Green Bay’s 31-7 win over the Chicago Bears came with plenty of edge before kickoff, and rookie Dani Dennis-Sutton made it clear afterward that the Packers felt every bit of that tension.
The rookie defender was asked about the chatter between the coaching staffs ahead of Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field, and he didn’t soften his answer.
“What stays behind closes doors I'll keep between us, but we don't like to tolerate that s**t,” Dennis-Sutton said, according to Vince Lovergine. “It was a great game and glad we won.”
Dennis-Sutton’s comments followed a week of extra heat around the matchup, which had already been stirred up by sharp words between Matt LaFleur and Ben Johnson. Johnson’s earlier remarks about enjoying victories over LaFleur gave Green Bay a little more fuel going into the divisional clash, and the Packers answered with a dominant showing in front of their home crowd.
Green Bay left little room for doubt once the game got going, controlling the afternoon from start to finish in a convincing response to the buildup. Dennis-Sutton didn’t get into the private details of what was said between the coaches, but he made it clear the message had landed inside the locker room.
The tension between LaFleur and Johnson has been getting attention since Johnson took over as Chicago’s head coach, and Sunday’s result only added another chapter. The game also came after pre-game comments from Packers linebacker Zaire Franklin about the bad blood in the rivalry.
In the end, the Packers let the scoreboard do the talking, and Dennis-Sutton’s blunt postgame reaction reflected just how personally Green Bay seemed to take this one.
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