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Amos then made the splash, picking off Trubisky (33-of-42, 252 yards, 81.7 rating) in Chicago territory, leading to Adams' 18th TD on the year to tie Sharpe's team record in that category and seal the win.
With six catches for 46 yards, Adams finished the regular season with 115 receptions (beating Sharpe by three) for 1,374 yards. The yardage total fell just shy of his personal 2018 career high (1,386).
Adams' record-tying TD was Rodgers' fourth on the day to give him a new team record of 48 for the season, three better than in his first MVP year of 2011. He wrapped up the day 19-of-24 for 240 yards and a sparkling 147.9 passer rating.
It's hard to see Rodgers not getting his third MVP after finishing with a career-best 70.7% completion rate, a league-high 48 TDs against just five interceptions, and a league-best 121.5 passer rating that fell just one rating point shy of his single-season NFL record (122.5 in '11).
Defensively, the Packers won the game in the red zone. After allowing a Montgomery TD run on the first drive of the game, the Bears went 0-for-4 inside the 20 thereafter and scored only via three field goals, including one after the Bears recovered a punt-return fumble by Tavon Austin and started at the Green Bay 20.
"Anytime you hold somebody to 1-for-5 in that area and you're scoring touchdowns, that typically makes a difference," LaFleur said. "It was really encouraging to see our guys, when we had to, backs up against the wall in the red zone, come through and make some plays.
"That's what it's going to take moving forward. Just playing complementary football is so important."