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To try to prepare his players for the tidal wave of emotion about to overtake them, Matt LaFleur told them about his first-ever game as the Packers’ head coach.
It was the league’s first game of the 2019 season — a Thursday night. The Bears, celebrating their 100th anniversary, were one of the favorites to win the NFC. Matt Nagy wore George Halas’ fedora into Soldier Field, which erupted into cheers when Jim Cornelison sang the national anthem.
Sunday, as volunteers unfurled a 100-yard-long American flag, LaFleur saw Cornelison and nudged quarterback Jordan Love.