For all the offseason hype surrounding the Chicago Bears and all the offseason questions surrounding the Green Bay Packers, Sunday's blowout win was a pretty big statement, if you think about it.

The Packers scored a touchdown on their first offensive drive of the game, but quickly cooled off afterward. Their next three possessions all ended in punts, with the team gaining a combined 33 net yards. Good starting field position allowed Anders Carlson to nail a 52-yard field goal before halftime, but it was clear the offense was trying to find its groove.

That finally happened in the second half and it resulted in 21 offensive points. The Bears, on the other hand, looked more and more dysfunctional as the game went on and never found their footing like the Packers offense.

Now that Aaron Rodgers is out of the picture, and with Justin Fields running the show, Week 1 was supposed to be the Bears' moment – their time to shine.

But, instead, the Packers kept them in the darkness like they have over the last 4-1/2 years.

"It sucks. It sucks," Fields told reporters after the game. "Rivalry, week one, going against the Packers. It sucks. I mean, nobody's in good spirits. I mean, this one hurts. I'm not going to lie to you. So it definitely sucks…

"… I mean, it definitely hurts. Not only because it's the first game of the season, it's a loss, but it's a loss to them."

Half of the Bears' offensive drives netted less than 15-yards of total offense and five of those six drives accumulated a total of 13 net yards, with two ending in a Chicago turnover. The Packers converted 56.3% of their third downs compared to just 23.1% for the Bears. Jordan Love and co. converted all three of their goal-to-go opportunities into touchdowns, while Fields converted just half of his trips. Green Bay allowed 1.0 sack and three quarterback hits on the day and Chicago allowed 4.0 sacks and six QB hits. We can't forget the turnovers, either: The Packers finished +2 in the TO margin thanks to a fumble and interception (that also resulted in a pick-six).

Oh, and they led wire-to-wire. The Packers looked like their dominant selves against the Bears, even after all the changes over the last few months.

"I mean, obviously coming in here we knew what type of game we were in for," Love said after the game. "Obviously [this is] my first game in this rivalry, so it felt good. They're a good team. Obviously first half was close and second half, the way we bounced back and came out in the second half and total domination felt good."

At this point, if you're a Bears fan, you're seriously wondering if you'll ever beat the Packers again. For whatever reason, the team just crumbles when the green and gold shows up. It's fair to assume that yes, the Packers are in the Bears' heads. 

The Bears have now lost nine games in a row and they're 3-18 in the last 21 meetings. In fact the team is 4-24 against the Packers since 2010.

This game will officially be in the rearview after Monday, but it's going to be really interesting to see what these two teams do when they rematch in Week 18. Both squads will be completely different, which should set up for an intriguing game.

But, if the Bears can't get out of their own way -or get the Packers out of their heads- then they can expect more of the same.

"To play this game, you have to have passion and you have to have emotion," Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said after the game. "So, yeah, this hurts. It's an emotional thing. You got to have passion to do it the right way."

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