Jarrett calls on fans to “show up and show out” against Packers

Ariana Pensy · Correspondent · 2 hours ago

CHICAGO - The last time the Chicago Bears were playing meaningful football in late December was 2020, so many players on Chicago’s roster are in unfamiliar territory.

As a veteran in the league who has been to a Super Bowl, defensive lineman Grady Jarrett is one of the players who will help keep the young players focused.

“Just believing that we (are) built for this moment and getting back to the basics, especially late in the season, know we don’t have to reinvent the wheel and really just trust our training,” Jarrett said. “The way we train, we definitely (build) our body and minds to be able to really thrive in this position whether guys know it or not and we’ve really been pushed and tested for times like this and I think we’ll be ready to go and do what we need to do.”

What better way to potentially clinch a playoff spot this week by beating the Green Bay Packers? Chicago lost to the Packers earlier in the season at Lambeau Field. But after Green Bay’s loss to the Denver Broncos and Chicago’s dominant victory over the Cleveland Browns, this game is once again a winner-take-all game.

Jarrett is excited to play in such a meaningful primetime game, as Chicago will take on Green Bay on Sat. Dec. 20 (7:20 p.m. / FOX).

“It’s no secret. We all know what’s at stake from every aspect of meaningful football games. So, it’s an exciting time to be playing meaningful football in December against an opponent like this in a rivalry like this, and you can’t ask for a better game to be a part of,” Jarrett said. “But the good thing about it is as long as we can control what we can, and that’s our preparation this week, the effort we go out there and play with, and that’ll determine the outcome of the game and that’s controlling what we can and the chips will fall where they may.”

Despite Green Bay potentially being depleted on Saturday with their running back, Josh Jacobs, and numerous wide receivers - Matthew Golden, Jayden Reed, Christian Watson, Dontayvion Wicks, and Savion Williams - all on the injury report, their offense is still dangerous with quarterback Jordan Love.

Defensively, the Packers will also be without defensive end Micah Parsons.

“He’s just getting the ball where (it needs) to go, playing with extreme confidence and you can tell just all the years accumulated in that offense, just in the league, is really coming to light for him,” Jarrett said. “So, definitely a lot of respect for his game knowing he can get the ball wherever he (needs) to go. But, cause for concern wouldn’t be a term I’ll use. I’ll say respect to our opponent and that’s well-deserved for the work he put in.”

Going into this game, Jarrett has one message for fans: for the Bears to secure a victory against the Green Bay Packers, show up and show out.

“Show up and show out. It (needs) to be the loudest game we had all season. They need to rock that stadium,” Jarrett said. “Soldier Field (needs) to be shaking and we know the chants they like to chant, and we’re going to make them happy, give them something to chant about and we're going to go put up a good showing for them.”