Bears complete franchise's largest playoff comeback to defeat Packers
Yahoo Sports senior NFL writer Frank Schwab recaps the Chicago Bears ' 31-27 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers .
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One thing we're finding out about Caleb Williams in his second NFL season, He knows how to author a comeback win.
He did it yet again.
Bringing the Bears back to beat the Packers in a Wild Card weekend game that was thrilling.
And one of the biggest wins in Bears' history.
The Bears trailed 21-3 at halftime.
They trailed by 15 points to start the fourth quarter, and it just didn't matter.
They've been in this position so many times this season.
Williams just kept making plays, bringing them back.
He had an incredible fourth-down pass to Rome Odunze to keep the game alive.
Scored after that, and then later in the game, he hit DJ Moore for a game-winning 25-yard touchdown in the last two minutes.
The Bears' defense held after that, After Jordan Love drove into Bears territory, the Packers move on in the playoffs.
For the Packers, this is a devastating loss.
They started the season with such high hopes.
They had the Micah Parsons trade, Looked great in the first couple weeks of the season, but faded near the end with a lot of Injuries had to do with that.
But still, Beating the Bears in a Wild Card weekend playoff game would have salvaged at least some of their season.
They led by a huge amount at halftime, We were playing well, and then the offense started sputtering.
They had three missed kicks by Brandon McManus that led to seven missed points that came in.
Huge at the end of the game.
It's a horrible loss for the Green Bay Packers.
Who go into the offseason not just with the disappointment of the season going awry, But also a massive loss to their biggest rival after having an 18-point halftime lead.
For Chicago, it's a big celebration going on after beating the Packers the way they did.
And now they get either the Rams or the Eagles in the second round of the playoffs.
