Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and Week 16
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The loss puts the Packers (9-5-1) 1 1/2 games behind the Bears (11-4) in the NFC North with two games to play. The Packers still hold the final spot in the NFC playoffs with two games remaining. If the current postseason standings hold, the Packers would open the playoffs against the Bears at Soldier Field.
CHICAGO – The Packers allowed the Bears to pull off the mother of all comebacks, as Chicago rallied from 10 points down in the final five minutes of regulation, and then won on a long TD pass in overtime, 22-16, Saturday night at Soldier Field.
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Bears stun Packers 22-16 with improbable rally as Williams finds Moore for winning score in OT
Caleb Williams threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore in overtime, and the Chicago Bears overcame a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter for a 22-16 win over the Green Bay Packers
The NFC North will be closer to a decision after the two rivals meet on Saturday night. How to watch, highlights and more from the game here.
Just when you thought you had seen the most dramatic, astonishing, improbable comeback victories by the cardiac Bears this year, they topped each and every one of them Saturday night in the most important game of the season.
The Packers led 16-6 late in the fourth quarter. Then Matt LaFleur's team melted down, and the Bears scored the next 16 points, including the game-winning TD in OT.
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Week 16 brought some clarity to the NFL playoff picture, but there's still work to be done for teams to get in and for others to improve seeding. Things got underway in Week 17 with a Christmas Day tripleheader,