Ben Johnson: 'Noise' from Packers fueled Bears' playoff win - ESPN

Ben Johnson exchanged a very brief, very frosty handshake with Matt LaFleur in the moments after the Chicago Bears' 31-27 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC wild-card round.

And that was only the start of Johnson's Saturday night victory lap.

«F--- the Packers! F--- them,» Johnson shouted as part of his postgame locker room speech, which was shared by the team on social media after Chicago completed the largest postseason comeback in franchise history.

When asked about his emotional response to the victory, Johnson acknowledged that the Bears has extra motivation to beat the Packers in the latest meeting between the NFC North rivals.

«There was probably a little bit more noise coming out of their building up north to start the week, which we heard loud and clear, players and coaches alike,» Johnson said. «This one meant something to us.»

Johnson did not elaborate on which comments he was referring to, but Packers wide receiver Christian Watson and cornerback Keisean Nixon both said that they wanted to play the Bears in the playoffs.

Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley went a step further last Wednesday, implying that Green Bay would beat Chicago when he told reporters «we are not going to be done, so I will see you guys next week.»

«It definitely got us riled up,» Bears safety Kevin Byard III said. «It got us amped up for the game.… I didn't think that we were gonna be able to top some of the wins that we had earlier in this season, as far as the comebacks. But this one, this one was just the most special one.»

The NFC North champion Bears (12-6) extended their resurgent first season under Johnson with their seventh fourth-quarter comeback victory. They split two down-to-the-wire games with Green Bay in