What’s Score of Packers-Bears Game? Keisean Nixon Clinches Victory

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers will host the Chicago Bears with first place in the NFC North on the line.

Follow along for the latest from frozen Lambeau Field.

The #Packers beat the Bears 28-21 and are in first place in the NFC North. Here's the early game story from Lambeau Field. ⬇️https://t.co/hmwyv883sX
— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) December 8, 2025

First Quarter

The Packers, who won the toss and elected to defer, forced a three-and-out on the opening series.

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams on second down threw one over the head of receiver Luther Burden. On third-and-5, Xavier McKinney missed an easy sack but right tackle Darnell Wright was flagged for holding against Rashan Gary. On third-and-long, Williams threw it a mile over the head of D.J. Moore.

Green Bay had an excellent drive going. Starting from the 16, Jayden Reed gained 2 on a jet sweep to convert third-and-1 and Josh Jacobs beat Montez Sweat around the corner to convert third-and-3.

However, Sweat made amends by beating Rasheed Walker to sack Jordan Love for a loss of 12. On third-and-17, Love had Matthew Golden but Love threw it right to safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, whose 28-yard return gave the Bears the ball at Green Bay’s 36.

On the first play, Williams ripped one to rookie tight end Colston Loveland. The officials ruled it a first down at the 18 but Evan Williams ripped it out for a fumble and recovery. Upon review, it was deemed incomplete. The defense got a big stop, though, with Williams throwing incomplete on second down and, with Micah Parsons applying the pressure, third down.

Williams is 0-for-5 passing on his first two possessions.

On the ensuing possession, Jordan Love zipped a slant to Christian Watson for a catch-and-run gain of 19. On the next play, Luke Musgrave appeared to make a diving 34-yard catch to Chicago’s 31. Somehow, the Bears won the challenge. A personal foul in pass protection by Aaron Banks essentially put an end to the drive.

The Bears ran for one first down but, on third-and-7, Quay Walker blitzed up the middle. The Bears picked him up but nobody blocked either Micah Parsons or Rashan Gary. Williams threw it to the bench and the Bears punted.

A pile-moving run by Josh Jacobs ended a scoreless first quarter.

Second Quarter

The Packers have broken the ice with an 80-yard touchdown drive, with Jordan Love floating a 23-yard touchdown pass to Christian Watson. It was Watson matched one-on-one against NFL interceptions leader Kevin Byard. The pass protection was spectacular and Watson had a step, so Love threw it up to him and let his speedster receiver run under the ball for the touchdown, making it 7-0 with 9:19 remaining in the half.

The big play on the drive came on third-and-2, when Love went play-action and had tight end Josh Whyle wide open on a boot for a gain of 21 that included 10 yards after the catch.

The Bears answered with a long drive. On third-and-3, Caleb Williams rolled out to his right and his Luther Burdden for 10. On fourth-and-1, Williams faked the handoff and outran the defense to the sideline for 5. On the next play, jawing between both teams led to Bears players in the Packers’ huddle and Keisean Nixon getting flagged for unnecessary roughness after reacting to Burden’s hands briefly around Nixon’s throat.

Nixon was benched for two plays but was back on the field for a third-and-8 screen that didn’t go anywhere. Cairo Santos booted a 33-yard field goal to make it 7-3 with 1:14 left in the half. The Packers will have three timeouts to try to score before intermission.

They needed about half the time and only one of the timeouts. The Packers started at their 40 after Cairo Santos’ kickoff landed far short of the landing zone. After a completion to Luke Musgrave the Packers a first down at the Bears’ 45, Love threw a haymaker to an unlikely target.

Bo Melton lined up in the left slot and ran a deep post. Love threw a bomb, which got to Melton mere inches before safety Jaquan Brisker for a touchdown. With 38 seconds left in the half and with the Packers due to get the ball to start the second half, it’s 14-3.

A BO MELTON TD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) December 7, 2025

Halftime: Packers 14, Bears 3

With first place in the NFC North on the line, the Packers are in total control with a 14-3 lead.

Last week, the Bears rushed for 281 in a huge win at Philadelphia. In the first half, they have 51 rushing yards.

Meanwhile, Jordan Love – even with a bad interception on the opening drive – is completely outplaying Caleb Williams. Love is 12-of-17 passing for 163 yards and two touchdowns, including a 45-yard bomb to Bo Melton with 38 seconds left in the half. Williams is 6-of-14 for just 32 yards.

It’s 207-71 in yards. The Bears are 1-of-7 on third down.

The Packers will get the ball to start the second half, with a chance to deliver a knockout.

Third Quarter

The Packers had a chance to take control to start the second half but instead went three-and-out. Holding by snapper Matt Orzech on the punt gave the Bears an extra 16 yards of field position, and the Bears took advantage to get back in the game.

Williams converted third-and-5 with a 10-yard pass to tight end Colston Loveland, then turned a sack by Evan Williams into a 26-yard completion to Cole Kmet. Eventually, Williams threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to receiver Olamide Zaccheaus. On the two-point play, Kyle Monangai was stopped but Bears center Drew Dalman and left guard Joe Thuney pushed him across the goal line.

Just like that, it’s 14-11 with 8:20 remaining.

Just like that, it’s 21-11. On third-and-3, Love hit Christian Watson for their second touchdown of the day. Watson lined up in the right slot, ran a slot and was simply too fast at the snap and after the catch against C.J. Gardner-Johnson. The 41-yard touchdown included 35 yards after the catch to put the Packers up by 10 with 6:10 to go in the quarter.

Cairo Santos made a 41-yard field goal to cut the margin to 21-14 with 3:15 remaining. Rashan Gary’s big-time pressure on third-and-7 limited the damage.

The Packers failed to answer, going third-and-out, as the tension gets ratcheted up with 1:32 left in the quarter.

Fourth Quarter

The Bears tied the game 21-21 with 8 minutes to go. Chicago drove 83 yards in 17 plays in 8 minutes, 32 seconds. On third-and-goal from the 1, Caleb Williams threw a play-action touchdown to wide-open tight end Colston Loveland.

The Bears have rushed for 129 yards and have run 18 more plays. A “Go Bears Go” chant has started inside the stadium.

The Packers recaptured the lead with a Josh Jacobs draft. Jacobs ran for 11 on the first play, then turned a third-and-2 disaster into a 21-yard run to the 7. On third-and-goal at the 2, he would not be stopped by defensive tackle Austin Booker, with Jacobs fighting his way into the end zone for a 28-21 lead with 3:32 to play.

The Packers won 28-21 on Keisean Nixon’s fourth-down interception in the end zone.

The scene at Lambeau Field before Packers-Bears. | Bill Huber/Packers On SI

Packers Favored

The Packers are 6.5-point favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook. Most of the money is on the Bears. Chicago is 8-3-1 against the spread while Green Bay is only 5-7.

The Bears have a powerhouse running game but a porous run defense. Josh Jacobs’ over/under is 77.5 yards.

It’s 16 degrees, with a west wind of 9 mph. The wind chill is 5. With the sun poised to set before halftime, it might hit single-digits by the end of the game.

Christian Watson Not Impressed

The Bears are 9-3 and are in control of the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. Packers receiver Christian Watson called them only “pretty decent.”

“With them playing at a high level, obviously having a new coach and new energy and things like that in that building that, I think they have more of a belief that they actually have a chance of playing in this game,” Watson said. “And when I say that, because, I mean, the record was, what, some crazy, how many times we won in a row. So, I think it’s going to be a good game. I mean, at the end of the day, still don’t like them, they don’t like us, and it’s going to be fun.”

Challenge on Defense

When did Xavier McKinney think the Bears would be good?

January.

“Whenever we ended up getting Ben Johnson, I was, ‘OK, they’re going to be a problem this year,’” McKinney said.

Why?

“Just creative. He might do a copycat play, but then have his own freestyle to it. So, you might see him and be like, ‘Oh, everybody do this,’ and he’ll do something different off of that, you know? But in your eyes, when you see it, you like, ‘Oh, I know what’s coming.’ And then they go left field. So, that’s the type of coach that he is.”

Chicago’s power was driven home when it crushed the Eagles last week.

“It shows that they’re a serious team,” McKinney said. “It shows that they’re not messing around. They’re trying to do exactly what we trying to do. And so I think that’s the good thing about it. You get two really good teams in the same division that are ultimately trying to do the same thing — win the division, and then ultimately win the Super Bowl. So, it’s going to be a good game. We can’t wait to go out there and compete and challenge them.”

Big Trade on Offense

It’s not a trade, but the Packers regain the services of premier receiver Jayden Reed while the Bears will line up without their leading receiver, Rome Odunze.

Reed isn’t Tucker Kraft, obviously, but Kraft was leading all non-running backs in yards after the catch per catch before his torn ACL. Last season, Reed was sixth among receivers with 7.1 yards after the catch per catch, according to Pro Football Focus.

He’s much more than a scatback-style of receiver, though. Last year, he caught 12-of-15 passes thrown 20-plus yards downfield, that 80.0 percent catch rate ranking No. 1 among receivers.

“He’s an explosive player, he’s a dynamic player,” running back Josh Jacobs said. “He’s a guy that a lot of people in this locker room respect. He brings a certain type of energy and mentality to that receiving room, but not only to that receiver room, to the offense.

“I know he’s itching to get back at it. I was talking to him today, actually, about just making sure he get all the reps that he needs to feel like he can just go out there and play and not have to think or feel like he missing the step and things like that. He’s had a hell of a week of practice. I think he’s going to be pretty good.”

Rising Special Teams

The Bears are better on special teams, ranking 19th in our latest rankings. The Packers are 26th but ascending with kicker Brandon McManus out of his funk, Daniel Whelan flipping field percentage and the return units doing their job.

“I think we’ve done a lot of good things, especially when you look at our punt team has been pretty impactful,” coach Matt LaFleur said. “Daniel’s done a heck of a job. I think our protection in our field-goal unit has been much, much improved.

“But it’s one of those things, you can’t rest, because as soon as you rest, somebody’s going to make you pay. So, you’ve got to continue to work on the fundamentals, the details, all the little things that allow you to be consistently a good product.”

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