Bears.
They ran the entire “How To Lose a Game You’re Winning” playbook… in public… on Christmas week… again.
Yes, Romeo Doubs muffed the onside kick. Yes, Keisean Nixon is going to live forever in the final highlight. And yes, social media immediately dusted off the Brandon Bostick comps like it was 2014 all over again.
But stop.
This loss was not one play.
It wasn’t one player.
And it sure as hell wasn’t “bad luck.”
On this solo, post-Bears edition of Cheesehead Radio, C.D. Angeli walks through how Green Bay managed to contribute equally to its own collapse in all three phases — special teams opened the door, the offense handed the ball right back, and the defense politely stepped aside when the Bears needed it most.
We talk about:
- * Why the 2014 NFC Championship comparisons are emotionally satisfying — and fundamentally incomplete
- * How red zone ineptitude has quietly become a defining trait
- * Why Malik Willis played well enough to win (and why that still didn’t matter)
- * What Jordan Love’s concussion means in the worst possible moment
- * And the uncomfortable truth: this isn’t a quarterback problem, a coordinator problem, or a single-unit failure
This is an identity problem.
The Packers are good. They’re talented. They’re competitive.
And they repeatedly find ways not to finish.
That brings us to the conversation no one wants, but everyone is circling: Matt LaFleur. Not a firing rant. Not a hot take. Just an honest look at what it means when the same late-game failures keep happening, regardless of who’s under center, who’s injured, or who made the last mistake.
Plus, Jersey Al stops by with a Hot Pocket that somehow manages to be both depressing and accurate — which honestly tracks for this season.
Life moves pretty fast.
So do collapses.
And if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss the moment you realized exactly who this team is.
Cheesehead Radio. Unhealthy obsession. Required honesty.
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