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The stars, studs and misses from the Packers’ Week 11 win over the Bears
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The stars, studs and misses from the Packers’ Week 11 win over the Bears

The Green Bay Packers escaped Soldier Field with a 20-19 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. A late touchdown run by Jordan Love and a spectacular special teams play as time expired allowed the Packers to improve to 7-3 and extend the winning streak against the Bears to 11 games.

Here are the stars, studs and misses from the Packers’ Week 11 win over the Bears:

Stars

DL Karl Brooks: His blocked basket could change the season. With an 0-3 start in the NFC North a real possibility, Brooks beat a block and got just enough of a field goal attempt from Cairo Santos to avoid disaster.

Editor-in-Chief Christian Watson: He caught four passes for 150 yards despite only 15 total carries. All four catches were impact plays. The first converted on 3rd and 11. The second – a 25-yarder – had a touchdown. The third – played for 48 yards between two defenders – propelled the Packers into the red zone. The fourth – a 60-yard diving catch and run – set up the game-winning touchdown.

Studs

FROM Rashan Gary: He led the team with five pressures and five stops. On the final drive, Gary ran through left tackle Braxton Jones with power and gathered up Caleb Williams for what really should have been the deciding play. On four different running plays, Gary made a tackle for a gain of two yards or less. More and more, Gary relies on power to win. And more and more, he wins.

Running back Josh Jacobs: His 21 touches generated 134 yards, including a season-high 58 receiving yards. Jacobs had four plays of 10 or more yards, including two catches of 20-plus yards, and he scored a 7-yard touchdown in the second half. The Packers found ways to get him the ball in space in the passing game, and Jacobs responded with explosive plays. On the first six plays of the game, Jacobs rushed four times for 25 yards, setting the tone offensively. On the third-quarter touchdown run, Jacobs had 35 total yards, including an explosive play and the score.

QB Jordan Love: He extended his interception streak when he completed a third-down throw to Tucker Kraft in the red zone, but that might have been one of his only negative plays of the afternoon. He had five completions for 20 yards and was perfect passing against pressure, and he looked much more comfortable in the pocket and escaping to extend plays outside the pocket. The turnover was bad. The rest was really good.

Nipples

LB Quay Walker: His pass breakup downfield was an impressive play, but Walker also failed to make stops on third or fourth down three times, including one to Caleb Williams on fourth down and another on a 1-yard touchdown run from Roshon Johnson on third down. He also took a terrible angle trying to get under a block on D’Andre Swift’s touchdown.

DL Kenny Clark: He played 48 snaps without recording a tackle against the run or pressure as a passer. He’s been dealing with a toe injury all season, but it’s probably high time to start worrying about his lack of impact after signing a big contract this offseason.

S Xavier McKinney: He dropped three complete passes in coverage, took a 15-yard penalty for a late bounds hit (questionable), and missed two tackles, including one as a last-line defender on the team’s 39-yard touchdown run. By Andre Swift. This was by far McKinney’s worst game in a Packers uniform.

LB Edgerrin Cooper: The rookie gave up 43 yards after the catch in coverage, failed to catch Caleb Williams twice on third downs and accomplished little as a passer despite six blitz opportunities. He also missed a tackle and was blocked by a receiver on Swift’s long touchdown run.

FROM Lukas Van Ness: In the first game of the post-Preston Smith era, Van Ness produced just one rushed pass and one missed tackle in 25 snaps. He was also flagged for offside.