Playoff Preview Bears vs Packers
For just the third time in their storied rivalry, Chicago and Green Bay meet in the postseason with the season hanging in the balance. This is the NFL’s greatest rivalry, and when it matters most for both teams, it becomes something else entirely intense, ruthless, and unforgettable.
This is Bears vs. Packers!
This is playoff football!
This is your Playoff Preview. 🐻⬇️
When/Where:
📅 Saturday, January 10th
🕔 7:00 PM
📍Solider Field, Chicago, IL
💰 Odds:
Bears -1 -110
Pack +1 -110
O/U 46
🌚☁️The Weather:
Kickoff: chilly, possible snow, with windy conditions temperatures dropping from the low 40s to the low 30s, and significant wind gusts (potentially 20-30+ MPH), making wind chill a factor.
🧸Our Bears:
The Bears are chasing their first playoff win since the 2010 season on that day Chicago took down the Seahawks 35–24 and reminded the league who the hell we are.
Yeah, we stumbled into the playoffs after back-to-back losses. So what! The slate is clean. None of that matters now. This is playoff football, win or go home. Now it’s on Ben Johnson and the boys to lock in, block out the noise, and go to work.
This week is about focus. Urgency. Pride. About lining up, doing your job, and playing tough, disciplined, Chicago Bears football on both sides of the ball. No shortcuts. No excuses. Every snap matters. Every mistake gets punished.
The margin is razor thin, but this city is built for moments like this. Count us out if you want ( Like GB and the media have) we’ve heard it before. It’s time to hunt, hit, and remind everyone that when the playoffs start, nothing is scarier than a locked-in Chicago Bears team. Bear Down.
CB Kyler Gordon (groin) was a full participant and is listed as questionable — all signs point to him being restored to the 53-man roster for the game.
WR Rome Odunze (foot) and LT Ozzy Trapilo (quad) were full participants and carry no injury designation.
💥The Packers didn’t have to deal with Odunze or Luther Burden three weeks ago. That won’t be the case this time. The challenge for Green Bay’s defense just got significantly tougher heading into Saturday night.💥
🧀The Cheeseheads
Green Bay stumbled into the playoffs as well, losing four straight to close the season — and the defense unraveled in the process. Since Micah Parsons went down with a season-ending ACL injury in Week 15, the Packers have looked like a completely different unit.
Over that stretch, Green Bay has allowed the sixth-highest success rate on dropbacks (53.2%), managed just two total sacks, both coming from third-stringers against Max Brosmer in Week 18, and recorded only 11 tackles for loss. Simply put, this defense has slipped, and the film backs it up. Since Parsons’ injury, the Packers have been weaker. Period.
Jordan Love’s concussion only made things worse. His absence coincided with that four-game skid, and while he’s expected back for this matchup, questions remain. Rust is real, and so is the environment. With winds in Chicago expected to gust near 40 mph, Love’s ability to consistently drive the ball downfield will be tested. Cutting through that kind of wind at Soldier Field isn’t easy. I say it will be a factor.
That said, Green Bay isn’t without answers. They’re healthy, and Josh Jacobs is back at full strength. He’s the kind of player who can tilt a game — a true dog. He can hurt you between the tackles and out of the backfield as a receiver. He’s the clear X-factor the Bears must account for all night.
The Packers Injury does look good as Evan Williams (S), Javon Bullard(S) and; Zach Tom (RT) are expected to play barring any pregame setbacks.
🔑Key Matchups:
Ben Johnson vs. Matt LaFleur:
Two of the NFL’s sharpest offensive minds are set to collide in a high-stakes chess match. This isn’t unfamiliar territory — Johnson spent years as Detroit’s offensive coordinator facing Green Bay twice a season. But as head coaches, these two have met only twice, both earlier this year — and never with stakes this high.
With a trip to the divisional round on the line, expect both young masterminds to dig deep into their bags. Every tendency will be tested. Every wrinkle unleashed. This won’t just be about execution, it’ll be about who can out-scheme, out-adjust, and outlast the other when it matters most.
This is play-calling at its highest level.
Winner moves on.
Bears D line vs Pack O Line:
This is the matchup that could decide the game. If the Bears can generate pressure and rattle Jordan Love, the numbers tell the story:
Love under pressure: 46.7 passer rating
Love in a clean pocket: 128.8 passer rating
That’s best in the NFL vs. worst in the NFL (qualified QBs). Simple as that. Win the trenches, disrupt the timing, and you tilt the entire game in Chicago’s favor. The message is clear: get to Love early. Make him uncomfortable. Force mistakes. Control the game.
💥The biggest question is, can the Bears get home??💥
🔮The Prediction:
I’m not getting too deep into the numbers this week, because that’s not what this is about. Let’s be honest, for the Bears, the underlying metrics don’t fully match the 11–4 record. And the Packers are a very different team since losing Parsons.
So throw all of that out the door. Stats don’t matter. Records don’t matter. Momentum doesn’t matter.
This week is about will.
These two teams are ready to go to war. Sixty minutes of violence, discipline, and heart. Who wants it more? Who finishes? Who refuses to blink when it gets ugly.
This is playoff football. No spreadsheets. No excuses. Just pads popping, backs against the wall, and everything on the line.
The Bears and Packers went to war twice in the regular season — two nail-biters decided at the wire. One ended in overtime with a dramatic finish. The other came down to the final play. Chicago defended home turf. Green Bay did the same.
This is playoff football. Weaknesses get exposed. Strengths get challenged. And nothing stays hidden for long.
Now, with the season on the line, it all comes down to this. In the 213th all-time meeting all time this is the ultimate rubber match. The winner takes all.
Bear Down. 🐻⬇️
🐻 Bears 23 🧀 GB 20
