Brad Biggs: Packers 27, Bears 20.
This shaped up to be a terrific meeting in a fabled rivalry before the Bears unexpectedly earned a playoff bye with help from the Vikings. The Packers simply have way more at stake and Aaron Rodgers could create questions for the Bears’ defense moving forward.
David Haugh: Packers 27 Bears 20:
One team likely will have nothing to play for and knows it. The other will be at home facing a win-and-you’re-in-the-playoffs reality. It has been a wacky NFL season, but human nature prevails in this one and the team facing elimination does everything necessary to avoid it.
Vaughn McClure: Packers 21, Bears 14:
Something tells me Lovie Smith will rest his starters if the Bears lose their chance at the No. 1 seed before kickoff. Not to mention the Packers are playing for their playoff lives. Plus, the Packers have won 10 of their last 11 regular-season home games.
Fred Mitchell: Packers 31, Bears 23:
Hard to imagine the Packers, who are in playoff-desperation mode, repeating their franchise-worst 18-penalty game against the Bears in September. Unless the Bears can stifle Green Bay’s playmakers, it could turn into a shootout the Bears don’t want.
Dan Pompei: Packers 36, Bears 30:
This is a tough game to predict (they all have been lately for me) because the Bears probably won’t be as motivated as the Packers. But we know this much: the Packers are a tough out at home and they are playing excellent football.
