Of the potential outcomes the Bears could’ve faced in their Week 5 matchup against the Packers, few likely anticipated that the game would result in a 31-7 Green Bay victory. Unfortunately for the beloved, that proved to be the case on Sunday.
If you’ll go across any forum where Bears enthusiasts talk with each other, a majority of them — fans and media alike — had Chicago winning the game. Online football betting sites generally had the Bears as the favorites, even with the game being played at Lambeau
Field. In the end, though, the Packers’ smothering defense and high-powered offense made it too much for the Bears to overcome, regardless of whether it was Tyson Bagent or Case Keenum at quarterback.
Each week, I’ll review how Chicago’s eligible performers graded by Pro Football Network’s Impact Scoring model. Here’s how Week 5 looked.
Offense
- Tyson Bagent: 65.9 (24th of 30 QBs)
- D’Andre Swift: 80.0 (6th of 42 RBs)
- Roschon Johnson: 71.8 (26th of 42 RBs)
- Luther Burden III: 70.8 (42th of 66 WRs)
- Kalif Raymond: 67.7 (58th of 66 WRs)
- Rome Odunze: 65.2 (64th of 66 WRs)
- Colston Loveland: 67.9 (34th of 37 TEs)
- Theo Benedet: 74.8 (47th of 86 OTs)
- Joe Thuney: 77.7 (17th of 46 OGs)
- Garrett Bradbury: 68.6 (22nd of 26 Cs)
- Jonah Jackson: 78.3 (14th of 46 OGs)
- Darnell Wright: 71.9 (57th of 86 OTs)
As one could anticipate, Bagent didn’t score all that well on Sunday. His -0.41 EPA per dropback ranked just No. 26 in the NFL in Week 5, and his -10.9 completion percentage over expected ranked only No. 28 among 30 quarterbacks. D’Andre Swift put together a solid outing, but he’s the only one of the Bears’ skill position players who had a respectable performance from an analytical perspective on Sunday. Chicago’s guard tandem fared well, but the game marked Darnell Wright’s worst game of his season in what’s otherwise been a stellar 2026 for him thus far.
Defense
- Austin Booker: 86.5 (4th of 78 EDGEs)
- James Lynch: 66.7 (23rd of 78 EDGEs)
- Dayo Odeyingbo: 61.6 (47th of 78 EDGEs)
- Montez Sweat: 56.1 (59th of 78 EDGEs)
- Grady Jarrett: 76.9 (30th of 95 DTs)
- Neville Gallimore: 75.4 (35th of 95 DTs)
- Kentavius Street: 53.9 (94th of 95 DTs)
- Devin Bush: 86.3 (6th of 66 LBs)
- D’Marco Jackson: 73.6 (45th of 66 LBs)
- T.J. Edwards: 70.4 (57th of 66 LBs)
- Tyrique Stevenson: 78.1 (24th of 88 CBs)
- Malik Muhammad: 62.7 (81st of 88 CBs)
- Jaylon Johnson: 61.2 (85th of 88 CBs)
- Dillon Thieneman: 77.1 (21st of 64 SAFs)
- Cam Lewis: 74.2 (35th of 64 SAFs)
- Xavier Woods: 64.6 (62nd of 64 SAFs)
The Bears saw encouraging defensive play out of a few individual players, but the lack of cohesion from the unit as a whole made it tough to stop the Packers, especially in the vertical passing game. As the grades would indicate, Malik Muhammad, Jaylon Johnson, and Xavier Woods got beat multiple times down the field on Sunday. Muhammad’s instances felt like more of a zone coverage processing issue, while Woods and Johnson admittedly just looked slower out there.
All told, though, Austin Booker was one of just six edge rushers with at least two sacks in Week 5. Devin Bush also had a nice game, tallying eight tackles, two tackles for loss, two quarterback pressures, and a targeted passer rating of just 86.3.
Special teams (for the sickos)
- Cairo Santos: 62.9 (27th of 29 Ks)
- Tory Taylor: 81.8 (12th of 30 Ps)
With Cairo Santos missing a 43-yard field goal, it’s no wonder he graded out as one of the worst kickers in the NFL in Week 5. That said, Tory Taylor performed well against the Packers, ranking No. 8 in the NFL with an average of 46.3 net yards per punt on his four attempts. It’s not a great look when one of your best performers from a game is the punter, but Taylor at least looked solid for the Bears.
