Packers get revenge chance as Bears lean on run game without Caleb Williams

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-11 · by David Troy

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The article discusses an upcoming NFL game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, where the Bears are favored despite playing without their quarterback Caleb Williams. The Bears plan to rely heavily on their running game, led by Kyle Monangai and D’Andre Swift, as they have won their last two games this way. Meanwhile, the Packers struggle with a weak rush defense but benefit from playing at home and having a better quarterback, Jordan Love. The author predicts the Packers will win due to their home advantage and suggests betting on them at +3 points.
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The Bears are set to face the Packers in an NFL matchup where the Bears are favored by -3 points despite quarterback Caleb Williams being out due to injury. The Bears have won their past two games using a running game strategy, having run the ball 159 times through four games this season. This approach is seen as particularly effective against the Packers' one of the worst rush defenses in the league. The rivalry between these teams adds significant excitement for fans and media coverage.

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Who wrote this

David Troy
40 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 If Caleb Williams were playing in the game, I could potentially understand it.
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🔮 You can’t be hung up on opinions of teams, and need to recognize that maybe you were wrong about certain squads.
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Topics

Bears Chicago FOX News NFL Packers

Subjects

Bears ORG · 7× Packers ORG · 6× Chicago GPE · 2× Jordan Love PERSON · 2× Caleb Williams PERSON · 1× FOX ORG · 1× FOX News ORG · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Tyson Bagent PERSON · 1× Williams PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The Bears have a top-3 passing defense in terms of yards per game, but they have faced Carson Wentz, Jalen Hurts, Geno Smith, and Bryce Young.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-11
🔮 If Caleb Williams were playing in the game, I could potentially understand it.

Claims (28 extracted, 5 hedged)

Rivalries add fuel to the flame in multiple games each year. asserted
Rivalries → add → games
You get matchups that just stand out because of the history of the teams. asserted
that → get → teams
The fans get a bit more excited, there is more news coverage, and, in general, the games seem to be better. asserted
games → get → ?
This week we get the Bears and Packers squaring off – one of the biggest rivalries in all the NFL. asserted
Bears → get → NFL
If Caleb Williams were playing in the game, I could potentially understand it. uncertain
I → play → it
The Bears believe in Tyson Bagent, but I’m not as much of a believer. asserted
I → believe → believer
Chicago wants to run the ball as much as possible and control the clock. asserted
Chicago → want → clock
That’s how they’ve won the past two games without Williams. asserted
they → ’ → Williams
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
The Packers have one of the worst rush defenses in the league. asserted
Packers → have → league
That does mean the Bears should have a major advantage. asserted
Bears → mean → advantage
It isn’t just one running back that Chicago is leaning on, either. asserted
Chicago → lean → that
Through four games, they have run the ball 159 times, with about 130 of those handoffs going to Kyle Monangai and D’Andre Swift. asserted
130 → run → Monangai
Both have three touchdowns, and both have over 300 yards. asserted
both → have → yards
It is almost like coach Ben Johnson is trying to recreate what he had with Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery and the Lions. asserted
he → try → Gibbs
The Packers may be in a rough spot on defense this week considering how poorly they’ve performed against the run this season. uncertain
they → consider → run
They do have something going for them, though. asserted
They → have → them
They are at home, they have the better quarterback, and they have revenge after being eliminated from the postseason last year. asserted
they → have → postseason
They have no running game whatsoever, which is certainly an issue. asserted
which → have → game
The Bears have a top-3 passing defense in terms of yards per game, but they have faced Carson Wentz, Jalen Hurts, Geno Smith, and Bryce Young. asserted
they → have → Wentz
The first three are not guys you expect to get a ton of passing yards. asserted
you → expect → yards
Jordan Love is probably the only reason the team has two wins this season. asserted
team → have → wins
He has 1,041 passing yards and eight touchdowns this season. asserted
He → have → yards
This game may come down to whichever team controls the clock and avoids turnovers. uncertain
team → come → turnovers
The Packers don’t look great so far, but I can’t take the Bears on the road in Green Bay with a backup quarterback. asserted
I → look → quarterback
Give me the Packers +3 in this one, as I think Jordan Love will be the difference maker. asserted
Love → give → one
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