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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Patrick Finley

For the Bears, Aaron Rodgers’ playoff exit only matters if it hastens his departure

Aaron Rodgers gestures as he walks off the field Saturday. | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images

Bears fans celebrated the Packers’ playoff loss Saturday night as though their hometown team had actually won the game. That joy continued into Sunday: new-to-Twitter Dick Butkus joked about quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Wiener’s Circle offered free all-you can eat french fries topped, of course, with cheese.

When your favorite team hasn’t won a playoff game in 11 years, schadenfreude qualifies as the most fun you can have this time of year. The Packers’ surprise 13-10 loss to the 49ers at Lambeau Field — secured by old friend Robbie Gould’s 45-yard field goal — only matters, though, if it hastens Rodgers’ departure from Green Bay.

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