Packers News Report: Reaction to Packers’ Week 1 victory

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 05: Head coach Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers stands on the field during the second half against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on September 05, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 05: Head coach Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers stands on the field during the second half against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on September 05, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) /
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A roundup of the latest Green Bay Packers articles for Saturday, Sept. 7.

The first weekend of the 2019 NFL season has arrived, but the Green Bay Packers can relax after they put up their first victory on Thursday night against the Chicago Bears.

It’s now over to the Minnesota Vikings (vs. Atlanta Falcons) and Detroit Lions (at Arizona Cardinals) to try to tie Green Bay’s 1-0 record this week.

The Packers News Report features reaction and analysis from Green Bay’s impressive victory at Chicago two days ago. Let’s get right into it.

News and notes from around FanSided

Top five performers vs. Bears in season opener win (Lombardi Ave)

Jesse Fry looks at five players who put in outstanding performances against the Bears in Week 1.

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears: Week 1 studs and duds (Dairyland Express – Gage Bridgford)

Gage Bridgford of Dairyland Express looks at the studs and duds from the victory over the Bears this week.

Three takeaways from Week 1 victory vs. Bears (Lombardi Ave)

What did we learn from the win on Thursday night?

Three standouts vs. Bears in Week 1 (NFL Spin Zone – Russell S. Baxter)

Russell S. Baxter of NFL Spin Zone looks at the three standouts for Green Bay against Chicago.

Matt LaFleur notches huge win for Packers over Bears (FanSided – Mike Phillips)

Mike Phillips of FanSided recaps the game and writes about why Matt LaFleur’s decision to keep defensive coordinator Mike Pettine was a good move.

More news and notes from around the internet

Packers’ investment in defense pays off during eye-opening win over Bears (PackersWire – Zach Kruse)

Rodgers gifts LaFleur game ball, vows to be better (ESPN – Rob Demovsky)

Packers’ two Smiths prove too much for Bears’ offense to handle (PackersNews.com – Tom Silverstein)

Interception highlights Adrian Amos’ return to Chicago (Packers.com – Wes Hodkiewicz)

Game Notes: “We got a defense.” (Cheesehead TV – Zachary Jacobson)

Three things we learned in Packers vs Bears (247Sports.com – Jacob Westendorf)

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We hope you enjoyed this edition of the Packers News Report.