Chicago Bears beat Inexperienced Bay Packers 31-27 in playoff comeback victory

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The Chicago Bears defeated the Inexperienced Bay Packers in a playoff sport for the primary time since Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.

Chicago overcame a late 18-point deficit to stun their rival within the Wild Card playoff sport at Soldier Area on Saturday. It marked the Bears' first postseason victory within the NFL's oldest rivalry since December 1941, simply days after the notorious Pearl Harbor assault.

For a lot of the night time, it regarded like Chicago would prolong the drought, falling behind 21-3 at halftime.

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Romeo Doubs #87 of the Inexperienced Bay Packers runs with the ball previous Jaylon Johnson #1 of the Chicago Bears through the first half of a NFC Wild Card Playoff sport on Jan. 10, 2026 at Soldier Area in Chicago, Illinois. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)

Even after clawing again, the Bears have been dealing with a 27-16 deficit with lower than seven minutes to go within the fourth quarter.

However Bears quarterback Caleb Williams led back-to-back landing drives, with a missed Inexperienced Bay subject purpose in between these drives to present Chicago a late lead.

The Packers and quarterback Jordan Love had an opportunity to return again with a late drive within the fourth quarter, and practically reached the brink of Chicago's purple zone.

However the Bears' protection held, and compelled an incompletion on Love's last cross of the night time, clinching a 31-27 win.

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Evan Williams #33 of the Inexperienced Bay Packers tackles DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears through the first half of an NFL soccer Wild Card sport at Soldier Area on Jan. 10, 2026 in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Photos)

It marked Chicago's first playoff win because the 2010 divisional spherical towards the Seahawks, which was adopted by an NFC Championship sport loss to the Packers the very subsequent week.

Now, Chicago is on to the divisional spherical once more within the first yr below head coach Ben Johnson .

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Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears seems to be to make a cross through the first half of an NFL soccer Wild Card sport towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Soldier Area on Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Photos)

Johnson has led one of many NFL's most dramatic turnarounds this yr, ending the Bears' four-year streak of shedding information and cementing them as one of many NFC's high contenders.

In the meantime, the Packers will head into the offseason with disappointment and uncertainty after falling wanting expectations in a season of expensive acquisitions.

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