Packers recover from 13-point deficit, beat Bears for 8th straight time
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[December 05, 2022]
Mason Crosby kicked a go-ahead 32-yard field goal
with 4:49 remaining and Christian Watson had rushing and receiving
touchdowns to boost the visiting Green Bay Packers to a 28-19 win
against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
The Packers (5-8) defeated the Bears for the eighth straight time,
while Chicago lost its sixth straight overall. Green Bay's Jaire
Alexander intercepted Justin Fields at the Packers' 28-yard line
with 2:52 remaining to thwart a comeback attempt after Crosby's
field goal put the team ahead 20-19.
The Bears (3-10), who led 16-10 at halftime, had the opportunity to
extend their 19-17 fourth-quarter lead, but Cairo Santos missed a
40-yard field goal with 11:44 to go. The Packers took over at their
own 30-yard line, setting up Crosby's kick.
Watson ran for a 46-yard touchdown following the interception.
Returning after missing the previous game with a separated
non-throwing shoulder, Justin Fields was 20-of-25 passing for 254
yards and two interceptions while rushing six times for 71 yards and
a score.
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A.J. Dillon had 119 yards of total offense for Green
Bay, including 93 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.
Aaron Rodgers was 18-of-31 passing for 182 yards and touchdown for
Green Bay.
Chicago opened the scoring with Santos' 40-yard field goal with 9:23
left in the first quarter, marking the league-leading 10th time this
season the team has recorded points on its first possession of the
game.
Fields scored on a 55-yard run on the Bears' next
drive. That extended to six his streak of consecutive games with a
rushing touchdown, tying Johnny Lujack's NFL standard set in 1950
for the most such games by a quarterback.
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Dec 4, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA;
Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) intercepts a pass
intended for Chicago Bears wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown (19)
in the fourth quarter at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel
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Green Bay responded with a 24-yard
Crosby field goal to cap a 13-play, 64-yard drive that swallowed
7:38 of clock time. After a Bears fumble and a Packers turnover on
downs, David Montgomery ran for a 7-yard touchdown for Chicago.
Santos missed the point-after, but at 16-3, the Bears' 13-point
advantage marked their largest lead against the Packers since the
2018 season opener, a game Chicago led by as many as 20 before
falling by a point.
Green Bay recovered, however, closing the afternoon by scoring 25 of
the game's final 28 points. The surge started when Rodgers hit
Watson for a 14-yard touchdown with 17 seconds remaining in the
second quarter.
Green Bay leads the all-time series 104-94-6.
--Field Level Media
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