Jordan Love threw four touchdown passes, held a passer rating of 103.8, and left Soldier Field on the losing side. Caleb Williams completed 24 of 48 passes for 361 yards, threw two interceptions, and went home a winner. That contradiction defined a night in Chicago where the Green Bay Packers led by 18 points at halftime and still lost — 31-27 — in the NFC Wild Card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs.
Williams found DJ Moore on a 25-yard touchdown with 1:43 remaining to give Chicago its first lead since 3-0, capping an 18-point comeback that ranks as the fourth largest in Bears franchise history. Brandon McManus missed two field goals for Green Bay in the second half, the defense that had smothered Chicago through three quarters surrendered 25 points in the fourth, and the Packers’ season ended at Soldier Field. Every passing yard, rushing attempt, reception, tackle, and special teams play from that game is documented below.
Table of Contents
Game Information
Game
NFC Wild Card — 2025 NFL Playoffs
Date
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Kickoff
8:00 PM ET
Venue
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance
60,338
Duration
3 hours, 24 minutes
Broadcast
Prime Video
Surface
Grass (Outdoors)
Weather
32°F, 80% humidity, 6 mph wind
Vegas Line
Green Bay Packers -1.0
Over/Under
44.5 (Over)
Coin Toss
Bears (won)
Referee
Adrian Hill
Final Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Green Bay Packers
7
14
0
6
27
Chicago Bears
3
0
3
25
31
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
GB
CHI
1st
7:06
Chicago
Cairo Santos 27-yd field goal
0
3
1st
2:06
Green Bay
Christian Watson 7-yd pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus kick)
7
3
2nd
6:46
Green Bay
Jayden Reed 18-yd pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus kick)
14
3
2nd
1:56
Green Bay
Romeo Doubs 1-yd pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus kick)
21
3
3rd
10:11
Chicago
Cairo Santos 34-yd field goal
21
6
4th
13:29
Chicago
Cairo Santos 51-yd field goal
21
9
4th
10:08
Chicago
D’Andre Swift 6-yd rush (Cairo Santos kick)
21
16
4th
6:36
Green Bay
Matthew Golden 23-yd pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus kick failed)
27
16
4th
4:18
Chicago
Olamide Zaccheaus 8-yd pass from Caleb Williams (Williams pass to Colston Loveland for 2-pt conversion)
27
24
4th
1:43
Chicago
DJ Moore 25-yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick)
27
31
Team Stats
Stat
Green Bay
Chicago
Total Yards
421
445
Passing Yards (Net)
322
352
Rushing Yards
99
93
Total Plays
70
77
Yards per Play
6.0
5.8
First Downs
21
24
— Passing
16
19
— Rushing
5
3
— Penalty
0
1
3rd Down Conv.
6/15 (40%)
10/19 (53%)
4th Down Conv.
3/3 (100%)
2/6 (33%)
Red Zone (Made/Att)
3/3 (100%)
2/5 (40%)
Total Touchdowns
4
3
— Passing TDs
4
2
— Rushing TDs
0
1
Penalties
7 for 65 yds
2 for 5 yds
Turnovers
0
2
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
2
Sacks Allowed
1 (1 yd lost)
1 (9 yds lost)
Total Drives
11
10
Avg Plays per Drive
7.1
8.1
Avg Yards per Drive
33.4
41.8
Avg Points per Drive
2.3
2.6
Explosive Passes (15+ yds)
8 (208 yds)
13 (285 yds)
Explosive Runs (10+ yds)
4 (54 yds)
1 (11 yds)
Time of Possession
27:19
32:41
EPA per Pass Play
+0.32 (81st pctl)
+0.13 (59th pctl)
EPA per Rush Play
-0.01 (74th pctl)
-0.09 (60th pctl)
Quarterback Stats
Standard
Player
Team
CMP
ATT
YDS
CMP%
TD
INT
SKD
SK YDS
LNG
QBR
RTG
Jordan Love
GB
24
46
323
52.2%
4
0
1
1
36
80.6
103.8
Caleb Williams
CHI
24
48
361
50.0%
2
2
1
9
29
36.6
71.6
Advanced Passing
Player
Team
1D
1D%
IAY
IAY/ATT
CAY
CAY/CMP
YAC
YAC/CMP
DROPS
DROP%
BAD TH
BAD%
PRSS
PRSS%
SCRM
SCR YDS
Jordan Love
GB
15
31.9%
469
10.2
161
6.7
162
6.8
2
5.1%
6
15.4%
9
18.8%
1
11
Caleb Williams
CHI
18
36.7%
558
11.6
236
9.8
125
5.2
2
4.3%
13
28.3%
14
26.9%
3
19
PFF Quarterback Comparison
Metric
Jordan Love
Caleb Williams
Dropbacks
49
53
Adjusted Completion %
68.4%
56.8%
Avg Depth of Target (aDOT)
11.3
11.5
Short of Sticks %
37.0%
35.4%
Past the Sticks %
45.6%
56.3%
Air Yards %
50.1%
64.8%
YAC %
49.9%
35.2%
Avg Time to Throw
2.77s
3.30s
PFF Grade
76.2
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Rushing Stats
Green Bay Packers
Player
POS
ATT
YDS
YPC
TD
LNG
1D
YBC
YBC/ATT
YAC
YAC/ATT
BTK
Josh Jacobs
RB
19
55
2.9
0
13
3
32
1.7
23
1.2
1
Chris Brooks
RB
1
16
16.0
0
16
1
16
16.0
0
0.0
0
Jayden Reed
WR
1
14
14.0
0
14
1
14
14.0
0
0.0
0
Jordan Love
QB
1
11
11.0
0
11
1
11
11.0
0
0.0
0
Emanuel Wilson
RB
1
3
3.0
0
3
0
1
1.0
2
2.0
0
Team
23
99
4.3
0
16
Chicago Bears
Player
POS
ATT
YDS
YPC
TD
LNG
1D
YBC
YBC/ATT
YAC
YAC/ATT
BTK
D’Andre Swift
RB
13
54
4.2
1
8
1
38
2.9
16
1.2
1
Kyle Monangai
RB
8
27
3.4
0
9
3
15
1.9
12
1.5
0
Caleb Williams
QB
4
20
5.0
0
11
1
20
5.0
0
0.0
0
Cole Kmet
TE
1
1
1.0
0
1
0
0
0.0
1
1.0
0
Luther Burden III
WR
1
-4
-4.0
0
—
0
-4
-4.0
0
0.0
0
DJ Moore
WR
1
-5
-5.0
0
—
0
-5
-5.0
0
0.0
0
Team
28
93
3.3
1
11
Receiving Stats
Green Bay Packers
Player
POS
TGT
REC
YDS
YPR
TD
LNG
1D
YAC
YAC/R
ADOT
BTK
DROP
RATE
Romeo Doubs
WR
11
8
124
15.5
1
34
7
42
5.3
10.3
0
1
140.0
Matthew Golden
WR
5
4
84
21.0
1
36
4
42
10.5
14.2
1
0
158.3
Jayden Reed
WR
7
4
43
10.8
1
20
2
16
4.0
13.3
0
1
114.9
Christian Watson
WR
7
3
36
12.0
1
22
2
28
9.3
12.9
0
0
98.8
Chris Brooks
RB
1
1
11
11.0
0
11
0
7
7.0
4.0
0
0
112.5
Luke Musgrave
TE
2
1
9
9.0
0
9
0
4
4.0
13.0
0
0
62.5
Josh Whyle
TE
1
1
7
7.0
0
7
0
3
3.0
4.0
0
0
95.8
Darian Kinnard
T
1
1
6
6.0
0
6
0
11
12.0
-6.0
1
0
91.7
Josh Jacobs
RB
3
1
3
3.0
0
3
0
8
8.0
4.0
0
0
42.4
Team
38
24
323
13.5
4
36
Chicago Bears
Player
POS
TGT
REC
YDS
YPR
TD
LNG
1D
YAC
YAC/R
ADOT
BTK
DROP
RATE
Colston Loveland
TE
15
8
137
17.1
0
29
6
30
3.8
13.9
0
1
84.6
DJ Moore
WR
7
6
64
10.7
1
25
3
14
2.5
9.1
0
1
144.3
Rome Odunze
WR
6
2
44
22.0
0
27
2
4
2.0
20.5
0
0
60.4
Luther Burden III
WR
7
3
42
14.0
0
25
3
21
7.0
12.3
0
0
23.2
D’Andre Swift
RB
2
2
38
19.0
0
23
2
34
17.0
2.0
0
0
118.7
Kyle Monangai
RB
3
1
22
22.0
0
22
1
19
19.0
3.7
0
0
60.4
Olamide Zaccheaus
WR
2
1
8
8.0
1
8
1
2
2.0
7.5
0
0
100.0
Durham Smythe
TE
2
1
6
6.0
0
6
0
0
0.0
11.5
0
0
56.2
Cole Kmet
TE
2
0
0
—
0
—
0
—
—
5.0
0
0
0.0
Team
46
24
361
15.0
2
29
Defensive Stats
Green Bay Packers
Player
POS
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
INT
INT YDS
FF
Edgerrin Cooper
LB
8
6
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
—
0
Evan Williams
S
7
6
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Isaiah McDuffie
LB
6
4
2
0.0
0
1
1
0
—
0
Keisean Nixon
CB
6
4
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Quay Walker
LB
6
3
3
0.0
1
2
0
0
—
0
Xavier McKinney
S
5
3
2
0.0
0
2
0
0
—
0
Kingsley Enagbare
DE
4
3
1
0.0
1
0
0
0
—
0
Carrington Valentine
CB
3
3
0
0.0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Lukas Van Ness
DE
3
1
2
1.0
1
0
2
0
—
1
Jonathan Ford
DT
3
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Ty’Ron Hopper
LB
2
1
1
0.0
0
1
0
1
7
0
Javon Bullard
S
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Colby Wooden
DT
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
1
0
—
0
Warren Brinson
DT
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
—
0
Rashan Gary
DE
1
1
0
0.0
0
1
1
0
—
0
Nick Niemann
LB
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Karl Brooks
DT
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
0
—
0
Brenton Cox Jr.
DE
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
—
0
Team
66
44
22
1.0
3
9
9
2
8
1
Chicago Bears
Player
POS
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
INT
INT YDS
FF
Jaquan Brisker
S
9
5
4
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
6
5
1
0.0
0
1
0
0
—
0
Austin Booker
DE
6
3
3
1.0
1
0
2
0
—
0
Kevin Byard
S
5
2
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
0
D’Marco Jackson
LB
5
2
3
0.0
1
0
0
0
—
0
Grady Jarrett
DT
5
2
3
0.0
0
0
1
0
—
1
Nahshon Wright
CB
4
2
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
—
0
Jaylon Johnson
CB
3
3
0
0.0
0
2
0
0
—
0
Kyler Gordon
CB
3
3
0
0.0
0
2
0
0
—
0
Dominique Robinson
DE
3
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Montez Sweat
DE
3
0
3
0.0
0
1
3
0
—
0
Jalen Reeves-Maybin
LB
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
1
0
—
0
Tyrique Stevenson
CB
2
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
1
Gervon Dexter Sr.
DT
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
—
0
Elijah Hicks
S
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
—
1
Team
63
38
25
1.0
2
7
8
0
0
3
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
Return Yds
TD
Carrington Valentine
Green Bay
1
1
0
Ty’Ron Hopper
Green Bay
1
7
0
Chicago Bears recorded no interceptions.
Pass Rush Stats — PFF
Green Bay Packers
Player
POS
PRSS
SACKS
HITS
HURRIES
PASS RUSH SNPS
PR%
Karl Brooks
DT
4
0
2
2
31
12.9%
Rashan Gary
DE
4
0
1
3
31
12.9%
Lukas Van Ness
DE
3
1
1
1
26
11.5%
Isaiah McDuffie
LB
1
0
1
0
8
12.5%
Quay Walker
LB
1
0
0
1
12
8.3%
Warren Brinson
DT
1
0
0
1
21
4.8%
Barryn Sorrell
DE
0
0
0
0
20
0.0%
Colby Wooden
DT
0
0
0
0
24
0.0%
Team
15
1
6
8
Chicago Bears
Player
POS
PRSS
SACKS
HITS
HURRIES
PASS RUSH SNPS
PR%
Montez Sweat
DE
6
0
3
3
44
13.6%
Austin Booker
DE
4
1
1
2
45
8.9%
D’Marco Jackson
LB
1
0
0
1
6
16.7%
Gervon Dexter Sr.
DT
1
0
0
1
42
2.4%
Grady Jarrett
DT
1
0
1
0
41
2.4%
Jalen Reeves-Maybin
LB
1
0
1
0
2
50.0%
Team
14
1
4
8
Coverage Stats — PFF
Green Bay Packers
Player
POS
TGT
REC
COMP%
YDS
INT
PBU
PASSER RTG
Quay Walker
LB
10
7
70.0%
105
0
2
137.5
Keisean Nixon
CB
6
5
83.3%
53
0
0
103.5
Evan Williams
S
4
3
75.0%
51
0
0
116.7
Xavier McKinney
S
6
3
50.0%
53
0
2
80.6
Carrington Valentine
CB
5
2
40.0%
54
1
0
80.4
Isaiah McDuffie
LB
5
1
20.0%
7
0
0
39.6
Javon Bullard
S
4
1
25.0%
0
0
1
39.6
Kingsley Enagbare
DE
1
1
100%
23
0
0
118.8
Chicago Bears
Player
POS
TGT
REC
COMP%
YDS
INT
PBU
PASSER RTG
Kyler Gordon
CB
11
5
45.5%
84
0
3
69.2
Jaylon Johnson
CB
7
4
57.1%
98
0
2
141.4
D’Marco Jackson
LB
5
3
60.0%
20
0
0
68.8
Nahshon Wright
CB
5
4
80.0%
21
0
1
123.8
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
4
3
75.0%
34
0
0
139.6
Jaquan Brisker
S
4
3
75.0%
32
0
0
97.9
Kevin Byard
S
3
3
100%
33
0
0
112.5
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FGM
FGA
FG%
LNG
XPM
XPA
PTS
Brandon McManus
Green Bay
0
2
0.0%
—
3
4
3
Cairo Santos
Chicago
3
3
100%
51
2
2
11
McManus missed a 55-yd attempt at the end of the second quarter and a 44-yd attempt with 2:56 remaining in the fourth. Both misses proved decisive in the Bears’ comeback.
Punting
Player
Team
PUNTS
YDS
AVG
LNG
TB
IN20
Daniel Whelan
Green Bay
4
195
48.8
58
0
1
Chicago Bears did not punt.
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LNG
TD
Josh Jacobs
Green Bay
2
61
30.5
33
0
Keisean Nixon
Green Bay
3
69
23.0
28
0
Devin Duvernay
Chicago
3
80
26.7
29
0
Josh Blackwell
Chicago
1
19
19.0
19
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LNG
TD
Devin Duvernay
Chicago
3
64
21.3
37
0
Green Bay Packers recorded no punt returns.
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Jordan Love
Green Bay
1
0
1
Josh Jacobs
Green Bay
1
0
0
Christian Watson
Green Bay
1
0
0
Darian Kinnard
Green Bay
1
0
0
Romeo Doubs
Green Bay
0
0
1
Kitan Oladapo
Green Bay
0
0
1
Caleb Williams
Chicago
1
0
0
Ozzy Trapilo
Chicago
0
0
1
Green Bay fumbled four times and recovered all four. Chicago fumbled once and did not recover it.
PFF Initial Grades
Offense
Player
Team
POS
GRADE
SNAPS
Colston Loveland
Chicago
TE
89.7
63
Romeo Doubs
Green Bay
WR
85.3
52
Matthew Golden
Green Bay
WR
81.7
35
Ozzy Trapilo
Chicago
T
79.9
76
Jordan Love
Green Bay
QB
76.2
71
Defense
Player
Team
POS
GRADE
SNAPS
Edgerrin Cooper
Green Bay
LB
86.5
43
Grady Jarrett
Chicago
DT
79.2
59
Javon Bullard
Green Bay
S
78.9
59
Tyrique Stevenson
Chicago
CB
77.2
14
Tremaine Edmunds
Chicago
LB
75.3
68
Snap Counts
Green Bay Packers — Offense
Player
POS
SNAPS
PCT
Jordan Love
QB
71
100%
Aaron Banks
G
71
100%
Anthony Belton
T
71
100%
Jordan Morgan
T
71
100%
Rasheed Walker
T
71
100%
Sean Rhyan
C
68
96%
Luke Musgrave
TE
57
80%
Christian Watson
WR
57
80%
Romeo Doubs
WR
52
73%
Jayden Reed
WR
48
68%
Josh Jacobs
RB
45
63%
Matthew Golden
WR
35
49%
Josh Whyle
TE
24
34%
Chris Brooks
RB
19
27%
Emanuel Wilson
RB
13
18%
Green Bay Packers — Defense
Player
POS
SNAPS
PCT
Xavier McKinney
S
78
100%
Quay Walker
LB
78
100%
Carrington Valentine
CB
77
99%
Keisean Nixon
CB
77
99%
Evan Williams
S
76
97%
Javon Bullard
S
59
76%
Kingsley Enagbare
DE
53
68%
Lukas Van Ness
DE
47
60%
Isaiah McDuffie
LB
46
59%
Karl Brooks
DT
46
59%
Rashan Gary
DE
44
56%
Edgerrin Cooper
LB
43
55%
Colby Wooden
DT
35
45%
Barryn Sorrell
DE
28
36%
Warren Brinson
DT
25
32%
Chicago Bears — Offense
Player
POS
SNAPS
PCT
Caleb Williams
QB
78
100%
Darnell Wright
T
78
100%
Drew Dalman
C
78
100%
Joe Thuney
G
78
100%
Jonah Jackson
G
78
100%
Ozzy Trapilo
T
76
97%
DJ Moore
WR
67
86%
Colston Loveland
TE
63
81%
Rome Odunze
WR
54
69%
Luther Burden III
WR
49
63%
Cole Kmet
TE
43
55%
D’Andre Swift
RB
39
50%
Kyle Monangai
RB
36
46%
Olamide Zaccheaus
WR
21
27%
Durham Smythe
TE
15
19%
Chicago Bears — Defense
Player
POS
SNAPS
PCT
Jaquan Brisker
S
71
100%
Kevin Byard
S
71
100%
Nahshon Wright
CB
70
99%
Austin Booker
DE
69
97%
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
68
96%
Gervon Dexter Sr.
DT
60
85%
Grady Jarrett
DT
59
83%
Jaylon Johnson
CB
58
82%
Montez Sweat
DE
57
80%
D’Marco Jackson
LB
56
79%
Kyler Gordon
CB
44
62%
Nick McCloud
CB
20
28%
Dominique Robinson
DE
16
23%
Tyrique Stevenson
CB
14
20%
T.J. Edwards
LB
12
17%
Andrew Billings
DT
12
17%
The numbers from this NFC Wild Card game tell a story that the scoreboard alone does not. Jordan Love set career playoff highs in both passing yards and touchdowns, yet left without advancing. Caleb Williams posted a 71.6 passer rating, threw two interceptions, and took a sack for nine yards — and still won. Green Bay finished with a lower penalty yardage total, a higher EPA per passing play, and a perfect red zone conversion rate. None of it held because Brandon McManus missed twice in the fourth quarter and Chicago’s offense — held scoreless through three quarters — ran off 25 unanswered points in eleven minutes.
The Bears’ 18-point comeback was the fourth largest in franchise history and ended a 15-year playoff victory drought. For the Packers, it closed a season shaped by injury and late-game collapse — six losses in a row to finish 2025, the last coming on the same field where Austin Booker had knocked Jordan Love out in Week 16. Love played through all of it on January 10 and still lost to a team that had beaten him twice in the final five matchups between these two franchises. The rivalry looks nothing like it did a decade ago.
Cornelia Lindqvist is a Swedish-American sports journalist with 4 years of experience covering professional athletics. She previously worked at Sports Illustrated before joining Newzire. Cornelia reports on the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, international football, and cricket, covering game results, roster moves, trade deals, playoff standings, and player statistics. Her sports analysis background helps readers understand the strategies and numbers behind wins and losses.
