Packers beat Bears 17-9, advanced to playoffs
The fourth quarter began with Moore catching an 11-yard slant on third-and-7. Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur challenged the play but the ruling on the field stood.
Fields avoided a Smith sack on the next play and connected with Kmet for 27 yards to the Green Bay 17. Alexander broke up an end-zone pass for Robert Tonyan on first down and Keisean Nixon dropped Roschon Johnson for no gain on second down.
Carrington Valentine nearly intercepted Fields on third down but couldn’t bring it in. Santos made a 35-yard field goal to cut Green Bay’s lead to 14-9 with 13:03 remaining.
The Packers opened their next series with a 59-yard completion to Reed with most of those yards coming after the catch. On third-and-4, Love connected with Melton for what was originally ruled a 7-yard touchdown. It was overturned upon review and Carlson made a 25-yard field goal to extend Green Bay’s lead to 17-9 with 10:54 remaining.
Fields rolled out and found Hebert for a 16-yard pickup. Kingsley Enagbare tackled Herbert for a loss of one on second-and-4 and Rashan Gary batted down a Fields pass at the line of scrimmage on third down. Gary jumped offsides on fourth-and-5, resulting in a first down.
Kenny Clark forced a hold from Bears center Dan Feeney on second-and-6, with Karl Brooks sacking Fields for a loss of six on the next play. Fields missed Tonyan high and the Bears were forced to punt with 6:08 remaining.
Starting at their own 6, the Packers moved the ball to the 29 after a 10-yard pass to Luke Musgrave and a 15-yard strike to Reed across the middle. His 112 receiving yards are the most by a Packers receiver this season.
Jones gained the next first down with back-to-back carries for 11 yards. Chicago used its first timeout with 3:15 remaining. Jones is now the sixth player in team history with more than 8,000 career yards. On third-and-8, Green Bay used its second timeout with 2:25 remaining.
Love stepped up in the pocket and hit Kraft for 15 yards to force the Bears to use their final timeout with 2:17 left. Jones gained a yard on first down to run the clock down to two minutes.
Jones broke a 10 yard run on second-and-9 and the Packers were able to kneel out the win after eating the final 6 minutes, 8 seconds of clock.
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