Don’t call it a comeback.
It’s business as usual for the 2025 Chicago Bears, who live for the drama. They faced an 18-point halftime deficit. They faced an 11-point deficit with just under seven minutes to go. They trailed by three with just under three minutes to go.
None of that mattered.
In a true tortoise and the hare moment, Caleb Williams and the Bears crossed the finish line first to claim victory in the NFC wild-card game, defeating the rival Green Bay Packers, 31-27.
The comeback kids will now advance to the divisional round of the 2025 NFL playoffs, when they’ll host another game at Soldier Field. It was a familiar story for Ben Johnson’s Bears, who have flirted with disaster all season long before pulling off an improbable comeback in the final moments.
