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01/10 23:02 CST Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27
playoff win over rival Packers
Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over
rival Packers
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Caleb Williams came through in his playoff debut, throwing a
go-ahead, 25-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore with 1:43 remaining, and the
Chicago Bears rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the rival Green Bay
Packers 31-27 in a wild-card playoff game on Saturday night.
The NFC North champion Bears extended their resurgent first season under coach
Ben Johnson with their seventh fourth-quarter comeback victory. They split two
down-to-the-wire games with Green Bay in the regular season, and this one
turned out to be a thriller when it looked like it would be a breeze for the
Packers.
Chicago trailed 21-3 at halftime and 21-6 through three quarters, only to
outscore Green Bay 25-6 in the fourth on the way to its first playoff win in 15
years.
Williams found a wide-open Moore along the left sideline to give Chicago a
31-27 lead with 1:43 remaining.
Jordan Love then led Green Bay into Chicago territory. But on third down at the
28, Jaquan Brisker broke up a pass in the end zone as time expired, setting off
a wild celebration --- and a curt handshake between Johnson and Packers coach
Matt LaFleur.
The Bears will host a divisional-round game next weekend.
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