2021 · Week 14 · Division

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Justin Fields

30·45

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 36°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

GB -11.5

Total

43

Model margin

+5.6est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Bears

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsBears wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Bearsedge mapPackers
  • -0.087EPA / play+0.136
  • 41.4%Success rate48.9%
  • -0.077EPA / dropback+0.222
  • -0.105EPA / rush-0.003
  • 7.4%Explosive rate8.5%
  • -2.87CPOE+4.71
  • 34.7%Third-down rate43.8%
  • 52.0%Red-zone TD rate61.0%
  • 1.62Points / drive2.45
  • 2.4%Turnover rate1.0%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

GB lead 40–16 since 1999

CHI have won 2 straight. Meetings average 42.8 points. GB are 37-18-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsGB @ CHI2731CHI
2025 · W16GB @ CHI1622CHI
2025 · W14CHI @ GB2128GB
2024 · W18CHI @ GB2422CHI
2024 · W11GB @ CHI2019GB
2023 · W18CHI @ GB917GB
2023 · W1GB @ CHI3820GB
2022 · W13GB @ CHI2819GB

Box score

Individual performances

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Fields18/3322422

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Justin Fields9748.20
David Montgomery10424.20
Damien Williams2136.50
Jakeem Grant155.00
Khalil Herbert133.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers29/3734140

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
AJ Dillon15714.70
Aaron Jones5357.01
Allen Lazard11414.00
Aaron Rodgers100.00
Kurt Benkert2-1-0.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Davante Adams10131212
Allen Lazard67751
Marcedes Lewis44510
Josiah Deguara33440
Aaron Jones33301
Marquez Valdes-Scantling35200

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +11.56.3%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.1%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

1.32%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

64.0%

Expected total

45.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.38
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+5.64