The Green Bay Packers will travel to Chicago on Sunday to play their first road game of the 2024 season at Soldier Field. Matt LaFleur’s team is 0-2 in the NFC North, but has a chance to lock up a playoff berth and snap the rival Bears’ four-game losing streak.
Can the Packers get out of the bye with a big win at Soldier Field?
Here’s how the Packers Wire staff believes the Week 11 showdown with the Bears will end.
Zach Kruse: Packers 22, Bears 13 (4-5)
Like the last 10 games in this series, I’m going to go head-to-head with the Packers to win and cover the spread. Matt LaFleur’s team looks like a championship contender and is mostly healthy after a bye, while the Bears are looking to revive what could have been a dead-end first season under a rookie quarterback. , making major and desperate changes. The Packers need to take control early in this game and close it out in the second half. Given the strength of the Bears’ passing and red zone defense, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a struggle, but the Packers are able to run the football and pressure their rookie quarterback into some sacks and mistakes. It should be. The guess here is that the Packers will have to settle for some short field goals while moving the ball consistently to keep the Bears in the game. And it wouldn’t be a Packers-Bears game if a late interception didn’t settle it.
Brandon Carwile: Packers 31, Bears 14 (7-2)
The Bears will enter Week 11 limping like a wounded animal, but the Packers could pull off a special move. Chicago, hoping to salvage its season after a three-game slump, decided to part ways with its offensive coordinator earlier this week. But that is unlikely to affect the play of an offensive line that is in disarray. Green Bay could have a very tough day for rookie Caleb Williams, who has been sacked more than any other quarterback. In addition to a favorable pass rush matchup, the offense should start to get back into shape now that Jordan Love is out with an injury. I predict it will be a big game for Love and company with three passing touchdowns, and a long day for the Bears offense with little success in front of Jeff Hafley’s defense. .
Brennen Rupp: Packers 27, Bears 7 (8-1)
The Bears’ offense has looked lackluster the past two games, and I don’t think a change in offensive coordinator will solve that big of a problem. Thanks to the bye week, Green Bay has some players healthier, so I expect them to maintain their edge against their division rivals. Lucas Van Ness had six pressures and two sacks against the Bears as a rookie. Last year’s first-round pick had an expanded role in the Preston Smith trade, and his breakthrough could begin Sunday. I hope the Packers win in Chicago.
Writer Predicted Score Record Zach Kruse Wins 22-13 4-5 Brandon Carwile Wins 31-14 7-2 Brennen Rupp Wins 27-7 8-1
