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The Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night after playing two weeks ago. This is actually the third time these two franchises have played this calendar year, with each winning one game, so technically, this is the 2025 rubber match.
There’s a lot more than first place in the NFC North on the line when these two
teams face off, as the Bears can alter a negative narrative that has existed around this team for decades with a win. Head coach Ben Johnson has already changed the trajectory of the franchise, but beating the Packers is a must, and would send reverberations through the league.
The current NFC playoff picture would pit these two teams against each other (2 vs. 7) in the Wildcard round of the postseason, adding another layer of intrigue to the game.
GAME DAY INFO
Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday at 7:20 p.m. CT, from Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The weather will be partly cloudy, with a low of 2°F, and winds of about 15 to 25 mph.
TELEVISION
Just like two weeks ago, the game will be on FOX, with their #1 crew of Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady on the call, but this time it’s the only game on, so you’ll get to see it no matter where you live.
RADIO
ESPN Chicago (1000 AM, 100.3 FM HD2) with Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, and Jason McKie on the call, and LATINO MIX 93.5 FM (Spanish) with Omar Ramos.
The Bears game can also be heard on SiriusXM.
GAME PREVIEWS
Everything we have for the Bears vs Packers game can be found in our story stream right here.
Our entire 2nd City Gridiron Podcast library can be found here, with plenty of Bears vs Packers previews:
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ODDS
The last time I checked, the odds from our partners at FanDuel had the Bears as a 1.5-point favorite and the over/under at 46.5.
Bill Zimmerman has been on fire with his player prop bets all season long, so check out his latest for the Bears vs the Packers game right here at WCG as soon as it publishes.
POSTGAME coverage
This season, we have a brand new postgame show, so tune into our 2nd City Gridiron YouTube channel shortly after each Bears game for Wrap It Up with Jacob Infante! We’ll push it to our podcast channel as soon as possible after Jacob ends his live show.
Our day-after Bears game recap show is back for another season, so tune in for Bear & Balanced this Monday at 6:00 p.m. CT (or maybe Sunday morning) for a cooled-down review of the game with Jeff Berckes and me. Once we press stop on the show, you can catch the audio on our podcast channel.
Our 2nd City Gridiron Podcast Channel is available on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Audacy, and other popular podcast platforms, so be sure to hit subscribe wherever you get your audio. Our YouTube home is also called 2nd City Gridiron, so subscribe there for our pods and other video content.
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