For the first time in nearly half a decade, the Chicago Bears get vanquished on their sworn enemies' turf.
For the first time since before George W. Bush's 2nd term began, the Packers not only beat, but dominated the Chicago Bears on the field Lombardi made famous.
How did Green Bay do it?
The Packers beat the Bears at their own game, something Lovie Smith couldn't love.
What was Chicago ranked in run defense entering today? 4th.
What did Green Bay do today on defense?
Dominate Chicago's run game.
Yes, Matt Forte was semi-negated by the fact that Chicago's schemes were affected by having to play from behind for the game's entirety.
But they held Matt Forte to 64 yards rushing.
Did he get to 100 yards overall? Yes.
The rest of the Bears gained just 134.
Call it shutdown defense, the hallmark of the so-called "beloved Bears."
What did Green Bay do on offense, knowing they had to face the 4th best run defense in the NFL?
Play Chicago-style offense - to the tune of 200 yards on the ground.
Ryan Grant is back, folks. He gashed, dashed, slashed and crashed his way to 145 yards on the ground.
Brandon Jackson also gained 50 yards on just 10 carries.
It's REAL good when you average 5.26 yards per carry.
That meant the Packers' offense could play Lombardi-style ball and let the run set up the pass, and Rodgers was brilliant.
A 105.8 QB rating proves it.
The Bears had no answer for Green Bay's offense.
One other thing: when did this Packers defense channel Bob Jeter and Herb Adderley?
In 1966 - arguably the greatest Packers season EVER (12-2, Super Bowl I championship) - the Packers had six defensive TD's.
This team, 10 games into the season, has seven after Jason Hunter's fourth-quarter dash-and-dagger to the end zone on a Bears fumble.
If Green Bay plays games this complete the rest of the way, they WILL win the NFC North.
Now, it's Mike McCarthy's job to make sure they do.