The Chicago Bears face off against rival Green Bay Packers Sunday at Soldier Field to kick off the 2023 NFL season.
The Chicago Bears' season gets underway Sunday afternoon against rival Green Bay Packers.
The Packers will not have Aaron Rodgers. He's been replaced in Green Bay by Jordan Love after Rodgers signed with the New York Jets in the offseason.OPENING LINE: Bears by 2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.LAST MEETING: Packers beat Bears 28-19 on Dec. 4, 2022, in Chicago.PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL , RUSH , PASS , SCORING TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Packers plus-2; Bears minus-2.
BEARS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Justin Fields. The former Ohio State star needs to show in his third season that he can become the passer the Bears need him to be. He emerged as one of the league's most exciting players last season, rushing for 1,143 yards and coming close to Lamar Jackson's NFL record for a QB of 1,206. But he threw for just 2,242 yards and 17 touchdowns while getting sacked 55 times, tying Denver's Russell Wilson for the most in the league.
KEY INJURIES: Packers WR Christian Watson is out and WR Romeo Doubs is questionable due to hamstring injuries. Packers OLB Rashan Gary is expected to play after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament last November. Green Bay's coaches have said that Gary will be on a "pitch count" early in the season. Packers OT David Bakhtiari didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday but says he expects to play.
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