One point equals the length of Karl Brooks' outstretched fingers as the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears on the lakefront Sunday afternoon 20-19.
The game started easy enough for the Packers as they scored on a 15-yard pass to Jayden Reed to make it 7-0. The Bears' defense would stiffen up for the rest of the half while their offense refused to get off the field. They kicked a field goal in the first quarter and a Jordan Love interception turned into a long touchdown drive to make it 10-7 Bears at halftime. After the Bears opened the third quarter with a field goal, Josh Jacobs was able to punch in a score from seven yards out to make it 14-13. It would be a short-lived advantage as De'Andre Swift was able to gallop into the endzone from 39 yards out to give the Bears a 19-14 after the failed two-point conversion. A long pass to Christian Watson set up the Packers' final touchdown as Love snuck in from the one-yard line to make it 20-19. That would set up the dramatics on the final drive of the day with Caleb Williams escaping a third straight sack to find Rome Odunze for a long completion. The Bears would drive into field goal range, but a premeditated field goal block play gave the Packers their 11th straight win over the Bears.
It was a game the Packers were lucky to win as the Bears held the ball for 13 more minutes, gained 30 more yards, and were 12-19 and third and fourth down conversion compared to just 1-6. However, it was the Packers that improved to 7-3 and return to Lambeau this Sunday to face the 49ers.


