The Packers gave Bears fans another reason to smile on Tuesday, and this time it came straight out of joint practice with the Cardinals.
By all accounts, Green Bay got handled. Reports from the session said Arizona controlled the action, especially in the two-minute drills, where the Packers couldn’t get anything going.
“I’m going to say this bluntly - the #Cardinals are dominating the #Packers to end practice during these two-minute drills,” WFRV Sports Director Kyle Malzhan said. “And having fun with it in the process going crazy on Green Bay’s home practice field.”
The numbers from the practice told the same story. The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman reported that the Packers dropped all four two-minute periods against Arizona, with both the starting offense and the backup offense failing to score while both Cardinals units found the end zone.
Packers just lost all four two-minute periods against the Cardinals. Both Packers’ starting and backup offenses failed to score and both Cardinals’ offenses scored TDs.
- Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 26, 2026
For Bears fans, that kind of report lands like music. It fits neatly with the way this offseason has already gone in Green Bay, where the Packers have dealt with kicker problems and made a few head-scratching moves, including letting two of their top receivers walk and trading edge rusher Rashaun Gary away.
The preseason hasn’t helped the mood much either. Green Bay opened with a 19-point loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1, then answered with a 20-point win over the Denver Broncos. That’s a mixed bag, not a statement.
There are bigger concerns, too. Micah Parsons will likely miss the first month of the season, the wide receiver room remains a major question, and the pass rush and kicker situations are both still hanging over the team.
So while the Packers are still drawing plenty of attention, the Bears have every reason to look at this version of Green Bay and see a team that doesn’t look nearly as scary as some people want to make it out to be.
If there’s one NFC North team that feels like the real problem, it’s Detroit. The Lions have the easiest schedule in the NFL and still boast one of the league’s best offenses.
Chicago shouldn’t ignore the division, because there are still good teams in it. But Bears fans also don’t need to pretend they haven’t seen this movie before: the Packers keep giving them reasons to think the hype is outpacing the reality.
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