As the Packers prepare for a playoff showdown with the Bears, Jen, Gabe & Chewy spend the hour asking one fundamental question:

How should the Packers actually be viewed by the rest of the NFL?

Are they a dangerous underdog nobody wants to face?

An injured but competitive team hanging on?

A group that got hot too early?

Or the 7-seed that nobody fears?

The debate is sparked by a listener question — and quickly turns into a wide-ranging discussion about confidence, physicality, and playoff reality.

Key topics include:

🏈 Why the Bears matchup matters

The hosts agree this is the best possible playoff matchup for Green Bay:

Chicago is inexperienced

Their defense is vulnerable

The Packers have outplayed them in both meetings

But the Bears also win ugly, weird games, and never seem rattled late — which makes this dangerous.

💪 Physicality and effort

Chewy emphasizes one thing above all else:

You cannot fake intensity in the playoffs.

The discussion dives into:

Why some players bring real playoff energy — and others don’t

Why effort issues are magnified in January

Why stopping the run is the single most important key

🧠 Mentality after a late-season skid

With a four-game losing streak entering the postseason, the crew debates:

Whether confidence actually exists inside the locker room

If this team feels more like the 1993 Packers (young, scrappy) or the 1998 Packers (knowing it’s over)

Why belief doesn’t always equal capability

📊 Why the NFC gives hope

Despite all the concerns, the hosts note:

There is no dominant team in the NFC

Road teams are favored across the playoff slate

Matchups matter more than records

Which leads to the uneasy conclusion:

The Packers might not be great — but nobody else really is either.

🎧 A thoughtful, honest identity check on the Packers heading into the playoffs — only on Jen, Gabe & Chewy.

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