Let’s rewind to 2019.

Matt LaFleur is 13-3 and has his team in the NFC Championship Game in his first season as Green Bay’s head coach. The future looks bright, even though the Packers lose 37-20 to a vastly superior San Francisco 49ers team. The Packers responded by drafting Aaron Rodgers’ replacement in the first round when they moved up to draft Jordan Love.

As has been the case for each of the last 14 seasons for Green Bay, the Packers bowed out of the playoffs much earlier than anyone around the organization would have hoped.

After being up 21-6, Green Bay suffered a monumental collapse in the second half of its Wild Card matchup with the Chicago Bears, ultimately resulting in a 31-27 loss and ending the Packers’ season.

The Packers’ 2025-26 season came to an end Saturday as the Packers lost to the Chicago Bears 31-27 in the Wildcard Round of the NFL playoffs at Soldier Field.

NFL Wild Card Round

Saturday, Jan. 10

LA Rams 34, Carolina 31

Chicago 31, Green Bay 27

Sunday, Jan. 11

Buffalo 27, Jacksonville 24

San Francisco 23, Philadelphia 19

New England 16, LA Chargers 3

Monday, Jan. 12

Houston 30, Pittsburgh 6

NFL Divisional Round

Saturday, Jan. 17

Ten finalists have been named in the search for the 28th member of the Packers FAN Hall of Fame, and voting has begun for fans to make the selection.

Among those finalists is Lorraine Mueller, of Wittenberg.

Green Bay travels to Chicago to face the Bears in the first round of the NFL playoffs. The game will be played at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Packers’ offense vs. Bears’ defense

The last time these two teams met also happens to be the last time the Packers’ full starting offense played. Jordan Love left in the first half with a concussion and has not been on the field since.