NEWSLETTER
Don’t tell me the Chicago Bears don’t have anything to play for this week.
Are their postseason hopes cooked? Yes. But if you really want to prove that you’re a better team than what you showed in Week 1, then beating the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Week 18 would go a long way toward proving those claims.
Game Info
Chicago Bears (7-9) vs Green Bay Packers (8-8)
All-time head-to-head record: Bears trail 94-105-6
HOW TO WATCH (OR LISTEN)
CBS-TV (Jim Nantez, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson)
ESPN 1000 AM (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer)
ESPN National Radio (Steve Levy, Max Starks)
Kickoff Time: 3:25 p.m. CT
Site: Lambeau Field; Green Bay, WI
Referee: Carl Cheffers
Odds: Bears +3, O/U 45 (via BetMGM)
The Mortimer Duke $1 Wager of the Week
The segment formerly known as “I Got $5 On It” (inspired by the hit 90s song by Luniz) is now “The Mortimer Duke Memorial $1 Wager of the Week” — a nod to Trading Places (the 1983 movie is still one of my all-time favorites). There is some NSFW language in that clip, so you might want headphones on if you click that YouTube link. And also, please wager responsibly.
Here is a 4-leg parlay I put together for the finale:
I wanted to keep this one simple and doable. Yours truly is trying to ride off into the sunset with a win and I think this four-leg parlay will do the job. At +650, a $4 wager pays out $30. I like round numbers. May the Force be with us all.
Starting QBs and Projected Game Stats
Bears: Justin Fields: 20/32, 225 pass yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 9 carries, 53 rush yards
Packers: Jordan Love: 22/34, 242 pass yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries, 13 rush yards
Bears Projected Starters
Offense
Defense
Specialists
CHECK IT OUT: Chicago Bears Injury Report Update
Packers Projected Starters
Offense
Defense
Specialists
Three Bears
Justin Fields leads off this week’s Three Bears segment because why wouldn’t he? This might be the biggest game of his professional life. And while I don’t think the Bears will make any decision based on his performance in this game, I feel as if this one could change his narrative arc. Not to mention potentially impact how the Bears are viewed as a franchise moving forward.
Lose on Sunday? You’re the same old Bears. Win on Sunday? And comparisons to how the Detroit Lions finished last season with a win in Green Bay against the Packers and used that victory to catapult their way to their first NFC North title will be unavoidable this offseason. No pressure, guys.
MORE: Are You Ready For a Justin Fields Legacy Game?
DJ Moore was snubbed from the Pro Bowl and I’m not going to sit idly by and act like it didn’t happen. I expect a big game out of Moore in Week 18 after seeing his reaction to the snub:
Moore needs 8 catches to get to 100 on the year. He also needs 209 to become the Bears’ single-season leader in receiving yards. Those numbers are attainable (even if it is a long shot).
Eddie Jackson might be playing in his last Bears-Packers game. Jackson, the longest-tenured defensive player on Chicago’s roster, has one more year left on the extension he signed in 2020. However, the Bears could create $12.56 million in cap space if they decide to part ways with him this offseason. It doesn’t take much of an imagination to envision Jackson and the Bears hitting the re-negotiating table and keeping the safety around for another year. But if they don’t, we could be seeing Jackson’s last dance with the Bears on Sunday.
No matter what happens, we’ll always have this moment:
Translation: Eddie Jackson owns Aaron Rodgers’ soul. I think.
