(104.3 The Score) The Bears (3-1) will visit the Green Bay Packers (2-2) on Sunday, with kickoff set for noon from Lambeau Field.
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You can check out all of The Score’s preview coverage of the Bears-Packers matchup by clicking here. Below are game predictions from our Score hosts, producers and writers.
David Haugh (3-1): Bears 31, Packers 23
Name one area where the Packers have an advantage over the Bears. You can't. Jordan Love is more proven than Tyson Bagent, but he can't beat the Bears singlehandedly. The Bears are road favorites for a reason; all facets of their football team have raised the level of play in Caleb Williams' absence.
Matt Spiegel (2-2): Bears 27, Packers 17
With Tyson Bagent under center, the Bears improve to 4-1.
Chris Emma (2-2): Bears 24, Packers 20
The Bears' star in this game will be running back D'Andre Swift, who will respond after his benching last Sunday with a strong performance to lead the ground game. Make it three straight for the Bears over the Packers.
Alex Kuhn (2-2): Bears, 28, Packers 21
Everything about this matchup screams Bears on both sides of the football, but I expect to see a desperate Packers team that makes this a street fight. I’m a bit concerned about Kyle Monangai’s toe injury, but I expect a bounceback performance from D’Andre Swift, who has had a couple of fumbles across the last three weeks.
Tyler Buterbaugh (3-1): Bears 34, Packers 17
The Packers stand no chance. The Bears have the best rushing offense in the NFL while the Packers have one of the worst run defenses in the league. The one-two punch of Kyle Monangai and D'Andre Swift will feast, similar to how they performed so well against the Eagles last year. The Bears defense has casually looked like a top unit over the past three weeks, and I believe Dennis Allen will have a great game plan against Jordan Love and Co. At the end of the day, it's F the Packers always.
Tyler Ferengul (2-2): Bears 27, Packers 17
In my game-by-game predictions for the Bears that I did before the season started, this was originally my first loss of the campaign for them. Now, I don't think that will be the case this Sunday at Lambeau Field. Despite backup quarterback Tyson Bagent getting the nod with Caleb Williams still sidelined by a hamstring injury, the Bears are absolutely the better team top to bottom. They can control the game on the ground, and their pass game is still tough to defend without Williams. The Chicago defense has also really tightened up since Week 1 in Carolina. The stakes are huge with it being Bears-Packers and the biggest rivalry in football, and Ben Johnson's team is up for the challenge. The Bears will be ready to go and get their third straight win over their hated rivals to improve to 4-1 and officially tilt the momentum of the rivalry in their favor.
Clint Clouse (3-1): Bears 24, Packers 20
I wouldn’t pick the Packers if you paid me. I only worry that everyone else will be picking the Bears too and we mush them. Not much analysis here (not like I had any to begin with). I’m more concerned about the White Sox finishing off the Guardians. Overall, I’m picking the Bears because I’ll never ever pick the Packers.
Grant Lieder (2-2): Packers 20, Bears 17
I don’t have as much confidence as the Bears play against a better team this week without Caleb Williams. I think the Bears get their get back against the Packers when they meet in Chicago, but Green Bay takes this one in a close one.
Jakob Stutz (2-2): Bears 24, Packers 20
Green Bay has looked awful through four weeks, but these Bears-Packers matchups are always close. The Packers are desperate for a win to get their season on track, and they’re hosting their archrival that eliminated them from the playoffs. I'd be shocked if we don't see a better version of Green Bay on Sunday. That being said, none of that will be enough against Ben Johnson. There's no reason the Bears' dominant rushing attack shouldn't run all over the Packers’ porous run defense on their way to 4-1.
David Dykstra (2-2): Bears 24, Packers 10
I believe the Bears will dominate defensively and hold the Packers to minimal opportunities, and Chicago’s offense will take advantage of Green Bay’s banged-up defense.
