Bears (7-6) at Packers (10-3)
Bears schedule
L ......... Green Bay ......... 10-3 W ....... atDenver ....... 16-14 W ... at Washington ... 31-15 W ........ Minnesota ........ 16-6 L at Oakland (London) 24-21 BYE
L ..... NewOrleans ..... 36-25 L ..... L.A. Chargers ..... 17-16 L ...atPhiladelphia ...22-14 W .......... Detroit .......... 20-13 L ....... at L.A. Rams ....... 17-7 W ...... N.Y.Giants ...... 19-14 W ....... atDetroit ....... 24-20 W ........... Dallas ........... 31-24 Dec. 15 .... at Green Bay .... 1 Dec. 22 .. Kansas City .. 8:20 Dec. 29 ... at Minnesota ... 1
Packers schedule
W ....... at Chicago ....... 10-3 W ...... Minnesota ...... 21-16 W ......... Denver ......... 27-16 L ..... Philadelphia ..... 34-27 W ........ at Dallas ........ 34-24 W ......... Detroit ......... 23-22 W ........ Oakland ........ 43-24 W .. at Kansas City .. 31-24 L . at L.A. Chargers . 26-11 W ........ Carolina ........ 24-16
BYE
L ....... at San Fran . ....... 37-8 W ...atN.Y.Giants ...31-13 W .... Washington .... 20-15 Dec. 15 ....... Chicago ....... 1 Dec. 23 at Minnesota 8:15 Dec. 29 ..... at Detroit ...... 1
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin TV: Fox
Danny Sheridan’s line: by 41⁄2
Bears’ keys to victory: Keep QB Mitchell Trubisky rolling, dominate the flow of the game on defense and win in the red zone. Trubisky has thrown six touchdown passes and run for a seventh score over the past two games. He’s distributing the football confidently, using his legs to make plays and putting the ball in the end zone. The Bears’ standout defense might get Pro Bowl DL Akiem Hicks back from injury.
Packers’ keys to victory: Stay balanced on offense, get RB Aaron Jones going early and keep Trubisky in the pocket. The Packers can’t get pass-happy against the Bears and expect to consistently move the football even though QB Aaron Rodgers has played well the past two games. The goal on defense will be to force Trubisky to make throws from the pocket and eliminate chunk plays created by his scrambling ability. The Packers were able to pressure and frustrate Trubisky in the teams’ first game this year.
Matchup to watch: Bears CB Kyle Fuller vs. Packers WR Davante Adams. Fuller and Adams are two of the best at their respective positions. Adams caught only four passes for 36 yards in the Week 1 meeting, but he has at least one touchdown catch in four of his past seven games against the Bears. Fuller has three interceptions and 12 pass breakups this season.
Who wins? This has all the makings of another classic Packers-Bears battle. The Bears are clinging to their playoff lives, but the Packers are at home and charging toward an NFC North title.
Packers, 20-17
Packers