Love threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns with one turnover on a fumble to lead the Packers to their 10th straight win against the Bears. That ties their longest winning streak in the rivalry, set from 1994-98. The Bears last beat the Packers in 2018 and last won at Lambeau Field in 2015. Bears quarterback Justin Fields, whose status will be evaluated as the team.
With a 17-9 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers punched their ticket to the playoffs with first-year starting quarterback Jordan Love.
Meanwhile, the Bears headed back to Chicago with major decisions to make about their coaching staff and quarterback after finishing the season 7-10.
Love threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns with one turnover on a fumble to lead the Packers to their 10th straight win against the Bears. That ties their longest winning streak in the rivalry, set from 1994-98. The Bears last beat the Packers in 2018 and last won at Lambeau Field in 2015.
“It’s tough because you want to go out there and show what you can do on this stage and win out,” wide receiver DJ Moore said. “When you don’t and come up short like that, it’s heartbreaking, especially because of the rivalry and everything that was riding (on this game) for them on the season.
“To come up short-handed and not playing our best football at the end, it stinks.”
Bears quarterback Justin Fields, whose status will be evaluated as the team weighs what to do with the No. 1 draft pick, was harassed often by the Packers defensive line. He completed 11 of 16 passes for 148 yards and was sacked five times.
“I felt their pass rush, but I didn’t feel ours,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus said.
The Bears didn’t score a touchdown, getting all nine of their points on Cairo Santos field goals. They managed just 75 yards on the ground, while Packers running back Aaron Jones rushed for 111.
After the Packers took a 7-6 lead into halftime, Love led a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive on the opening possession of the second half.
The drive included a 17-yard pass to Bo Melton and Jones’ 17-yard run on back-to-back plays to get into Bears territory. On third-and-3 from the 12-yard line, Love hit Dontayvion Wicks up the middle for a touchdown and a 14-6 lead. It was their second touchdown connection of the game.
Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson forced Love to fumble late in the third quarter, and safety Jaquan Brisker recovered at the Bears 42-yard line.
The Bears got to the Packers 17 after Fields hit Moore with an 11-yard pass on third down and then Cole Kmet with a 27-yarder. But over the next three plays, Fields’ pass to Robert Tonyan in the end zone fell incomplete, Roschon Johnson was stopped for no gain and Fields’ pass to Kmet in the end zone was broken up by Carrington Valentine.
The Bears turned to Santos, who made a 35-yard field goal to cut the Packers lead to 14-9.
The Packers quickly responded when wide receiver Jayden Reed broke free from Stevenson for a 59-yard catch.
Three plays later, Love tried to hit Melton in the end zone for a 7-yard pass. Originally ruled a touchdown on the field, replay showed Melton didn’t have control of the ball.
