The Green Bay Packers beat the Bears 31-7 at Lambeau Field on Sunday, as Jordan Love threw for 367 yards and two touchdowns and Chicago turned the ball over five times. The win pushed both teams to 3-2, though Green Bay holds the tiebreaker in the NFC North race behind the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings.
Love completed 25 of 31 passes without an interception, and Christian Watson turned six catches into 143 yards and two scores. Chicago’s defense could not slow down the Packers’ passing attack, while its own offense stalled behind 11-of-19 passing from Case Keenum and 12-of-21 passing from Tyson Bagent, who split time at quarterback. The Bears fumbled twice and threw three interceptions, including two by Xavier McKinney, accounting for the bulk of Green Bay’s 24-point margin.
Takeaways From Packers’ Win Over Bears
Turnovers decided the game
Chicago finished with five turnovers, three interceptions and two lost fumbles, against zero giveaways for Green Bay. Xavier McKinney picked off two passes and Ty’Ron Hopper added a third interception, returning it 20 yards. The Packers’ plus-five turnover margin accounted for the bulk of the 24-point final margin.
Love and Watson connected for explosive plays
Green Bay’s two touchdown passes both went to Watson, covering 42 and 53 yards. Love finished with a 137.5 passer rating and averaged 10.8 yards per attempt, numbers that reflected a Packers passing game operating with little resistance. Green Bay totaled 428 yards on just 59 plays, a 7.3-yard average per snap.
Bears’ offense could not sustain drives
Chicago converted only four of 14 third-down attempts and finished with 246 total yards on 68 plays, an average of 3.6 yards per play. The Bears’ only touchdown came on a 1-yard D’Andre Swift run late in the second quarter, their lone sustained scoring drive of the game.
Player Of The Game: Jordan Love
Love went 25 of 31 for 367 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, posting a 137.5 passer rating and a 95.2 QBR. He also ran for a 6-yard gain and threw the two-point conversion pass to Matthew Golden that capped the scoring in the fourth quarter.
Packers Vs. Bears By The Numbers
Green Bay outgained Chicago 428 yards to 246, a gap of 182 yards built largely through the air. The Packers averaged 7.3 yards per play compared with 3.6 for the Bears. Green Bay committed zero turnovers against Chicago’s five, the largest differential of the game.
The Bears were sacked four times for 30 yards lost, while Green Bay’s offensive line allowed just two sacks for 9 yards. Chicago’s defense held Green Bay to 1-of-1 on fourth down and forced four sacks, but neither was enough to overcome the turnover deficit.
What’s Next
The Packers (3-2) sit behind only the 5-0 Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North standings. Chicago also falls to 3-2, with both teams now tied at two losses each.
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