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Bears Stun Packers With Record Comeback to Reach Divisional Round

Chicago will host the next round at Soldier Field pending the Eagles–49ers result.

Overview

  • Chicago erased a 21–3 halftime hole and scored 25 fourth-quarter points to win 31–27, the largest postseason comeback in franchise history.
  • Caleb Williams finished 24-of-48 for 361 yards and two touchdowns and set an NFL mark for the most fourth-quarter comebacks in a season by a QB under 25 with seven.
  • Green Bay’s offense sputtered after halftime with multiple punts, and Jordan Love’s final throw fell incomplete after he went 24-of-46 for 323 yards and four touchdowns.
  • Postgame tensions escalated as Ben Johnson offered a split-second handshake with Matt LaFleur and delivered an expletive-laced locker-room speech that went viral.
  • Williams and teammates leaned into the rivalry on live TV with cheese-grater antics, while Chicago celebrated its first playoff win since 2010 and awaited either the Eagles or Rams.