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What’s Packers-Bears Score? Live Updates From Lambeau Field

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will battle at frigid Lambeau Field on Sunday. Will the playoff-bound Packers win? And who will they play in the wild-card round?

Bill Huber

The scene at Lambeau Field for Packers-Bears.
The scene at Lambeau Field for Packers-Bears. / Bill Huber/Packers On S
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers are trying to extend their winning streak over the Chicago Bears to 12 consecutive wins on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Follow along for updates from Green Bay’s game against Chicago and the other pertinent NFC matchups with the playoffs on the horizon.

Final Score: Bears 24, Packers 22

Cairo Santos, whose field goal to beat the Packers at Soldier Field was blocked in Week 11, made a 51-yard field goal at the buzzer.

The Packers, who had been 11-0 against the Bears under coach Matt LaFleur, will play a wild-card game at the Eagles next week.

Fourth Quarter

Packers 22, Bears 21 (54 seconds remaining)

Carrington Valentine hit D.J. Moore following a receiver screen and jarred the ball loose, with Javon Bullard recovering to give the Packers the ball at the 43.

The offense didn’t do much with it, but it was enough for Brandon McManus to drill a 55-yard field goal. The ball was halfway to the uprights when McManus began to celebrate.

The Cowboys lead the Commanders 19-16.

Bears 21, Packers 19 (4:28 remaining)

On third-and-21, Malik Willis threw a bomb to Malik Heath, who made an incredible leaping catch over Kevin Byard for a gain of 41. On the next play, Emanuel Wilson bounced a run to the right for a touchdown.

With a chance to tie the game, Willis’ pass went straight to the turf.

The Cowboys lead the Commanders 19-16.

Bears 21, Packers 13 (5:58 remaining)

Karl Brooks destroyed a third-down screen, so Malik Willis will get a chance with the ball at the 49.

The Cowboys, meanwhile, just took the lead over the Commanders. That won’t matter unless the Packers can rally.

Bears 21, Packers 13 (7:34 remaining)

Malik Willis hit Jayden Reed for 17 yards but that was it. On third-and-10, a great open-field tackle by Kyler Gordon kept Tucker Kraft from getting the first down. The fans booed as coach Matt LaFleur sent on the punting unit.

Bears 21, Packers 13 (10:02 remaining)

Caleb Williams’ receiver screen to D.J. Moore produced a 32-yard touchdown. Isaiah McDuffie was blocked at the point of attack and Moore outran Javon Bullard down the sideline for the touchdown.

The Bears went for two and failed, but Keisean Nixon was flagged for holding against Rome Odunze. That would have moved the ball to the 1 for the re-do. Instead, the Bears for some reason kicked the extra point to keep it a one-score game.

The Cowboys lead the Commanders 12-10 but Washington is on Dallas’ side of the field with 13 minutes remaining.

Bears 14, Packers 13 (14:55 remaining)

On fourth-and-2 from the outskirts of field-goal range, an end-around to Jayden Reed didn’t have a prayer, with Bo Melton beaten by a Bears defender, which forced Reed to take it horizontal.

Third Quarter

Bears 14, Packers 13 (4:08 remaining)

The Bears picked up one first down but TJ Slaton drew a holding penalty, so the Packers escaped without allowing any points after Malik Willis’ fumble on the previous drive. The Packers will start at their 16. Willis remains the quarterback.

Bears 14, Packers 13 (8:28 remaining)

Backup quarterback Malik Willis was rocked by safety Kevin Byard, who was untouched on a blitz. It was front side, not blind side, but Willis didn’t see him. He was crushed and fumbled, with the Bears recovering at their 46.

The Commanders just took a 10-9 lead in what is now a battle of backup quarterbacks, Dallas’ Trey Lance vs Washington’s Marcus Mariota.

Bears 14, Packers 13 (10:50 remaining)

The Bears converted on third-and-4 and fourth-and-5 and tried some razzle-dazzle, receiver Keenan Allen’s pass on a double-reverse flea-flicker was intercepted by Xavier McKinney. McKinney fumbled on the return but Edgerrin Cooper, who was shaken up moments earlier, recovered.

Malik Willis remains the quarterback for Green Bay, even though Jordan Love warmed up after halftime.

Dallas leads the Commanders 9-3.

Halftime

Bears 14, Packers 13

Two enormous mistakes by the Packers – getting sucked on a Bears punt return and a Jayden Reed fumble – have them staring at a halftime deficit.

More than the score, Jordan Love (elbow) and Christian Watson (knee) were injured in the second quarter. Both are questionable to return; Love threw a few passes on the sideline during the Bears’ final possession of the half but Malik Willis took the final snap of the half.

The Packers lead 222-57 in yards. Willis has 56 passing yards off the bench; Bears starter Caleb Williams has 33.

With Green Bay needing to win and the Commanders to lose at Dallas to move up to the No. 6 seed, the Cowboys are leading 6-3 at halftime. On fourth-and-goal from the 2 at the end of the half, Dallas’ No. 3 quarterback, Trey Lance, threw incomplete.

Halftime

Bears 14, Packers 13 (30 seconds remaining)

Chris Brooks ran for 4 yards and both teams were happy to get to the locker room.

Second Quarter

Bears 14, Packers 13 (1:57 remaining)

Brandon McManus made a 30-yard field goal. With Jordan Love injured, Malik Willis threw a 31-yard pass to Jayden Reed. Reed found a hole and caught Willis’ wounded duck. Chris Brooks added a 13-yard run.

Packers Injury Updates

Jordan Love and Christian Watson are questionable.

Bears 14, Packers 10 (7:25 remaining)

The game update is irrelevant for the moment. Quarterback Jordan Love (right elbow) and receiver Christian Watson (knee) are questionable to return.

The Packers will start at their 20.

The Cowboys lead the Commanders 6-3.

Bears 14, Packers 10 (11:12 remaining)

On a drive in which receiver Christian Watson was injured and eventually carted to the locker room and quarterback Jordan Love was injured and replaced by Malik Willis, the Packers scored a critical touchdown. A 20-yard pass to Malik Willis set up first-and-goal at the 9. On the next play, Jacobs broke two tackles for the touchdown.

That’s eight consecutive games with a rushing touchdown for Jacobs, breaking Paul Hornung’s franchise record.

The Commanders are trailing at Dallas 6-0.

Bears 14, Packers 3 (14:17 remaining)

The Packers are in a world of trouble, with a huge mistake on special teams and a fumble by Jayden Reed putting the Packers in a 14-3 hole. On the first play of the second quarter, a screen to D.J. Moore gained 15 yards – 17 yards came after the catch. On the next play, D’Andre Swift scored easily from the 4.

The Commanders are losing 6-0 at Dallas, though that’s irrelevant at the moment.

First Quarter

Bears 7, Packers 3 (0:02 remaining)

Jayden Reed had a nice run on an end-around but had it punched out by Jaylon Johnson. Former Packers safety Jonathan Owens recovered and returned the ball 14 yards to Green Bay’s 21.

Bears 7, Packers 3 (0:10 remaining)

The Packers’ defense has been on the field and forced two three-and-outs. TJ Slaton destroyed a first-down run for minus-4 and Lukas Van Ness forced a throwaway on second down. A hustling tackle by Karl Brooks on a screen forced a punt.

It’s 83 to minus-6 in yards.

Dallas leads Washington 3-0 and the Commanders just muffed a punt.

Bears 7, Packers 3 (2:24 remaining)

Brandon McManus made a 37-yard field goal to put the Packers on the board. The big play was a 19-yard completion to Luke Musgrave, which was initially ruled a catch and then overturned on the field. Packers coach Matt LaFleur, previously 0-7 on replay challenges, got a layup on an obviously botched ball. The drive stalled, though, because Tyrique Stevenson smashed Bo Melton on an end-around on first down and broke up a pass on the second down.

Dallas leads Washington 3-0.

Bears 7, Packers 0 (6:34 remaining)

Emanuel Wilson ran for one first down but the Packers punted from Chicago’s 45. Daniel Whelan punted to the left but Bears returner D.J. Moore, who was stationed to the right side from the punt unit’s perspective, acted as if he were going to field the ball. Instead, Josh Blackwell fielded the ball at the 6 and had about the easiest 94-yard punt return touchdown in the history of the NFL.

It was a blast-from-the-past play for the Bears.

In Dallas, the Cowboys lead the Commanders 3-0.

Packers 0, Bears 0 (9:39 remaining)

On a 16-degree day, the Packers’ defense came out hot. On first down, Caleb Williams dropped the shotgun snap. It might not have mattered because Rashan Gary blew past left tackle Larry Borom for the sack. On second-and-17, safety Javon Bullard blew a tight end screen for minus-4. On third-and-21, a screen gained 2 yards. Interestingly, the Packers’ defensive backs on third down had Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine at corner, Bullard in the slot, and Xavier McKinney and Kitan Oladapo at safety.

In the race for the No. 6 seed, Dallas has a quick 3-0 lead over Washington thanks to two long completions by Trey Lance.

Packers 0, Bears 0 (11:58 remaining)

The Packers, who started at their 15 because of Chris Brooks’ holding penalty on the opening kickoff return, picked up one first down when Josh Jacobs charged up the middle, ran through an ankle tackle and gained 11. The drive died from there, though. On the punt, the snap was high and Daniel Whelan couldn’t make the catch. Fortunately, the punt protection was sturdy and Whelan managed a 35-yard punt.

Packers-Bears: What’s at Stake?

The Packers enter the day as the No. 7 seed, which would mean a wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles, who will be well-rested with running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts among 11 inactives.

The Packers could move up to the No. 6 seed if they beat the Bears and Mike McCarthy’s Dallas Cowboys upset the visiting Washington Commanders. The Commanders lost to Dallas earlier in the season, but the quarterback matchup could be Jayden Daniels against Trey Lance.

The Packers and Commanders games will be noon kickoffs.

If Green Bay moves up to No. 6, they’d play their wild-card game at the No. 3 seed – either the Los Angeles Rams or Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Rams (10-6) have a one-game lead over the Buccaneers (9-7) in the race for the No. 3.

Rams coach Sean McVay doesn’t care if his team stays at No. 3 or moves down to No. 4. Thus, he’s going to rest some key players for their home game against the Seattle Seahawks, including quarterback Matthew Stafford and Kyren Williams.

“I’m always trying to make decisions that I think are best for our football team,” he said. “It might not be best for everybody else, but if you said risk-reward, I think it’s a great opportunity for Jimmy to be able to play. I think it’s also an awesome opportunity for Matthew to be able to get rested, rejuvenated and ready to roll for the playoffs.”

The Buccaneers, on the other hand, need to beat the visiting Saints to win the NFC South.

If Tampa Bay wins and Los Angeles loses, the Buccaneers would move up to No. 3 based on conference record.

“I think for us, the mindset really is it doesn’t matter,” quarterback Jordan Love said. “I think we’re going into this knowing that we’re obviously going to be on the road, and go play some teams we’ve already played before. We’re excited obviously for the playoffs to start. We’re going to finish this season off with the Bears, but no, it really doesn’t matter who we’re facing.”

Bucs-Saints will start at noon; Rams-Seahawks will start at 3:25 p.m.

It’s Cold Outside

About an hour before kickoff, it’s 16 degrees with a wind chill of 7.

What does that mean for the kicking game? During pregame warmups, Packers kicker Brandon McManus made a 58-yarder to the north end and barely got it over the crossbar from 55 yards to the south.

Game No. 100 for Matt LaFleur

Here is our Q&A with coach Matt LaFleur.

Bears Aren’t Road Warriors

Chicago has lost nine consecutive road games. As noted by The Action Network’s Evan Abrams, it’s lost 20 consecutive road games played on a Sunday.

Here are a couple more notes from Abrams:

- Bears rookie Tory Taylor has more punting yards than rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has passing yards.

When the Bears drafted Taylor, Williams sent him a text message that read: “Hey, you're not going to punt too much this year.”

- The Packers are 8-0 against teams with losing records this season and have an 11-game winning streak.

Josh Jacobs Chasing History

Last week, Josh Jacobs scored a rushing touchdown for the seventh consecutive game. If he does it again, he’d break the franchise-record streak set by Hall of Famer Paul Hornung in 1960.

Jacobs doesn’t expect a huge workload for this game but he said it’s important to play.

“I feel like if I was battling with something right now, it would be more of a decision,” Jacobs said this week. “Like ‘OK, do I want to play? Do I not?’ But for me, man, what I bring to this team and the energy and the tone-setting and things like that, I think it’s important for the guys to see me out there.

“I feel like if Jordan’s playing and all these other guys are playing, then I need to be out there, too. That’s just how I feel.”

The Packers have beaten the Bears 11 consecutive times. While he’s relatively new to the rivalry, he wants to keep that streak going.

“We’re focused on this game. Obviously, we’re trying to push the win streak to 12,” he said. “That’s something that obviously with this rivalry with them guys over there, it’s something we don’t take too lightly. That was the main focus, man. Be where your feet are, focus on the next opponent and try to have everybody ready for the game.”

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Bill Huber
BILL HUBER

Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packers On SI, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: packwriter2002@yahoo.com History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.