Ty & Bob Pod S4 E12: Packers-Bears HATE renewed in thriller and Detroit saves its season

Matt LaFleur and Ben Johnson both made a point to downplay their disdain for one another. Good thinking.Green Bay and Chicago meet again very soon. There’s no time for emotions of either extreme.Round 1 went to the Green Bay Packers at raucous Lambeau Field, 28-21. Jordan Love was exceptional, Micah Parsons had another quarterback on the run, the Packers answered Chicago’s 17-play marathon drive with an impressive counterpunch of their own and cornerback Keisean Nixon supplied the final dagger.Here on the “Ty & Bob Pod” — your weekly NFC North show — Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob McGinn makes sense of it all. We also recap the Detroit Lions’ victory over Dallas and the Vikings showing a pulse vs. Washington. This week’s “McGinn Memory” looks back at a memorable weather game in 1984.Video and audio is above.New here? You can access all stories and all pods all the time as a paid subscriber. Current member? Christmas is around the corner. You can always gift Go Long to a loved one.Thanks, all. As a reminder: If you prefer to listen on Apple, bang it here to sync your account. Instructions on syncing on Spotify are also here.Meanwhile, over in the AFC, the field is wide open.Our Monday column, icymi. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.golongtd.com/subscribe