Season-Changing Injury: Micah Parsons Out, Packers Reeling & Bears Up Next

Micah Parsons goes down, Christian Watson leaves for the hospital, the Packers blow a 9-point lead in Denver… and Jen, Gabe & Chewy walk into the studio feeling like they’re going to a funeral. The crew relives a brutal afternoon in Denver where the injuries in the fourth quarter completely flipped the game — and possibly the season. They break down: How different the defense looked with Micah on the field versus the clean pockets Bo Nix saw after he left Why Sean Payton absolutely ate Jeff Hafley’s lunch, even before the injury The defense generating no sacks, hardly any pressure, and dropped interceptions that came back to haunt them Why this Broncos game went from “Super Bowl statement opportunity” to “season just changed in one quarter” They also dive into: The emotional gut-punch of losing Parsons — and why this feels worse than most regular-season losses How much blame (if any) Matt LaFleur deserves, what his extension could look like, and whether the front office would really consider moving on How different the mood would be if they had simply lost the game but kept Parsons healthy Then it all pivots to Bears week: Why Chicago will treat Saturday night like their Super Bowl Why the Bears now “smell blood in the water” with no Micah Parsons and a banged-up Christian Watson How this game likely decides the NFC North and could set up a Lions–Bears play-in game in Week 18 The mental grind of going to Soldier Field right after losing your second-best player and possibly a top-10 piece on offense Chewy compares the feeling to past Packers gut punches — Reggie White’s hamstring tear, Sterling Sharpe’s neck, Aaron Rodgers’ collarbones — and explains what it’s like in the locker room when a season-altering injury hits. Plus: callers from Chicago and Broncos country weigh in, fans describe waking up feeling like it’s a funeral, and the crew wrestles with the wild emotional swing from “this might be a Super Bowl team” to “can they even be good without Micah and Watson?” 🎧 Raw emotion, real football talk, and full-on Bears week anxiety — all in one hour of Jen, Gabe & Chewy. Packers, Green Bay Packers, Micah Parsons injury, Christian Watson injury, Bo Nix vs Packers, Broncos vs Packers, Denver game reaction, Matt LaFleur hot seat, Packers vs Bears preview, NFC North race, Jeff Hafley, Rashan Gary, Jen Gabe and Chewy, ESPN Milwaukee, Wisconsin sports