The Chicago Bears will see their season come to a close this weekend regardless of the result of Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, but that doesn’t mean the game is meaningless for the fans and for the team.
As quarterback Justin Fields points out, a win over Green Bay on Sunday would keep the Packers out of the playoffs. That, along with ending the season on a high note, is reason for the Bears to feel motivation heading into this game.
“I think it would mean a lot to the team, the fans, the city,” Fields said, via Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times. “I think it’d be great. We know Green Bay’s playing for a lot, what’s at stake. They’re playing for a playoff spot right now. So I just think that with all of that on the table it would be a great feeling to end the season with a win in Lambeau up there.”
For Fields, there is also a chance that this could be his last game with the Bears as the team currently holds the top pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and could potentially use it on a quarterback like Drake Maye or Caleb Williams.
