Green Bay
Packers
4-5
22
FINAL
24
Chicago
Bears
8-1
AI Recap
AI RECAPIn a thrilling Week 16 matchup, the Chicago Bears narrowly defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-22, keeping their playoff hopes alive as the regular season winds down. The stakes were high, with both teams vying for crucial positioning in the postseason race.
Caleb Williams led the Bears with a standout performance, throwing for 2 touchdowns and helping his team maintain momentum throughout the game. Jordan Love of the Packers put up impressive numbers, racking up 249 passing yards, while Josh Jacobs added 78 rushing yards to keep the Packers competitive. Jayden Reed also shone as a reliable target, notching 104 receiving yards, but it wasn’t enough to secure the win.
Defensively, the Bears were anchored by Devin Bush, who recorded 8 total tackles, and Kyler Gordon, who intercepted a critical pass to stifle a late Packers drive. The turning point came in the fourth quarter when Williams connected with his receiver for a touchdown, putting the Bears ahead for good. Despite a valiant effort from the Packers' defense, including 1.5 sacks from Micah Parsons, they could not reclaim the lead before the final whistle.
Passing
| Player | Pos | ATT | CMP | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | QB | 36 | 18 | 50% | 249 | 1 | 1 | 70.2 |
| Caleb Williams | QB | 25 | 19 | 76% | 192 | 2 | 0 | 124.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Pos | ATT | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jacobs | HB | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift | HB | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | — | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Caleb Williams | QB | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Jordan Love | QB | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | — | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Jonnu Smith | TE | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| MarShawn Lloyd | HB | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson | HB | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zavion Thomas | WR | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Monangai | HB | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rome Odunze | WR | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Pos | REC | YDS | YPR | YAC | TD | LNG | DROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Reed | WR | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Zavion Thomas | WR | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 61 | 1 | 55 | 0 |
| Christian Watson | WR | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Colston Loveland | TE | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Luther Burden III | WR | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tucker Kraft | TE | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Kyle Monangai | HB | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Josh Jacobs | HB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift | HB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Pos | TKL | SACK | INT | FF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Bush | WILL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Gordon | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hunter | CB | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Johnson | CB | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micah Parsons | REDG | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevon Diggs | CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris McClellan | DT | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Cisse | CB | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Forbes Jr | CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Walker | DT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Andersen | MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard | FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Thieneman | FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shemar Turner | REDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte Wyatt | DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Cine | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat | LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaire Franklin | MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Muhammad II | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Booker | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.J. Edwards | SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah McDuffie | SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lukas Van Ness | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Young | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Oliver | REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Pos | FGM | FGA | XPM | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo Santos | K | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 |
| Trey Smack | K | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 |

