Caleb Williams was struggling during the first half of the Chicago Bears' 31-27 wild-card thriller over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night.

Matt LaFleur and Brandon McManus headline the Packers most to blame for upsetting Wild Card loss to the Bears in the 2026 NFL Playoffs

The fate of the last four Bears vs. Packers games had come down to the final play of the game, so it seemed like a logical prediction that this one would too. But after the way the first half went, with the Bears down 21-3 at halftime, it seemed as though this was one that was going to get away from the home team in embarrassing fashion.

First-year Bears coach Ben Johnson made his playoff debut Saturday as Chicago took on the Packers at home after winning the NFC North crown. Unfortunately for the former Lions offensive coordinator, his squad had a rough go of it in the first half as the Bears turned the ball over three times following a field goal on their opening drive.

Emotions for your bog-standard matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers are going to be high. But when you bake in the playoffs portion of the equation, everyone is going to turn the dial up once or twice.

In our review of expert predictions, the majority is picking the Bears to beat the Packers in the NFC Wild Card Round.

Love is 10-of-16 for 155 yards and three touchdowns, and the Packers dominated the first half. Green Bay leads Chicago 21-3 at halftime. The Bears trailed the Packers 16-6 late in the fourth quarter of their meeting three weeks ago and came back to win. It will take a bigger comeback tonight to prevent an early exit from the postseason.

The Bears mounted an insane fourth-quarter comeback win over the Packers in the wild card playoffs. Here are the highlights.