The Green Bay Packers overcame a red-zone turnover and the defense’s second-worst performance by overall grade this season in a dramatic but frustrating 20-19 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field.
It took a miraculous special teams play from Karl Brooks to save the day.
By overall grade at Pro Football Focus, Sunday’s performance was the Packers’ best performance on offense this season. But the defense struggled across the board against a rookie quarterback and a reeling Bears offense.
Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 11 win over the Bears:
Top 5 offense
1. WR Christian Watson: 93.0
2. RT Zach Tom: 73.8
3. QB Jordan Love: 73.7
4. WR Jayden Reed: 73.6
5. RB Josh Jacobs: 71.5
Watson caught all four of his targets, including two contested catches, and produced a career-high 150 receiving yards. He averaged 10.0 yards per route run, an incredible number. Tom allowed only two hurries and had the team’s highest run-blocking grade along the offensive line. Love had an adjusted completion percentage of 87.5 and hit all six throws over 10 yards in the air and all eight throws under pressure. Reed caught two passes for 23 yards and a score while running only 12 routes. Jacobs forced three missed tackles, created four plays of 10 or more yards and produced a season-high 58 receiving yards.
Top 5 defense
1. DE Rashan Gary: 79.0
2. LB Eric Wilson: 69.5
3. CB Jaire Alexander: 65.9
4. LB Quay Walker: 62.6
5. LB Isaiah McDuffie: 61.0
Gary produced a team-high five pressures, including a sack and quarterback hit, plus a team-high four run stops. Wilson made a run stop and earned a solid run defense grade overall. Alexander didn’t allow a completion into his coverage over 10 snaps before exiting with an injury. Walker had two stops and a pass breakup but also missed two tackles and wasn’t effective as a blitzer or against the run. McDuffie tackled well over 21 snaps.
Bottom 5 offense
1. LG Elgton Jenkins: 48.4
2. TE Ben Sims: 50.3
3. WR Dontayvion Wicks: 53.1
4. TE Tucker Kraft: 54.4
5. WR Romeo Doubs: 56.5
Jenkins allowed two pressures, had a poor run-blocking grade and was penalized for being illegally downfield. Sims was only average as a run-blocker and didn’t have a catch over 17 snaps. Wicks ran only six routes and didn’t have a catch. Kraft ran a team-high 18 routes but didn’t have a catch. Doubs had a drop on third down.
Bottom 5 defense
1. DE Lukas Van Ness: 33.1
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