Chicago Bears (3-9) – Green Bay Packers (5-8): 19-28
Dominant for a half, the Bears completely stopped playing after returning from the locker room, losing a 14-point advantage. Giving up the race against one of the worst defenses in the league in the field, they then made too many mistakes putting their opponents back in the game.
A boon for the Packers completely off the plate for most of the game. It’s hard to say which squad is the worst. The defense is gone, on no line. No pressure on the opposing quarterback, missed tackles, concentration errors in the secondary, everyone underperforms. The attack is unable to establish the race for 3 quarters, Aaron Jones is forgotten, Aaron Rodgers (18/31, 182 yards, 1 TD) strength of the long game without result. But awakened late in the game, the Packers did the work on both sides of the ball to get a sluggish success but which allows them to become the NFL team with the most victory in history.
Chicago presses where it hurts
With 88 yards on the ground in the first quarter, the Bears took over the winning recipe used by the Eagles last week. Justin Fields and David Montgomery advance on the floor, and that frees up spaces for receivers who do just enough to move the chains. The quarterback offers a solo in the opposing defense to afford a touchdown from 56 yards. The first quarterback in history to register 3 touchdowns on the run from more than 50 yards in a single season. David Montgomery worsens the score in the 2nd quarter giving Chicago a 14-point lead.
JUSTIN FIELDS DID IT AGAIN. @justnfields
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Christian Watson and AJ Dillon wear Green Bay
But from there, the Bears forget about their football and let the Packers slowly back into the game. Without being flamboyant, the visitors manage to reduce the mark just before the break through the now inevitable Christian Watson. After two new sterile possessions on returning from the locker room, Matt LaFleur comes out of his torpor and offers more inspired game calls. We insist on the ground with AJ Dillon who moves the chains, and who concludes the action himself. The momentum has clearly changed sides. The Bears are stuck at 19 points and are not moving. A blocked field goal, an interception, errors that end up putting the opponent back in the saddle. Passed in the lead thanks to Mason Crosby, the Packers lock their victory with a new touchdown from rookie Watson, this time on an outside run for 46 yards. The two-point conversion that follows completes the comeback and maintains a slim hope of playoffs for the Packers.
