Chicago Bears veteran sounds off on what needs to happen to make the NFL Playoffs

If the Chicago Bears can beat the Green Bay Packers Saturday night at Soldier Field, head coach Ben Johnson’s team will take a big step towards controlling their own destiny for the NFC North championship and clinching a playoff berth.

Chicago enters Saturday with a 79% chance of making the playoffs, but a win boosts those odds to 94%, with hope for the No. 1 seed still alive with games against the San Francisco 49ers and Detriot Lions looming to close out the regular season.

Grady Jarrett knows what Chicago Bears must do to make the NFL Playoffs

The Bears signed edge rusher Grady Jarrett to bolster the pass rush this past offseason, and the 32-year-old is also delivering as a strong and respected veteran leadership voice in the locker room.

Ahead of Saturday night’s clash against the Packers, who dealt the Bears a 28-21 heartbreaking loss two weeks ago at Lambeau Field, Jarrett didn’t mince words on what he believes Chicago needs to do to survive this daunting closing stretch.

“I think we just have to cut out the big plays,” Jarrett said. “And, just knowing that every play counts. It comes down to a couple plays in a game when you are playing with two top teams. We can’t make as many mistakes. Whether it’s executing on defense or turnover here or not getting the turnover here, we have to be on our P’s and Q’s.

“That’s one of the biggest lessons that we had to learn the hard way the first time out there. We are going to zoom in on that and focus on things we can control. Because at the end of the day, it’s about us, and that’s how it is and that’s how we know it and that’s how we want it.”

Jarrett enters Saturday with 26 tackles and one sack as part of what has become an opportunistic Bears defense with the chance to make a huge statement against the Packers in one of the biggest games of the season.

Chicago leads the league with 20 takeaways, and if Jarrett and his teammates can force Packers quarterback Jordan Love into some key mistakes at critical moments, it would go a long way towards not just easing the pressure on Caleb Williams and the Bears’ offense but ot dealing out some revenge to their division rivals, as well.

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