Bears vs Packers: Live updates from the game

It’s the fourth quarter open thread!

By Lester A. Wiltfong Jr.@wiltfongjr Updated Sep 9, 2018, 10:14pm CDT

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Fourth Quarter

Aaron Rodgers does it again with the TD pass to Randal Cobb, Packers lead 24-23.

A Codey Parkey field goal makes the score 23-17, Bears.

Jordan Howard with a huge run and he stays in bounds, but a replay challenge shows he was out of bounds.

On a 3rd and 7, Trubisky hits Anthony Miller to keep the chains moving.

Aaron Rodgers with another TD pass, and it’s 20-17 now.

Aaron Rodgers throws a TD to close the gap to 20-10.

Third Quarter

The quarter ends with the score 20-3 Bears leading.

The Packers are on the board with a field goal and it’s 20-3.

Aaron Rodgers is returning to the game for the Packers.

The Bears open the third quarter with a drive that leads to a field goal. Bears lead 20-0.

Second Quarter

KHALIL MACK INTERCEPTION FOR A TD!

DeShone Kizer enters the game for the Packers and he leads his offense down to the red zone before getting STRIP SACKED BY KHALIL MACK!

Aaron Rodgers leaves the game with a leg injury.

The Bears line up for a field goal to start the 2nd quarter and it’s good! Bears lead 10-0!

First Quarter

Charles Leno is a wide out now. Bears score a Mitchell Trubisky TD run! 7-0 good guys!

The Bears opened the game with the T Formation. Head coach Matt Nagy has a sense of history.

The Bears allow a first down, but then stiffen up and force a punt behind some good pressure from Khalil Mack and the D.

This will be your open thread for Bears vs Packers game-night!

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Bears inactives are here:

CB Kevin Toliver II
S DeAndre Houston-Carson
OLB Kylie Fitts
OL Rashaad Coward
WR Javon Wims
TE Daniel Brown
DL Bilal Nichols

Packers inactives are here:

QB Tim Boyle
WR Trevor Davis
S Josh Jones
S Raven Greene
LB Oren Burks
T/G Alex Light
WR J’Mon Moore

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PREGAME

Green Bay Packers’ fans might try and down play their rivalry with the Chicago Bears, but make no mistake about it, the Bears vs the Packers is the premier rivalry in the NFC North. The Packers have been the class of the division in recent history, so it’s been a one-sided rivalry, but they have also gotten the better of the Vikings and Lions.

When you have back-to-back Hall of Fame quarterbacks your chances to win are drastically increased.

Since 1992 (Brett Favre’s first year as QB) through 2017 (Aaron Rodgers’ most recent season), the Packers have finished either 1st or 2nd in the NFC North* 20 times, with two Super Bowl titles to boot.

(*It was the NFC Central until 2001 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the fifth team.)

In those 26 years, the Vikings have finished 1st or 2nd in the division 17 times.

The Lions and the Bears were either 1st or 2nd in the division 6 different times during the Favre-Rodgers era.

Vikings’ fans will tell you their most hated team is the Packers, and Lions’ fans hate the Bears. but Bears vs Packers is special. It’s a shame that the recent rivalry hasn’t been.

Time, TV channel, and streaming info

Date: Sunday, September 9, 2018

Time: 7:20 p.m. CT (Coverage starts at 6 p.m.)

Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

TV: NBC Sports Sunday Night Football

Announcers: Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), Michele Tafoya (sidelines)

Local Radio: WBBM 780 AM and 105.9 FM, and in Spanish on Latino Mix 93.5 FM and Univision 1200 AM

Other Radio: Sirius XM, Tune-In, Westwood One

Online: Game Pass and NBCsports.com

Mobile: Mobile Applications

Weather: 61 and clear at kickoff [NFL weather]

Odds: Bears +7.0 [OddsShark]

SB Nation Packers site: Acme Packing Company

Bears vs. Packers prediction: Bears 18.5 - Packers 24.5 via Oddshark

Jack’s Neat-O Stat of the Week:

Brett Favre vs. Bears, pre-Lovie: 20-4
Aaron Rodgers vs. Bears, pre-Nagy: 16-3

Brett Favre vs. Bears, Lovie Era: 2-6
Aaron Rodgers vs. Bears, Nagy Era: ???

Brett Favre, Lovie's first year: turned 35
Aaron Rodgers, Nagy's first year: turns 35#BreakTheSpell @WCGridiron pic.twitter.com/5vxSwSRhZM
— Jack M Silverstein (@readjack) September 7, 2018