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Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
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Week 16, 2026 · Soldier Field · Friday, Dec 25, 1:00 PM ET · outdoors
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What the forecasters say
| Forecaster | Favors | CHI | GB | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | CHI 71% | 71% | 29% | CHI 1639 vs GB 1533, implied spread CHI −6.1 |
| The blend | CHI 71% | 71% | 29% |
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The spot: Everything else
Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.
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Details
- Rest: CHI 6 days, GB 5 days.
- Quarterbacks. CHI: Caleb Williams (0 Elo). GB: Jordan Love (+0 Elo). Expected starters from ESPN's depth chart with the injury report applied, refreshed every three hours.
- Weather. Outdoors. The kickoff forecast is pulled from Open-Meteo once the game is within 7 days, from Friday.
Injury report
ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.
| Team | Player | Pos | Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | Donovan Jennings | G | Out | Coach's Decision · inactive |
| GB | Jonnu Smith | TE | Out | Coach's Decision · Smith (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game against the Panthers Mike Spofford of the team's official site reports. |
| GB | Kaleb Johnson | RB | Out | Coach's Decision · Johnson (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game against the Panthers, Mike Spofford of the team's official site reports. |
| GB | Micah Parsons | DE | Out | Knee - ACL · Head coach Matt LaFleur said Monday that the Packers' "intention" is for Parsons (knee) to resume practicing in Week 9, Weston Hodkiewicz of the team's official site reports. "It's gonna be a process trying to get him back," LaFleur said. "We're hopeful he'll be able to get out there sometime this week." |
| GB | Sean Rhyan | G | Out | Ankle · inactive |
| GB | Travis Glover | OT | Out | Knee · inactive |
| GB | Zaire Franklin | LB | Out | Shin · inactive |
| GB | Christian Watson | WR | Questionable | Ribs · Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable said Monday that Watson (ribs) is sore but "doing great," Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports. |
| CHI | Case Keenum | QB | Out | Coach's Decision · Keenum (coach's decision) is inactive but will operate as the Bears' emergency third quarterback for Monday night's matchup against the Seahawks. |
| CHI | Jayden Loving | DT | Out | Coach's Decision · inactive |
| CHI | Jordan McFadden | G | Out | Coach's Decision · inactive |
| CHI | Jordan van den Berg | DT | Out | Coach's Decision · inactive |
| CHI | Kyle Monangai | RB | Out | Thumb · inactive |
| CHI | Malik Muhammad II | CB | Out | Toe · Muhammad (toe) is inactive for Monday's game against the Seahawks. |
On the Wire
Chicago Bears rose to 1639; Seattle Seahawks fell to 1608. Read more →
Jaguars at Ravens: Ravens on 4 days' rest; Jaguars on 4 days' rest. Browns at Saints: Saints off a bye. Giants at Eagles: Giants off a bye. Broncos at Panthers: Panthers off a bye. Texans at Chargers: Texans off a bye. Raiders at 49ers: 49ers off a bye. Packers at Patriots: Packers off a bye. Read more →
Since 2026-10-13: Chicago Bears now 75% to make the playoffs; Atlanta Falcons 16%. From 3,000 simulated seasons. Read more →
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