Elite performances from quarterback Jordan Love and safety Xavier McKinney paved the way to a blowout win over the Chicago Bears for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Love played one of the best games of his NFL career, while McKinney provided two of Green Bay's five takeaways, and the Packers led 14-0 early before cruising to a 31-7 win.
Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 5 win over the Bears (note: grades are subject to change based on review, per PFF):
Top 5 offense
- QB Jordan Love: 95.1
- WR Matthew Golden: 90.0
- WR Christian Watson: 81.3
- TE Tucker Kraft: 78.4
- RT Anthony Belton: 68.2
Love was elite in every single of the word. He dominated from clean pockets, was excellent under pressure, consistently hit big plays down the field and off play-action and finished with six "big time throws." Golden
caught six of seven targets for 123 yards, gained 32 yards after the catch, averaged 4.56 yards per route run and made two contested catches, and he caught the two-point conversion. Watson caught six of seven targets for 143 yards and two touchdowns, averaged 4.77 yards per route run and caught all three of his contested targets, including a 53-yard touchdown. Kraft caught all five of his passes, gained 38 yards after the catch, created three first downs and was good as a run blocker. Belton allowed zero pressures over 34 pass-blocking snaps and was good enough as a run blocker.
Top 5 defense
- S Xavier McKinney: 90.1
- EDGE Brenton Cox Jr.: 85.8
- EDGE Lukas Van Ness: 79.5
- S Evan Williams: 78.8
- LB Ty'Ron Hopper: 75.9
McKinney intercepted two passes and had a tackle. He made it hurt every time the Bears challenged him down the field. Cox produced a team-high six pressures, including a hit, and he had three stops against the run. Van Ness had three pressures, including a hit. Williams made 10 tackles without a miss, and the five targets into his coverage gained only 23 yards. He was strong against the run (74.3 grade). Hopper had an interception and allowed only one catch into his coverage, earning a 82.3 coverage grade.
Bottom 5 offense
- RG Travis Glover: 36.1
- LT Jordan Morgan: 47.1
- WR Bo Melton: 48.1
- TE Jonnu Smith: 49.1
- TE Josh Whyle: 49.1
Glover gave up two pressures, including a quarterback hit, and earned a poor run blocking grade (43.0). He was the offensive line's worst pass blocker. Morgan was credited with allowing two sacks and a team-high three pressures, and he had another false start penalty. He was the offensive line's worst run blocker. Melton dropped a pass, and he turned 17 routes run into only 20 receiving yards. Smith didn't have a catch over 11 routes run and graded poorly as a blocker. Whyle gave up a pressure as a pass-blocker.
Bottom 5 defense
- LB Zaire Franklin: 46.6
- DL Chris McClellan: 48.0
- DL Devonte Wyatt: 50.8
- EDGE Barryn Sorrell: 57.3
- DL Jonathan Ford: 61.0
Franklin missed two tackles and had a drive-extending penalty, but he also produced a team-high five stops and broke up a pass. McClellan produced two pressures, including a hit, but he needed 24 pass-rushing snaps, and his production against the run was minimal. Wyatt had two sacks, but he also missed two tackles and earned a poor run defense grade (32.1). Sorrell had two pressures over 14 pass-rushing snaps. Ford played 17 snaps, but his 11 pass-rushing chances netted only one pressure.
Special teams
J. Michael Sturdivant (79.4 grade, two tackles) and Kamal Hadden (77.3 grade, three total tackles) led the way for the special teams. Nick Niemann also had two tackles. The Packers didn't have a special teams penalty but did miss five total tackle attempts while covering kicks and punts. Kicker Trey Smack missed an extra point and two field goals under 50 yards, all in the second half. Punter Daniel Whelan had two punts inside the 20 and a net average of 48.0, and his hang time on punts was 4.51 seconds.
Quarterback play
- Jordan Love: 95.1
Love played his best game of the 2026 season and one of the best games of his NFL career, finishing with an elite overall grade befitting the performance. When not pressured, Love completed 20 of 25 passes for 251 yards and a touchdown. He was under pressure on just nine dropbacks, and he completed five of six passes for 116 yards and another touchdown under pressure. Love hit six of eight throws over 20 yards in the air for an incredible 258 yards and both touchdowns, earning a 99.9 deep passing grade. Off play-action concepts, Love connected on 10 of 11 passes for 210 yards and a score. Overall, Love had an adjusted completion percentage of 90.0, six "big time throws" and only one "turnover worthy play."
Stat to know
Two stats stick out: Across 20 run defense snaps, the Packers produced "stops," or tackles creating a failure for the offense, on 13 of the 20. And Jordan Love completed six of his eight passes thrown 20 or more yards down the field, accounting for all six of his "big time throws." The Packers contained the run game of the Bears and then attacked relentlessly down the field in the passing game.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers PFF grades: Best, worst players from Week 5 win over Bears
