Overview
- Chicago erased an 18-point halftime deficit to win 31-27 at Soldier Field, marking the Bears’ largest playoff comeback and their first postseason victory since 2010.
- Packers kicker Brandon McManus missed a 55-yard field goal before halftime, a fourth-quarter extra point, and a 44-yarder with 2:56 remaining, leaving seven points off the board.
- ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported McManus became the first kicker since 2007 to miss two fourth-quarter kicks in a playoff game.
- Reporting indicates the Packers will weigh McManus’ future despite his contract through 2027, with a release carrying about $3.3 million in dead money and roughly $2 million in 2026 cap savings.
- Fans and commentators unleashed sharp criticism on social media, casting the special-teams collapse as a central factor in Green Bay’s wild-card exit.