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Bears coach Ben Johnson gave one last assessment of his team’s 31-27 win over the Packers during his NFL playoff head coaching debut.

“Watching the tape, it's just credit to them for being able to pull out a 21-3 deficit there at halftime, and the defense bowing up in the second half, only allowing six points, and then offense slowly chipping away and finding a way (during the) last three possessions to score touchdowns."

The Bears scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to pull off their seventh comeback of the season — and the largest postseason rally (18 points) in franchise history.

As the Bears turn their focus to Rams for Sunday’s divisional-round matchup, they recognize the games will just get tougher.

“It’s just the way it is in the playoffs. Once you get to Round 2, Round 3, there are no weak links. I’ve got nothing but respect for the opponent we’re going to play this upcoming week because they’re damn good. They’re No. 1 in offense in a number of categories. Their quarterback (Matthew Stafford) is playing at a really high level, an MVP-caliber level. And defensively, they create a lot of issues for you."

Here's what else we heard from the Bears.

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