(670 The Score) The Bears (1-0) visit the Packers (0-1) on Sunday night at Lambeau Field.
WBBM Newsradio 780 will carry the game, with kickoff set for 7:20 p.m. Our 670 The Score pregame show with Mike Mulligan, Patrick Mannelly and Anthony Herron will start around 5 p.m. (at the conclusion of the Cubs broadcast) and run until kickoff. Our postgame show will start just after the final buzzer. You can listen here on the 670 The Score stream.
You can check out all of 670’s preview coverage of the Bears-Packers matchup by clicking here. Below are game predictions from our 670 hosts, producers and writers.
David Haugh (0-1): Packers 27, Bears 23
The Bears raised hopes with a clean game under difficult conditions in Matt Eberflus' first game. Expect their offense to try to establish the run Sunday and their defense to struggle defending it. As much attention as Aaron Rodgers received for failing to connect with his new receiving corps last week, the Packers figure to emphasize the ground game with Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon. That will dictate the course of the game more than anything. It will be closer than past rivalry games at Lambeau, but the Bears still will come up short.
Danny Parkins (0-1): Packers 27, Bears 17
I don’t want to overreact to Week 1 in either direction, and one team in this matchup needs the game badly, is at home and has Rodgers.
Matt Spiegel (1-0): Packers 24, Bears 16
The Bears’ defense represents pretty well overall, but a late Dillon touchdown puts this one out of reach. Justin Fields is a mixed bag as the Bears drop to 1-1, and the season is set up as it should be – showcasing the ups and downs of a growing, young team and coaching staff.
Gabe Ramirez (1-0): Bears 23, Packers 17
The Bears have supreme confidence entering Sunday, but no one will walk into Lambeau with more swag and warranted arrogance than Rodgers. However, another underwhelming performance from the Packers’ wide receivers will allow the Bears to keep this close. Fields will continue to use his legs to extend plays and frustrate the Packers, propelling the Bears to their second win of the season.
Shane Riordan (1-0): Bears 34, Packers 28
I really don't think this is even going to be a contest -- 9.5 points is FAR too many points for a Bears team surging like this one is. Justin Fields will have his first career 300-yard game, and Cole Kmet will have two scores.
Chris Tannehill (1-0): Packers 24, Bears 17
The Bears show that Week 1 wasn’t a fluke, but ultimately Rodgers takes control of the game late, as he always does, and the Packers put their disappointing loss in the opener behind them.
Adam Studzinski (0-1): Bears 25, Packers 21
I ignored my gut and went with logic in picking the 49ers last week. I won’t make the same mistake again. The Packers had an awful offseason, and it has been ignored because Rodgers is who he is. Rodgers is still great, but their receivers are terrible, their offensive line is beat up, their defense isn’t going to be as good as people said they were going to be and I believe the Bears as a team are mentally tougher. Plus, the Bears are just due to win one of these, damnit. Bear down.
Chris Emma (1-0): Packers 28, Bears 20
Can the Bears make it two in a row to start the season and snap their six-game losing streak to the Packers? It’s possible, but it will be tough. Rodgers and the Packers bounce back from their opening loss and hand Eberflus his first loss as head coach.
Cam Ellis (0-1): Packers 24, Bears 17
The Packers are beatable! Aaron Rodgers doesn't have any wide receivers! This might be the beginning of the end! All of these reasons make a compelling argument that Chicago has a real shot at upsetting Green Bay this weekend. They also give Bears fans the specific type of hope that makes the losses so soul-crushing. Sorry, gang. It is what it is.
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