It felt impossible with over five minutes in the game, but the Chicago Bears came back from 16-6 down to stun the Green Bay Packers 22-16 in overtime.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams came through with two touchdowns, with one tying the game and the second one being the game-winner. The win got the Bears to 11-4 and gave them a firm lead in the NFC North entering the final two weeks.
There were plenty of great performances that came from the city of Chicago's biggest win in a long, long time.
Winner: Nahshon Wright, CB
Week after week after week, Wright continues to make clutch plays to help his team out. His forced fumble in the third quarter, with the Packers inside the Bears' 10-yard line, was a significant reason Chicago mounted the comeback. He finished with eight tackles and that forced fumble to close out, yet another reason the Bears need to give him whatever kind of money he wants.
Winner: DJ Moore, WR
Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III were out, so that put more pressure on Moore to step up, and wow, did he come through when it mattered the most. Moore finished as the leading receiver on the team with five receptions for a season-high 97 yards and the beautiful game-winning 46-yard touchdown in overtime. People thought Moore had lost a step or two, but he proved he still had those extra steps to seal the win.
Loser: Olamide Zaccheaus, WR
On the opposite side of things, Zaccheaus did have a really nice 27-yard completion early in the contest, but that was it for him. On five targets, he caught two passes for 33 yards with a bad drop late in the game that could have gone for 20 yards or more. The drops have hurt, and with the other receivers making big plays in Odunze and Burden's absence, Zaccheaus is certainly not making a convincing case to be back with the Bears next year.
Winner: Jahdae Walker, WR
Who would have thought the undrafted rookie, who caught two game-winning touchdowns in the preseason to earn his roster spot, would come through in the most significant moment of the season for the Bears? Walker caught two passes for 21 yards and scored the game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. It's a moment he won't forget and one that most likely earned him a lot more playing time.
Winner: Josh Blackwell, CB
All season, Blackwell has come up big on special teams, from pinning the Cleveland Browns at the one-yard line to blocking the Las Vegas Raiders' potential game-winning field goal. For Week 16, he had his best play of 2025 as he recovered an onside kick with just under two minutes left in the fourth quarter to give Chicago a chance to tie the game. Blackwell's contributions on special teams should not go unnoticed, as he should be a Pro Bowler.
Winner: Cairo Santos, K
With the wind all over the place, many thought it was going to be impossible for Cairo Santos to make many of the longer field goals, but he came through with arguably the best performance of his career. Santos nailed all three of his field goals, including one from 51 yards out, and made the all-important extra point to help his team. Chicago's kicker certainly knew how to kick in those environments and came through big time for the Bears.
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Winners: Caleb Williams, QB & Ben Johnson, Head Coach
These two have been attached at the hip for a long time, so might as well put them together with what was the signature win both guys needed in their young careers. Williams did not look great at the beginning, but finished with 250 yards passing and 30 yards rushing with two of the most clutch touchdowns ever scored, while Johnson redeemed himself from the bad fourth-down call in the first quarter with spectacular calls on Williams' scores. This is the game that will make Williams and Johnson Windy City legends.