# LAUGHING AT THE ENEMY # The Bears Are Coming to Lambeau… Somebody Hide Their Lunch Money!

LAUGHING AT THE ENEMY Cal Hutson — The Bears Are Coming to Lambeau… Somebody Hide Their Lunch Money!

Packernet Podcast Network | Special Bears Week Edition

CAL HUTSON

Ladies and gentlemen! Packers fans! Cheeseheads! People who have been married to Bears fans for twenty years and are just now beginning to question whether that was a wise decision!

WELCOME TO LAUGHING AT THE ENEMY!

I'm Cal Hutson, and today we're talking about the Chicago Bears. That's right. The Chicago Bears. The team that travels to Green Bay this Sunday carrying the hopes, dreams, and emotional baggage of an entire city that has spent generations trying to convince itself that this is finally going to be the year.

And you know what? I respect the optimism. I really do. Optimism is a beautiful thing. It's what gets you out of bed in the morning. It's what makes you believe that maybe your lawn will finally grow in that one dead spot. It's what makes you think you can assemble an entire piece of furniture using instructions that look like they were translated through six different languages.

But optimism has limits, my friends.

At some point, you have to look at the situation and say, "Maybe I should read the instructions. Maybe I should call somebody who knows what they're doing. Maybe I should stop putting the bookshelf together backward."

And that's where I find myself with the Chicago Bears.

Because here we are. Sunday. Lambeau Field. Packers versus Bears. One of the oldest rivalries in professional football, and quite possibly the greatest annual opportunity for Wisconsin residents to become insufferable in the most entertaining way imaginable.

Now, before we get started, I want to make something perfectly clear. I am not saying the Bears are incapable of winning a football game. Of course they're capable. They're professional football players. These aren't twelve guys we pulled out of a grocery store parking lot because they looked athletic while carrying two cases of bottled water.

Well… some of their offensive possessions might occasionally suggest otherwise.

But I'm saying that when the Packers and Bears meet at Lambeau, I have expectations. I expect the Packers to play with confidence. I expect Jordan Love to take advantage of opportunities. I expect our defense to make life uncomfortable for Chicago. And I expect Bears fans to spend the entire fourth quarter explaining why the referee is personally responsible for everything that has gone wrong in their lives since 1985.

That's what rivalry football is all about!

So get comfortable. Grab your favorite beverage. Put on the green and gold. If you've got a Bears fan in the family, maybe check on them before kickoff. Make sure they've eaten something. We want them healthy enough to experience the full emotional journey.

Let's talk about our Green Bay Packers!

SEGMENT 1 — THE BEARS ARE COMING, AND I'M TRYING TO ACT SURPRISED

All right, let's set the stage.

The Packers are coming off a 17–14 win over Tampa Bay. It wasn't perfect. It wasn't exactly a four-hour football opera in which every player performed flawlessly and the football gods descended from the heavens to personally congratulate Matt LaFleur.

There were mistakes. There were turnovers. There were moments when the offense seemed determined to give the opposing team an unexpected gift basket.

But Green Bay got the win.

And sometimes, in the NFL, you have to appreciate a win that looks a little ugly. You know what I mean? It's like making dinner when you've got three ingredients in the refrigerator, one of them is questionable, and your wife asks whether you're really going to eat that.

You say, "Absolutely. This is a culinary experience."

And then you put hot sauce on it.

That's what the Packers did against Tampa Bay. They found a way to get it done, and now they get to come home for one of the biggest rivalry games of the season.

Meanwhile, Chicago comes into Lambeau with a 3–1 record, and I want to acknowledge that. Three wins is three wins. The Bears have played better football recently, and they're not coming here just to take pictures of the stadium and visit a Culver's on the way home.

They're coming to compete.

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