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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams.
The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers really don’t like one another, and that goes for the players and the fans.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams put voice to that reality in a blunt message about Packers fans that he made during Fanatics Fest in New York City on Friday, June 20. An interviewer asked Williams where he had the least enjoyable fan experience during his rookie campaign, to which the QB answered quickly and without hesitation.
Caleb Williams on Green Bay Packers fans:
“They suck”
“Probably Green Bay” Williams said. “I mean, they suck.”
“After we won at Lambeau [Field] — 1-0 at Lambeau — we tried to do the Lambeau Leap, tried to jump into the crowd where our fans were,” Williams continued. “[Packers fans] just started throwing everything at you, pushing you off. The Lambeau Leap, it’s a real leap. It’s not a little baby jump. You actually have to high jump, basically. And they’re pushing you, pushing your face.”
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Chicago’s win against Green Bay came in Week 18 and was certainly among the highlights, if not the top highlight, of a tumultuous rookie campaign for Williams.
The Bears started off the year 4-2, but a 10-game losing streak followed that saw the front office fire the quarterback’s offensive coordinator mid-season and his head coach a few weeks later.
Chicago lost to Green Bay at Soldier Field by a single point on November 17. That defeat was followed by consecutive three-point losses to the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions. All told, five of the Bears’ 10 straight losses came by a field goal or less, and often in heartbreaking fashion.
The team finally broke through in Week 18 against the Packers, winning that game by two points on a last-second field goal from 51 yards out that broke the losing streak and slotted Chicago in at a 5-12 record. All three of the Bears’ NFC North Division opponents went on to make the playoffs following the campaign, while Chicago watched the postseason on television from home.
The Bears’ victory at Lambeau Field on January 5 also marked the first time the team had defeated the Packers since December 2018, with Green Bay claiming 11 consecutive victories across that six-year span.
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Chicago appears to be better equipped to battle inside of a tough division and conference in 2025, though they did play every team in the NFC North close at least once last year, and battled the Packers closely twice.
The Bears hired former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their new head coach this offseason. He spent free agency bolstering the team’s offensive line, particularly on the interior, after Williams took a league-leading 68 sacks in 2024.
Johnson then utilized the top of the franchise’s 2025 NFL draft to land tight end Colston Loveland (No. 10 overall in Round 1) and slot receiver Luther Burden III (No. 39 overall in Round 2) to add weapons to Williams’ arsenal.
