5 things to watch and a prediction for Week 11

The Green Bay Packers (6-3) are making the short trip south to Chicago to take on the Bears (4-5) coming out of the bye on Sunday at Soldier Field.

The Packers have won 10 straight games in the series and are preparing to play a Bears team that has lost three straight games after a 4-2 start. Can the Packers continue the win streak and keep the Bears reeling?

Here are five things to watch and a prediction for Week 11:

First-year vs. first overall

Sunday will be the first of potentially many matchups between Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley and Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. The rookie has struggled over the last month and is now dealing with a mid-week playcaller change. Can Hafley find ways of disrupting Williams — an improvisor who is struggling to find completions and running himself into sacks — or will the first overall pick embrace the move away from Shane Waldron and show signs of life in his first taste of the Packers-Bears rivalry? Don’t be surprised if Hafley sends athletic linebackers Quay Walker and Edgerrin Cooper after Williams in obvious passing situations.

Red zone spotlight

The Packers spent the bye week trying to figure out what has gone wrong in the red zone. Their first test coming out of the bye? The Bears’ No. 1 ranked red zone defense. Chicago has allowed only 10 red-zone touchdowns this season. It will be interesting to see if Jordan Love — who was a full participant at practice this week — can move around better and create a big moment or two in the red zone this week. Extending plays inside the 20 is usually important for creating touchdowns in condensed areas. The Packers must avoid the self-inflicted errors — think penalties and drops — in the red zone on Sunday.

Protecting the football

Much has been made of Jordan Love’s 10 interceptions in seven starts before the bye. It’s a multi-faceted problem, but one that needs to be corrected over the second half of the season. The Bears — with eight interceptions and 16 total takeaways this season — should provide a decent test of Love’s ability to protect the football. And he needs to pass the test for the Packers to get out of Soldier Field with a win — all four of Chicago’s victories this season came when the defense produced at least two takeaways. Playing a clean game has to be one of the keys to victory for LaFleur’s team on Sunday.

Run game vs. Bears front

The Bears will be without massive run-stuffing defensive tackle Andrew…