He demonstrated that when he was there, and certainly on his college tape, he did as well." He has the ability to get in and out of the pocket. "We think he has a good ability to escape. "He's very athletic," said coach Matt Eberflus. now… and then look at Love in the preseason and see what he does well.” “We have to focus on what Green Bay has done so far. Walker was evaluated for a concussion.īears: S Kyler Gordon (hand) exited in the second half.“What we’re trying not to do is "We're chasing a lot of ghosts and saying we think he's going to do this, we think this is going to happen, we think they're going to do these things," said defensive coordinator Alan Williams. Packers: Jones (hamstring) came up limping on his 35-yard touchdown catch. Love found a wide-open Luke Musgrave for a 37-yard pass to the 4 after fumbling the snap and threw TD to Doubs on the next play, making it 31-14 with 13:30 remaining. Khalil Herbert converted the 2-point run.īut the Packers quickly quieted the crowd with a 61-yard touchdown drive. The Bears pulled within 10 with about a minute left in the third when Darnell Mooney caught a 20-yard TD pass from Fields. Love hit Jones on a slant for a 35-yard TD, making it 24-6. The Packers' Jayden Reed returned a punt 35 yards to the Chicago 42, leading to another score. Jones set up a TD on the opening drive of the third when he took a screen from Love - throwing off his back foot and across the field - and turned it into a 51-yard gain to the 7. The Packers scored touchdowns on their first two possessions in the second half to break open a four-point game. “This game was hyped up and we didn’t bring the juice and hype to the party today and we lost," Moore said. Darnell Mooney added 53 yards receiving and a TD. Prized acquisition DJ Moore was targeted just twice and had two catches for 25 yards. He had a touchdown pass and an interception in a performance that did little to answer biggest question hanging over the team: Can he become the passer the Bears need him to be? We’ve got to come out tomorrow, look at the film, put the corrections in and just have that in our mindset that we can’t ever let that happen again."įields was 24 of 37 for 216 yards. "As much as it hurts, as bad as it feels we’ve got to come out, there’s still 16 more games left. “You’ve just got to let truth soak in,” safety Eddie Jackson said. The Bears lost their 11th straight game overall, and their 10th in a row against NFC North opponents. Loud cheering and clapping could be heard in the Packers' locker room, and someone yelled, “I wanna stay here all night!” General manager Brian Gutekunst hugged Love in the tunnel and high-fived other players. Quay Walker returned an interception 37 yards for a TD, and the Packers won for the 13th time in 14 games at Soldier Field. He turned a screen into a 51-yard gain that led to a scoring run for him in the third, and added a 35-yard touchdown off a short pass on the next drive. “There’s a big-time belief in that locker room for Jordan Love, and I think the guys are gonna rally around him. “I couldn’t be more proud of just his performance, his poise,” coach Matt LaFleur said. His only previous start was a loss at Kansas City in 2021 when Rodgers was sidelined with COVID-19. Love completed 15 of 27 passes for 245 yards and posted a 123.2 rating. Chicago came into the season expecting major improvement after a series of offseason upgrades. Green Bay was 25-5 against Chicago with Rodgers, including an NFC championship game win at Soldier Field in the 2010 season, and the Packers were 22-10 in games Favre started.įor the Bears, it was more of a same for a team that went 3-14 to set a franchise record for losses last season. And to come away with a dub, it's just what we wanted.”Īaron Jones ran for a touchdown and caught one, helping the Packers pull away in the second half for their ninth straight win over the Bears. It feels good to be out there leading those guys and being out there playing with them, finally. Just watching, learning and growing, seeing this team work. It's definitely been a long time coming for me - three years as a backup. He shook off a slow first half and helped propel the Packers to a lopsided win. Love spent three years waiting for this moment behind four-time MVP Rodgers.
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