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Sports Monday, December 8, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The game was on the line. The Bears faced fourth-and-inches from the Packers 14-yard line inside the final minute. Trailing by seven points, they needed a first down or the game was over. Caleb Williams faked a handoff and rolled out to his left. Tight end Cole Kmet had a man beat in the end zone and Williams lofted a pass to him. But the pass was short of its target, and Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon came down with an interception that essentially ended the game. The Bears defense walk off the field after Packers wide receiver Christian Watson scored a touchdown in the third quarter at Lambeau Field in Green
Bay on Dec. 7, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Josh Jacobs’ 2-yard touchdown run a few minutes earlier proved to be the winning score as the Packers beat the Bears 28-21 on Sunday at Lambeau Field. It was the 211th meeting in the storied Bears-Packers rivalry, and first place in the NFC North was on the line. With the win, the Packers move into first at 9-3-1. The Bears fall to 9-4 with the 8-5 Lions lurking behind them. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Bears. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | As many creative ways as the Chicago Bears have used to pull out games this season, it was bound to catch up to them sooner or later. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Week 14 loss. | | | | | It’s cold in Chicago — on defense, on offense, everywhere on the court. And whatever the Bulls needed to overcome their worst losing streak since February 2020, they didn’t have it. | | | | | Notre Dame received a shock from the CFP committee. Miami climbed two spots to No. 10 — and that pushed the Irish to No. 11 and out of the 12-team field. | | | | | Illinois will play Tennessee in Nashville and Northwestern will play Central Michigan in Detroit in bowl games this month. | | | | | Will they give another reliever a multiyear contract? With the winter meetings beginning Monday, here are three questions facing the Chicago Cubs. | | | | | Will a familiar face be traded? How is the pitching shaping up? With the winter meetings beginning Monday, here are three questions facing the Chicago White Sox. | | | |
