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Heading into Week 16, the Chicago Bears are playing meaningful football not only as it pertains to the NFC North, but playoff seeding in the NFC. To put even more emphasis on Saturday night's game against the Green Bay Packers, the Bears are out for revenge after the Packers beat them two weeks ago.
During their complete overhaul of both the coaching staff and the roster this offseason, Chicago's front office made it a priority to bring in proven veterans to help on the field and in the locker room. That includes defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, who spent his first 11 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, making one Super Bowl appearance.
For all the experience he's had in the league, Jarrett will be a much-needed voice down the stretch of the remainder of the regular season, and he's got some takeaways from the Bears' loss to Green Bay two weeks ago.
"I think we just have to cut out the big plays," Jarrett said. "And, just knowing that every play counts. It comes down to a couple plays in a game when you are playing with two top teams. We can't make as many mistakes. Whether it's executing on defense or turnover here or not getting the turnover here, we have to be on our P's and Q's. That's one of the biggest lessons that we had to learn the hard way the first time out there. We are going to zoom in on that a nd focus on things we can control. Because at the end of the day, it's about us, and that's how it is and that's how we know it and that's how we want it."
Chicago's defense has been the backbone of their success this season, and having a leader like Jarrett understand what they've got to fix going into Saturday's prime-time matchup can't be overlooked. The Packers, outside of the loss of star Micah Parsons, will have two banged up offensive stars in Christian Watson and Josh Jacobs in this game. Both are expected to play, so the Bears will have to do all they can to contain them after they burned them in their first matchup.
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During their complete overhaul of both the coaching staff and the roster this offseason, Chicago's front office made it a priority to bring in proven veterans to help on the field and in the locker room. That includes defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, who spent his first 11 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, making one Super Bowl appearance.
For all the experience he's had in the league, Jarrett will be a much-needed voice down the stretch of the remainder of the regular season, and he's got some takeaways from the Bears' loss to Green Bay two weeks ago.
"I think we just have to cut out the big plays," Jarrett said. "And, just knowing that every play counts. It comes down to a couple plays in a game when you are playing with two top teams. We can't make as many mistakes. Whether it's executing on defense or turnover here or not getting the turnover here, we have to be on our P's and Q's. That's one of the biggest lessons that we had to learn the hard way the first time out there. We are going to zoom in on that a nd focus on things we can control. Because at the end of the day, it's about us, and that's how it is and that's how we know it and that's how we want it."
Chicago's defense has been the backbone of their success this season, and having a leader like Jarrett understand what they've got to fix going into Saturday's prime-time matchup can't be overlooked. The Packers, outside of the loss of star Micah Parsons, will have two banged up offensive stars in Christian Watson and Josh Jacobs in this game. Both are expected to play, so the Bears will have to do all they can to contain them after they burned them in their first matchup.
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