Jordan Love kept firing, the Packers kept cashing in, and Green Bay turned a rivalry game into a runaway.
Love threw for 367 yards and two touchdowns, MarShawn Lloyd punched in two scores, and the Packers rolled past the visiting Chicago Bears 31-7 on Sunday. Green Bay also got a huge day from its defense, with Xavier McKinney picking off two passes and Ty’Ron Hopper adding another interception as the Packers scored 15 points off five Chicago turnovers.
Love was sharp from the start and finished 25 of 31, repeatedly finding room downfield. Christian Watson hauled in both touchdown passes and finished with six catches for 143 yards. Matthew Golden added six receptions for 123 yards, highlighted by a 50-yard catch, while Tucker Kraft chipped in with a 46-yard gain.
The Packers wasted no time grabbing control. After forcing a Bears punt to open the game, Green Bay marched 91 yards in 10 plays for the first touchdown, capped by Love’s 42-yard strike to Watson. Love was perfect on that opening drive, going 5-for-5 for 67 yards.
McKinney’s first interception came on Chicago’s next possession, and Green Bay made the short field count again. Lloyd finished a 7-yard touchdown run with 14:56 left in the second quarter to push the lead further out.
Chicago briefly answered before halftime. With 1:56 remaining, D’Andre Swift scored on a 1-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to cap a 19-play, 78-yard march that burned 9:10 off the clock and cut the deficit to 14-7.
That was as close as the Bears got.
Green Bay came out of halftime and slammed the door, outscoring Chicago 17-0 after the break. A 53-yard touchdown pass from Love to Watson just 1:50 into the third quarter set the tone for the second half.
The Bears’ quarterback situation never stabilized. Tyson Bagent went 12-for-21 for 87 yards with two interceptions before being replaced by Case Keenum to start the fourth quarter.
Hopper then intercepted Keenum at the goal line and returned it to the Packers’ 19. Green Bay missed a field goal on the ensuing drive, but Chicago still couldn’t find any traction.
The turnover mess kept coming for the Bears, who coughed it up on four straight possessions during one second-half stretch. Rome Odunze lost a fourth-quarter fumble, and Keenum did the same later in the period.
Swift finished with nine carries for 43 yards and a touchdown for Chicago, while Luther Burden III caught four passes for 47 yards.
Green Bay’s kicking game had its own rough edges. Trey Smack made a 35-yard field goal, but he missed another attempt and one of his two extra points.
The Packers also held a pregame moment of silence for former Bears coach Mike Ditka, who died Friday at 86. Ditka, a Hall of Fame tight end, spent six seasons with Chicago.
Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards left the game with a hamstring injury.
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