Do you believe Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur?
When Ben Johnson was introduced as the new head coach of the Chicago Bears, he said he enjoyed beating Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur twice a year when he was the Detroit Lions' OC.
After the Packers beat the Bears on Sunday, LaFleur and Johnson had a very quick handshake on the field, but LaFleur told reporters during his postgame press conference that there was nothing personal.
"Just a quick handshake," LaFleur said. "We'll see them again in two weeks. 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."
The Packers are now in first place in the NFC North and in second place in the NFC.
Meanwhile, the Bears dropped to seventh place in the conference. Chicago entered the Green Bay game in first place in the NFC.
"It means nothing right now," LaFleur said. "I mean, it means a lot, but there's four weeks left and you've got to take it day by day. You've got to really embrace that grind, embrace the challenge. It's not going to be easy from here on out. We've got a great test in Denver coming up. Our guys really got to push and try to find any competitive advantage that we can get in order to go there, on the road, against a really quality opponent and find a way to get a win."
The Bears host the Packers on December 20. Chicago will obviously be looking for revenge against Green Bay.
In round one, the Packers won by a final score of 28-21 to improve to 9-3-1. The loss dropped the Bears to 9-4.
"Just in terms of playing at Lambeau, this is my seventh year in the division," Johnson said. "I do think there's some aura that comes with playing here and competing here. I love it for our guys. This is what the football gods made football to be, cold weather in December like this. Green Bay, Chicago, I think that's outstanding. I think it's awesome to have this rivalry alive and well right now. We'll get another chance at it here in two weeks."