Jordan Love has thrown for 139 yards with three TDs

Wes Hodkiewicz

CHICAGO Defensive lineman Karl Brooks pressured Caleb Williams and Ty'Ron Hopper picked off the Chicago quarterback inside the Packers' red zone to preserve a 21-6 lead over the Bears after three quarters.

Packers lead Bears 7-3 after the first quarter

Chicago won the coin toss and elected to receive. Carrington Valentine started at cornerback opposite Keisean Nixon.

The Packers had the Bears in third down on four occasions, including a third-and-12 opportunity from the Green Bay 26. D.J. Moore caught a 12-yard slant to convert.

The Packers forced Chicago to settle for a 27-yard Cairo Santos field goal after Rashan Gary pressured Caleb Williams into throwing the ball away on third-and-5 from the Green Bay 9.

The Bears took a 3-0 lead with 7 minutes, 2 seconds left in the first quarter following the 16-play, 59-yard drive.

Jordan Morgan started at right tackle in place of Zach Tom. Nixon returned the opening kickoff but Green Bay started at its own 15 after a holding penalty on backup tight end Josh Whyle.

Jayden Reed gained 14 yards on a reverse on first down. Luke Musgrave gained nine yards on an out to set up a 33-yard pass from Jordan Love to Romeo Doubs on a deep crosser on third-and-1.

Josh Jacobs gained 14 yards on back-to-back carries to move Green Bay to the Bears' 15. On third-and-2 from the Chicago 7, Love rolled out and hit Christian Watson for a 7-yard touchdown to put the Packers ahead 7-3 with 2:06 left in the first quarter. The nine-play, 85-yard drive lasted 4:56.

The first quarter ended with the Bears lining up on fourth-and-2 from their 38 but not snapping the ball.

Packers lead Bears 21-3 at halftime

On fourth-and-2, Williams fired a 18-yard pass to Moore on a slant for the first down. D'Andre Swift was tackled after a 3-yard gain and then Moore slipped for no gain on a trick play.

Edgerrin Cooper dropped Kyle Monangai after a 1-yard pickup and the Bears chose to go for it on fourth-and-6 from the Green Bay 40. Williams misfired a deep ball to Luther Burden that Carrington Valentine intercepted at the 13.

Jacobs gained 20 yards on back-to-back carries. Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards was injured on the next play and carted to the locker room.

Out of a two-RB look, Love hit Matthew Golden for 36 yards on a corner route to the Chicago 31. Austin Booker, who was fined twice for unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in the Packers' previous meeting in Chicago, again made helmet-to-helmet contact on a sack of Love.

Love bounced up and hit Doubs for 10 yards on third-and-8. Then on third-and-9, Love placed in an 18-yard touchdown to Jayden Reed to extend Green Bay's lead to 14-3 with 6:46 left in the first half.

The Bears went three-and-out again after Rome Odunze couldn't bring in a pass over the middle. It was initially called a completed catch but overturned upon a successful challenge.

Chicago went for it on fourth-and-4 from its own 33 and turned the ball over on downs after Cooper deflected a Williams pass at the line of scrimmage.

Jacobs gained nine yards on back-to-back carries but then stuffed on third-and-1. Green Bay went for it on fourth-and-1 and nearly scored on a play-action rollout to Watson.

Watson fumbled before crossing the goal line, but Romeo Doubs recovered it at the 1. Love's first-and-goal pass fell incomplete and Jacobs was tackled for no gain on back-to-back plays as the first half reached the two-minute warning.

On fourth-and-goal, Love hit Doubs for a 1-yard TD to push the Packers' lead to 21-3 with 1:56 left in the first half.

Williams opened the next Chicago series with a 22-yard pass to Colston Loveland. Edgerrin Cooper nearly picked off Williams on the next play after Rashan Gary got a hand on Williams' throw.

Lukas Van Ness had hits on Williams on back-to-back plays. Williams scrambled for six yards to set up fourth-and-4 at the Green Bay 37. Williams misfired on a pass to Loveland across the middle and Chicago turned the ball over on downs for the third time in the first half.

Taking over at the Green Bay 37, Chris Brooks gained 16 yards on a checkdown to the Bears' 47. Love then gained 11 yards on a scramble. Love threw it away twice and Brandon McManus missed a 54-yard field goal as time expired.

Packers lead Bears 21-6 after three quarters

Green Bay went three-and-out to start the second half. Starting at the Chicago 37, Williams hit Loveland for 29 yards on third-and-7 and then 19 yards on the next play to move into scoring territory.

Quay Walker stuffed Moore for a 4-yard loss on a reversal. Williams then came up limping after Barryn Sorrell's quarterback hit forced a third-and-14 incompletion. Santos made a 34-yard field goal to cut Green Bay's lead to 21-6 with 10:07 left in the third quarter.

The Packers started at their 37 after Nixon's 28-yard return. Watson caught a 6-yard out to set up third-and-2 but went three-and-out again after missing Golden high.

Williams stayed in the game as Chicago took over at its 18. He opened with a 25-yard pass to Burden over the middle.

Monangai picked up the first down on third-and-2, and the Bears gained an additional 15 yards after Nixon leaped on the pile. Edgerrin Cooper injured his ankle on the play and announced as questionable to return.

Williams connected with Swift over the middle for 15 yards to the Green Bay 15. The Packers stopped Swift before the first down on third-and-4 and Chicago went for it again.

With Karl Brooks bearing down on him, Williams threw up a pass that Ty'Ron Hopper picked off and returned to the Green Bay 9. The Bears fell to 1-of-5 on fourth down with the turnover.

The Packers ran a screen for offensive lineman Darian Kinnard, who gained six yards before fumbling out of bounds. Jacobs picked up the first down with a 6-yard run.

Devin Duvernay returned Daniel Whelan's 50-yard punt 37 yards to the Green Bay 35.