The Chicago Bears will face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, where Chicago is looking to win its third straight game over its arch rivals while also honoring the late Mike Ditka, who passed away on Friday at the age of 86.
The Bears are coming off a dominant 23-12 win over the New York Jets, where the offense controlled time of possession for roughly 45 minutes that included 89 total plays. In fact, Chicago had more first downs (34) than the Jets had total offensive plays (32). The Bears run game had an impressive showing with 232 yards on the ground, including 146 yards and two touchdowns from Kyle Monangai. Meanwhile, Chicago's defense continued its dominant showing for the third straight game holding New York to just 12 points.
Now, the Bears
will face the Packers with a chance to win their third straight game and keep up in the NFC North. Chicago is road favorites against Green Bay. But what do the experts think? Here's a look:
USA Today
- Jarrett Bell: Bears
- Nick Brinkerhoff: Bears
- Chris Bumbaca: Bears
- Nate Davis: Bears
- Tyler Dragon: Bears
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Bears
NFL.com
- Jeremy Bergman: Bears
- Brooke Cersosimo: Packers
- Gennaro Filice: Packers
- Bobby Kownack: Bears
- Dan Parr: Bears
ESPN
- Stephania Bell: Bears
- Matt Bowen: Bears
- Mike Clay: Bears
- Jeremy Fowler: Bears
- Dan Graziano: Bears
- Kalyn Kahler: Bears
- Pamela Maldonado: Packers
- Eric Moody: Bears
- Jason Reid: Bears
- Lindsey Thiry: Packers
- Sam Wickersham: Packers
CBS Sports
- Pete Prisco: Packers
- Jared Dubin: Bears
- Ryan Wilson: Bears
- John Breech: Bears
- Tyler Sullivan: Bears
- Dave Richard: Bears
- Jamey Eisenberg: Bears
MMQB
- Albert Breer: Bears
- Eva Geitheim: Bears
- Mitch Goldich: Bears
- Mike Kadlick: Bears
- Gilberto Manzano: Packers
- Conor Orr: Bears
- John Pluym: Bears
- Matt Verderame: Bears
Bleacher Report
- Gary Davenport: Bears
- Brad Gagnon: Packers
- Ian Hanford: Packers
- Kris Knox: Bears
- Maurice Moton: Bears
- Wes O’Donnell: Packers
- Brent Sobleski: Bears
Bears Wire
- Alyssa Barbieri: Bears
- Brendan Sugrue: Bears
- Mike Pendleton: Bears
- Vincent Parise: Bears
- Ariana Pensy: Bears
- Randy Holt: Bears
Bottom Line
Experts overwhelmingly believe the Bears will beat the Packers in Week 5. Here’s how the final tally looks:
Bears: 40
Packers: 10
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This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Week 5 picks: Who the experts are taking in Bears vs. Packers
