Bears Faceplant in Frozen Tundra as DarkHorse Pick Dies on Contact

Well, that was ugly. The Bears limped into Lambeau and got absolutely steamrolled 31-7, turning DarkHorse's Chicago -1.5 pick into roadkill before halftime. So much for that "massive production edge" and "dominant rushing attack" – Green Bay's defense apparently didn't get the memo about allowing 26.25 PPG, because they suffocated Chicago's offense like a Wisconsin winter.

The Packers jumped out early and never looked back, exploiting a Bears squad that looked nothing like the 28.0 PPG juggernaut we projected. Chicago's vaunted ground game? Neutralized. That stingy defense holding opponents to 16.25 PPG? Green Bay hung 31 on them with ease, quadrupling their supposed 18.25 PPG average in one afternoon.

The line movement we thought signaled sharp money on Chicago? Turns out the sharps were on the wrong side of this beatdown. Green Bay's "disastrous" 0-1 home split became 1-1 real quick, and those pre-game stats look laughable now. Divisional rivalry games are unpredictable, sure, but this wasn't a rivalry – it was a mismatch. The Packers dominated both sides of the ball while Chicago's offense managed one pity touchdown in garbage time.

Sometimes the numbers lie. This was one of those times. Packers roll, Bears fold, and we're left holding a losing ticket in the frozen tundra.