Packers, Bears head coaches share icy postgame handshake following NFC North battle

The rivalry betwixt the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears heated up connected Sunday arsenic the 2 teams did conflict successful the combat for the NFC North title.

The Packers were capable to propulsion disconnected a triumph against the Bears, 28-21. The triumph was followed by an icy handshake betwixt Packers caput manager Matt LaFleur and Bears caput manager Ben Johnson astatine midfield arsenic the last whistle blew.

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Green Bay Packers caput manager Matt LaFleur reacts during the archetypal fractional against the Chicago Bears successful an NFL shot game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

The speech captured the attraction of immoderate NFL fans arsenic they recalled what Johnson told reporters erstwhile helium was introduced arsenic the Bears’ caput manager backmost successful January.

"To beryllium rather frank with you, I kinda enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur doubly a year," helium said aft coming implicit from the Detroit Lions wherever helium worked arsenic an violative coordinator nether Dan Campbell.

Chicago had Green Bay connected the edge. Packers moving backmost Josh Jacobs ran for a touchdown with 3:32 near successful the game. Then, Bears backmost Caleb Williams threw an interception successful the extremity portion successful the last moments.

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Chicago Bears caput manager Ben Johnson speaks during a quality league aft an NFL shot crippled against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

LaFleur ran onto the tract to greet Johnson. The full enactment lasted a fewer seconds. LaFleur was jubilant arsenic soon arsenic helium made his mode backmost to the locker room.

"It was a speedy handshake, and we’ll spot them again successful 2 weeks," LaFleur told reporters, downplaying immoderate idiosyncratic issues betwixt him and Johnson.

FOX broadcaster Tom Brady offered his ain sentiment astir the handshake.

"I’m definite it was astir arsenic icy arsenic the temperature," Brady said aft the game. "I deliberation some teams had to spell retired and bargain other bulletin boards going into the week. There was a batch of worldly some ways.

"You got coaches talking smack. I mean, the coaches are like, ‘Hey guys, don’t speech tonight.’ Nah, they’re similar screw that, we’re saying immoderate we privation – the 2 of them. Just the mode it’s gonna go. And those 2 young coaches are gonna beryllium successful these programs for a while. We’re going to spot immoderate large matchups betwixt these teams."

Green Bay owns the NFC North aft the matchup with a 9-3-1 record. Chicago fell to 9-4.

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The 2 teams conscionable again successful Week 16.

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