Bears 9-17 Packers summary, stats, scores and highlights | NFL Week 18
GREEN BAY PACKERS CLINCH WILD CARD SPOT
Packers grind out win in Chicago
It wasn't always straightforward, but in the end, the Packers were able to step up and get the job done when it mattered. Squandered opportunities were the theme of the first half, but after the break, the Packers came out and ground the Bears down.
Their 17-9 win marks the tenth year in a row that Green Bay have beaten Chicago in the oldest rivalry in football.
The Packers offense racked up 432 total yards while the Bears were held to just 192 yards. The story of the day though was the Bears going 3-for-11 on third down, and never finding the end zone.
Jordan Love completed 84.4% of his passes for the second highest comp percentage in Packers history, finishing with a 128.6 passer rating. On the ground, Aaron Jones was a beast, with his third straight 100-yard rushing game, getting 111 yards on 22 carries and pulling down five receptions for 30 yards to boot.
For the Bears, this is not only the end of their season but probably also the end of the line for Justin Fields. Although posting a decent 11-of-16 for 148 yards game, it was just the nail in his coffin in Chicago. They have the first draft pick and it is almost certain that they will go for a young quarterback and look to the future.
With this win, the Packers have taken the Wild Card spot, booting the Saints out of the post season. The Packers will now face the Cowboys next week and will need to up their game to trade punches with Dallas' prolific offense.
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Green Bay Packers win!
The Bears have no timeouts and Love takes a knee. The clock runs down to 32 seconds and they do it again. That is it! The Packers win!
Jones carries for ten yards and that will pretty much guarantee the win! The Pack can just run the clock out now.
The Packers will run the ball now as the two minute warning comes.
Love completes over the middle to Tucker Kraft for a ten yard gain.
The Packers call a timeout
The Packers are winding down the clock, keeping the ball on the ground and in bounds. 3rd and 8 from the 42 as the clock nears the 2 minute warning.
Once more on the ground, and Jones gets the first down.
Jones runs it up the middle for 9 yards and the Packers are out near the 40
Love hits Reed over the middle for a ten yard gain and a first down.
They pick up seven and it is 3rd and 3.
The Packers take over with 6:08 left in the game. The Bears have yet to force a punt and they need one now.
An incomplete pass makes it 4th and 22. They have to punt. It is fair caught at the five.
A penalty makes it second and 16, and Brooks gets to fields to make it 3rd and 22!
After one play, he is cleared and back in the game.
Fields is taken off the field. This was due to a play in that last set where he was hit as he slid and his head hit the ground. The league has mandated a neurologist to call him off for a concussion check.
The Bears go for it on fourth and five!
They go with a hard count and the Packers jump! First down. That is the first enforced penalty of the game.
Third and 5 and Fields has it batted down. Fourth down.
Fields completes to Herbert for a 16 yard gain.
Jones takes the kickoff in the end zone and runs it out across the 30
Carlson comes out and puts it through the uprights for a field goal. Still a one-score game. 17-9
It is ruled incomplete.
Love throws over the middle to Melton and it is first ruled incomplete, then a touchdown. He bobbled it, but they will review whether or not he had possession before he went out of bounds.
And just like that, the Packers are knocking on the door. They give it to Jones, who carries it to the 7 yard line.
The Packers take over on the 27 and completes to Reed for a 52 yard gain! The biggest of the day!
Santos puts it through the uprights to make it 9. The Bears trail by five and Santos is the single season field goal leader for the franchise with 35 made.
At the 17, Fields throws incomplete to the end zone. It was nearly intercepted! The first flag of the game is thrown for offensive pass interference and it is declined. That will be fourth down.
Fields scrambles and gets out of trouble then completing a 28 yard pass to Kmet who took a shot. That was their second pass of the fourth quarter. They didn't make a single completion through the entire third quarter.
4TH QUARTER
Fields to Moore for a 11 yard gain and a first down. Green Bay challenge the call and it is ruled a catch.
The Bears take over on their own 43 as the clock winds down on the third quarter. We go to the fourth quarter, the Bears still trail the Packers 14-6
Love scrambles for the sideline and has the ball stripped! It is recovered by Brisker for a turnover!
Passions boil over and there is a scrap in the middle of the field. Reed and Gordon get going and everyone piles in.
Jones takes it over the 48 for a first down.
Love to Jayden Reed in the flat gets seven
They hand it to Melton on an end around and he fights his way for 12 yards.
The punt from Gill bounces at the 1 and the Bears can't quite keep it out of the endzone. Touchback. But it was so nearly a perfect punt.
Walker and Smith collapse the pocket and get to Fields for another third down sack! That forces the punt.
The Bears keep it on the ground, pounding it up the middle and work their way out to midfield
The Bears get the ball back on the 22 and need a response quickly here.
Love finds Dontayvion Wicks on a quick slant, and he fights his way into the end zone! The extra point is good and the Packers are up 14-6!
From the 17 yard line, the Packers keep it on the ground and pound the ball down to the 12.
The Packers go to Aaron Jones and he runs it up the middle for 17 yards.
Love drops back and hits a side open Melton for a 30 yard gain
The Packers get the ball back to start the second half, with an opportunity to make up for that dismal ending to the first half.
That may be the half and Green Bay is up 7-6, but they just blew at least 3 points on that drive.
HALF TIME
Once again the Packers don't get out of bounds and the clock runs out. What a terrible series! The Packers offense has a terrible hurryup discipline!
Oh! Terell Smith had the interception in the end zone, but dropped it.
Oh what a mistake by Scott! He got the ball for a short gain and could have stepped out of bounds with 44 seconds on the clock, but instead tried for the first down. The Packers have to use their last timeout!
A carry by Jones and the Packers are in field goal range. The Bears use their first time out.
Jordan Love and the Packers take over again on their 25. The first snap is a quick pass over the middle for 24 to Moore! They are in Bears territory!
Fields is sacked on third down and Cairo Santos is brought back on for a 39 yard attempt. This one splits the uprights and the Bears claw three back.
There is the two minute warning.
The Bears are continuing their march down the field, pushing into Packers territory and are all the way down to the 19. For the most part, this drive has been based on the run and short completion.
The Bears take over and keep it on the ground, bullying their way out to the 40. They go for it on fourth down and the measurement comes out. They have made the first down by a nose!
The extra point is good and the Packers go up, 7-3
It is 3rd and 1 from the 10. Love drops back and hits Dontayvion Wicks in the end zone! Capping off a 92 yard drive.
Timeout called by Green Bay. It is their first
Aaron Jones carries over the middle for 12 yards and a first down. The Pack are in the red zone now at the 19.
The Packers are across midfield and into Bears territory now on the 46
What a throw! Jordan Love completes over the middle to Jayden Reed on a crossing route for a 32 yard completion!
The first punt of the game and Jayden Reed calls for the fair catch at his own 8 yard line. A great punt from Trenton Gill
Devonte Wyatt gets to fields from the blind side and forces fourth down
The Bears take over on the 31
No good!
Anders Carlson comes out to try the field goal for the Packers and he hooks it wide left. No good!
Man, that sack really ended the momentum of that Green Bay drive.
The Bears defense gets to Love and forces the fourth down.
OHHHH! That was close! Love had tons of time, did a great job of stepping up into traffic and making a beautiful throw to the end zone, in and out of the receiver's hands!
Jones goes up the middle and gets the first down. The Packers are now knocking on the door at the Bears 20
Back to Jones on the ground, sweeping left and he breaks into the secondary for a big gain! Another 14 yards and another first down
They try Jones again, this time on the ground for no gain. Then on 3rd down they go to Dontayvion Wicks on a quick out for 14 yards.
A 3rd and 6 completion to Jones on a quick in route gets the first down.
PACKERS TAKE OVER
Jordan Love and the Packers will get started on their 25 after the kickoff. The first play is a screen pass up the middle for 4 yards.
Cairo Santos hits the left upright from 50 yards, but the ball clangs through to open the scoring. 3-0 Bears
The Packers get to Fields this time and drop him for a 7 yard loss
Now threading the needle, Fields makes a great throw to Equanimeous St. Brown for a 19 yard gain.
Fields looks fleet footed, scrambling for 6 on a 3rd and 4 for a first down.
KICKOFF
Here we go! The Bears get the ball first and will take over at their own 29 yard line
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Welcome to Diario AS USA’s live coverage of Week 18 in the NFL. We bring you one of the most legendary rivalries in professional sports as the Green Bay Packers host the Chicago Bears in what is a do-or-die situation for the Pack, live from Lambeau Field.
For the Packers, there is more than just pride on the line tonight, with a win seeing them make the playoffs. The Bears can make life very unpleasant for Green Bay by handing them a loss. It wouldn't necessarily end their playoff hopes, but it would take it out of their hands forcing them to rely on a trifecta of a Vikings loss, a Seahawks loss, and either a Saints or Bucs loss.
But for Chicago, tonight isn't just all about making things tough on their rival. They have their own playoff hopes and future to consider. A win gets them into the playoffs but in a season that has been dominated by Justin Fields' thumb, they have to make a decision over whether to keep him or look for a new quarterback. Fields is fighting for his job, and the Bears are at a crossroads.