Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

PACKERS 23, BEARS 16

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CHICAGO — Brett Hundley threw for 212 yards and 1 touchdown, Nick Perry had 3 sacks and the Packers snapped a 3-game losing streak.

Hundley, starting his third game for an injured Aaron Rodgers, threw a 17-yard touchdown to Davante Adams to make it 23-13 with 5:29 to play, and the Packers (5-4) hung on to beat the Bears (3-6) for the eighth time in 9 games.

It was the first victory for a Packers QB not named Rodgers or Brett Favre since 1989.

Chicago’s Mitchell Trubisky threw for a career-high 297 yards. The rookie hit Josh Bellamy for a 46-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, but the Bears dropped their second in a row after winning back-to-back games.

The victory was Green Bay’s first since a narrow victory at Dallas on Oct. 8. A week later, Rodgers got driven to the turf by the Vikings’ Anthony Barr in a loss at Minnesota week and the Packers haven’t been the same since then.

Hundley completed 18 of 25 passes to help the Packers win their eighth consecutiv­e at Soldier Field counting the playoffs.

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