Overview
- Chicago erased a 21–3 halftime deficit and scored 25 in the fourth quarter to win 31–27, securing its first playoff victory since 2011 and the largest postseason comeback in team history.
- Caleb Williams completed 24 of 48 passes for 361 yards with two fourth-quarter touchdowns and two interceptions, notching his seventh fourth-quarter comeback of the season — an NFL record for a QB under 25, per NFL Research.
- Rookie tight end Colston Loveland had eight receptions for 137 yards, becoming the first rookie tight end with at least eight catches and 100 yards in a playoff game, and he received a game ball.
- Fallout from the rivalry win included Ben Johnson’s expletive-laden locker-room speech about Green Bay and a brief, frosty handshake with Packers coach Matt LaFleur.
- On Prime Video’s postgame set, Bears players donned cheese-grater hats as Williams shredded a real block of cheese, while the team awaits word on whether it will host the Eagles or Rams in the divisional round.