Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers
Final Score: Packers 31, Bears 7
Writer: Kevan Downs [kdsportsnet on Instagram]
Four Up
- Packers Passing Offense – The whole of Jordan Love, Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, and Tucker Kraft have been pretty solid all season long. All posted good stat lines in this one and they’ll need to continue that as long as the run game continues to struggle.
Two Down
- Rome Odunze
- Colston Loveland – I’d still label both of these guys holds for as long as we have to wait for Caleb Williams to return from injury, but for now, they are very tough to trust with a start. Between the tag-team of Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum, both Odunze and Loveland caught under 50% of their targets making even higher target volume days, like Odunze’s 9 targets, low receptions ones.
Chicago Bears
Quarterback
Tyson Bagent: 12/21, 87 Yards, 2 INT | 3 Carries, 17 Yards
“There’s a reason why Bagent is the backup.” What we heard following Case Keenum‘s great game. Well, this one didn’t quite go Bagent’s way as he threw two interceptions and was benched for Keenum. The Bears got down 14-0 very quickly, leaving them more reliant on the pass game to get things going before it got too out of hand. It’ll be an interesting decision for Ben Johnson next week as to who the starter is.
Notes
- Bad decisions kept snowballing for the offense. Bagent’s first interception was into tight coverage and tipped up, making for an easy interception. His second interception was another misplaced throw resulting in another easy catch for the defense.
- The playcalling sometimes seemed too conservative, or Bagent just didn’t want to risk anything more, settling for dump-offs on third-and-long situations.
Missed Opportunities
- Bagent was tackled on a run near the 1-yard line, just missing a rushing touchdown. On the following 3rd and goal, he sailed a pass too high for Rome Odunze.
Case Keenum: 11/19, 108 Yards, 1 INT | 1 Carry, 4 Yards, 1 Fumble
Keenum looked overall more comfortable in the pocket than Bagent, although his mistakes in this one were just as bad. Facing 4th and goal, getting pressured, Keenum threw an awful cross-body pass that was easily picked off. Being 4th and goal, he had to try to make something happen regardless, but it was a very poor pass under pressure.
Running Back
D’Andre Swift: 9 Carries, 43 Yards, 1 TD | 5 Targets, 4 Receptions, 30 Yards
Thankfully for Swift owners, he got his rushing touchdown in the first half. In the second half, the game started to get away from the Bears, leaving them throwing the ball a lot more. Swift still got his 4 receptions and 30 yards, but not quite the number of rushing attempts that he saw in weeks prior. Still though, he’s an easy start each week regardless of who is in at quarterback and Monangai’s health.
Roschon Johnson: 5 Carries, 6 Yards | 7 Targets, 5 Receptions, 34 Yards
Random Roschon Johnson sighting. Johnson had some solid weeks earlier in his career when it was still the Justin Fields-led Bears, especially in receiving work out of the backfield, and that’s where he got his work this week, getting 5 receptions. With how productive both Swift and Monangai have been together, there is some chance Johnson sees enough to also be flex-worthy while Monangai is out, but likely better off left on waivers.
Wide Receiver/Tight End
Luther Burden III: 6 Targets, 4 Receptions, 47 Yards
Rome Odunze: 9 Targets, 3 Receptions, 40 Yards, 1 Fumble
Colston Loveland: 5 Targets, 2 Receptions, 19 Yards
None of these guys have truly been able to separate from the others so far this season in targets and production. From the eye test alone, I liked Odunze the most from this game despite his 33% catch rate. Burden did see a season high in snap %, but that was due to playing far more 11 personnel in this game due to being down a lot early. He did not see the field much at all in 12 personnel. We’ll still need multiple weeks of Caleb Williams back in action before being able to say anything definitive about this pass-catching group, so hold and likely bench if you have better options for the time being. My personal take would favor Rome Odunze due to his weekly snap and routes run %, as well as early season chemistry with Williams last year prior to getting hurt.
Green Bay Packers
Quarterback
Jordan Love: 25/31, 367 Yards, 2 TD | 1 Carry, 6 Yards
367 yards on just 25 completions because both Christian Watson and Matthew Golden kept making big plays. Love saw a clean pocket most of the day, and the passing game flourished. He has been able to get Kraft more involved after being used as more of a blocker the first couple of weeks of the season.
Say it with us now… LET'S GO!!!
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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) October 11, 2026
OH MY GOSH
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Running Back
MarShawn Lloyd: 10 Carries, 31 Yards, 2 TD | 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 6 Yards
The rushing offense still hasn’t been good, but as long as the offense can keep the ball moving, the running backs will get opportunities to score. Lloyd was able to put in two touchdowns in this game despite the usual inefficiency. The Packers have some soft defenses coming up on the schedule in the Cowboys and Lions, so the scoring opportunities will continue to be there. Lloyd and the rushing offense is still tough to trust, but you could do worse with bye week/injury fill-ins than Lloyd
MarSHAWN LLOYD LAMBEAU LEAP
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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) October 11, 2026
Pierre Strong: 5 Carries, 7 Yards | 4 Targets, 3 Receptions, 11 Yards
Kaleb Johnson: 7 Carries, 26 Yards
The Packers’ offense has shown no indication that they plan to give Johnson increased usage despite Chris Brooks hitting the IR. Rather than split time between Lloyd and Johnson, Pierre Strong was seeing more usage than Johnson until late in the game. Pierre was getting used in the passing downs that Brooks had previously been getting.
Wide Receiver/Tight End
Christian Watson: 8 Targets, 6 Receptions, 143 Yards, 2 TD
Matthew Golden: 7 Targets, 6 Receptions, 123 Yards
Both of these guys are weekly starts. The passing offense has been the only thing clicking on this offense; they live and die by the success of the passing attack. Christian Watson has been unbelievable all year, maintaining his high yards per catch while increasing his receptions per game.
Following a disappointing rookie campaign, Golden continues to step in nicely as WR2 on the team. He’s used in shorter routes than Watson but does flash downfield ability, especially with his speed. His more diverse route tree lends to potentially more PPR upside, although that could be outdone by Watson’s touchdown upside. Regardless, both Watson and Golden see enough high-quality targets to be trusted week in and week out.
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Tucker Kraft: 5 Targets, 5 Receptions, 64 Yards
Kraft caught all 5 of his targets, rounding out a very nice day for him. He didn’t see the touchdown/touchdown opportunities like he did last week, partially because of Watson and Golden catching long-distance touchdowns, but his routes run lead him to carry one of the better tight end upsides in the league.