NFL information: Packers maintain off Bears in pivotal NFC North division race sport

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An prompt basic occurred at Lambeau Field on Sunday evening as the most recent chapter of the Inexperienced Bay Packers-Chicago Bears rivalry got here all the way down to the wire.

Ultimately, the house crowd was screaming, "Go, Pack, Go!"

The Packers took down their NFC North foe, 28-21, due to cornerback Keisean Nixon intercepting Caleb Williams ultimately zone on fourth-and-1 with 27 seconds remaining within the sport.

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Jordan Love of the Inexperienced Bay Packers throws a cross in the course of the third quarter in opposition to the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Area on Dec. 7, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. (John Fisher/Getty Photographs)

The fourth quarter was a back-and-forth nail-biter, because it started with a Inexperienced Bay 21-14 lead. That was till the Bears melted 8:32 of clock, going 17 performs and 83 yards to see rookie tight finish Colston Loveland discover the top zone on a terrific name by head coach Ben Johnson, as Williams rolled out in play-action and located his man.

With the sport tied at 21 apiece, Jordan Love and the Packers’ offense have been trying to reply, they usually did simply that.

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Love orchestrated an eight-play drive, the place veteran working again Josh Jacobs performed an important function in getting the ball downfield, together with a 21-yard run on third-and-2 from Chicago’s 28-yard line. A couple of performs later, Jacobs broke by means of the road of scrimmage into the top zone to take a 28-21 lead after the additional level was good.

Williams and the Bears nonetheless had sufficient time to get down the sphere themselves and probably tie, or win, the sport. On the primary play of the drive, issues regarded promising when rookie Luther Burden III caught a 27-yard cross to right away get into Inexperienced Bay territory. Then, Williams, scrambling out to his proper, discovered Devin Duvernay for simply his second catch of the yr — a 24-yard strike that had the Bears simply exterior the purple zone.

Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears seems to be to cross in the course of the third quarter in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Lambeau Area on Dec. 7, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Photographs)

The Bears have been making an attempt to simply get a primary down when Kyle Monangai ran it with 35 seconds left on third-and-1, however he was stuffed and compelled a fourth down. That’s when Williams tried to go for the top zone as a substitute of simply the primary down and he was late seeing Cole Kmet.

Kmet had room, however the ball was underthrown and Nixon was there to make the game-sealing play.

It was a real battle of two of one of the best groups within the NFC, not to mention their very own division. However Love threw three touchdowns on this one, two of which going to the sport’s main receiver, Christian Watson, who had solely 4 catches for 89 yards.

There was additionally an ideal play name close to the top of the primary half when dual-threat Bo Melton broke free for a 45-yard landing catch. The Packers additionally welcomed again Jayden Reed to their mixture of extensive receivers, as he had 4 catches for 31 yards.

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Jacobs completed the sport with 86 yards on the bottom on 20 carries and his landing, whereas the Bears noticed D’Andre Swift prepared the ground in that class with 63 yards on 13 carries. Monangai added 57 yards on 14 touches within the backfield.