Penn State’s 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff brought its season to a close before it expected. Let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from the heartbreaking defeat.

The Green Bay Packers had won 11 straight games against arch-rival Chicago — the longest streak by one team in a series that began in 1921. The Bears last win in the rivalry was Dec. 16, 2018.

The Green Bay Packers finished the 2024 regular season with a thud. Jordan Love and Christian Watson both exited with injuries, the Chicago Bears got a game-winning field goal as time expired and Matt LaFleur’s team dropped a second consecutive game entering the postseason with a 24-22 defeat at Lambeau Field in the season finale.

MIAMI — Penn State went 60 minutes and 12 rounds with Notre Dame on Thursday night with a berth to the national championship on the line. And for most of the Orange Bowl, the Nittany Lions played well enough to get the job done.

Minnesota downed Green Bay, 27-25, in a game the Packers felt they desperately needed. Instead, Green Bay fell to 0-5 this year against the NFC's top three teams.

The Orange Bowl held between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions has been a wild, back-and-forth affair. Penn State took control early, leading 10-0 and dominating the line of scrimmage.

Penn State had a prime opportunity to fully break free of its reputation as a team that struggles in big games this week. F

The Penn State Nittany Lions' passing game goes dormant in a College Football Playoff loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

James Franklin had to feel that his Penn State Nittany Lions could taste their berth in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. And why wouldn'