# Packers vs Bears prediction: what pundits picked Week 16, 2026: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Dec 25, 2026 · not played yet · 0 calls on record No pundit we track has picked a side in Packers vs Bears yet. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-16-packers-at-bears ## How they come in The Packers are 6-3 and have won 2 straight; the Bears are 7-2 and have won 4 straight. The Packers beat the Bears 31-7 when they met in Week 5. On win totals, 18 pundits put the Packers at 9.1 wins on average, and 19 pundits put the Bears at 9.7 wins on average. Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois - Green Bay Packers: 6-3, won 2 straight (216 scored, 191 allowed) - Last games: W 45-27 at Patriots; W 27-19 vs Panthers; L 17-20 at Lions - Unit ranks this season: offense 16th, defense 5th of 32 - Last season: 9-7-1 - Win-total calls: 19 pundits, average 9.1, 3 to 17 wins - The side most pundits took won 6 of 8 Packers games - Chicago Bears: 7-2, won 4 straight (241 scored, 184 allowed) - Last games: W 27-24 vs Buccaneers; W 34-17 at Seahawks; W 30-24 vs Patriots - Unit ranks this season: offense 8th, defense 15th of 32 - Last season: 11-6 - Win-total calls: 19 pundits, average 9.7, 3 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 5 of 9 Bears games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Jordan Love](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-love) (Starting QB, QB): 2,618 passing yards · 19 TD, 6 INT · 63.0% completions · 9 games; 1st in the NFL in passing yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 28, 2026: Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 2, 2026: Jordan Love to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Kaleb Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kaleb-johnson) (RB1, RB): 172 rushing yards on 42 carries · 1 TD · 1 catch for 10 · 7 games; 57th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 17 Nate Tice, Oct 1, 2026: Kaleb Johnson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Christian Watson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-watson) (WR1, WR): 49 catches for 879 yards · 7 TD · 9 games; 3rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Nov 6, 2026: Christian Watson has been practicing in pads this week, and it seems as if he'll be good to go for the Packers' road game against the Patriots on Sunday. (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: Christian Watson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Tucker Kraft](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tucker-kraft) (TE1, TE): 36 catches for 351 yards · 3 TD · 9 games; 53rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Tucker Kraft to outplay his draft cost (a sixth-round ADP) (not settled yet) - No. 59 Bill Huber, Sep 13, 2026: Tucker Kraft to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Lukas Van Ness](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lukas-van-ness) (Sack leader, LB): 4.5 sacks · 19 solo tackles · 9 games; 22nd in the NFL in sacks - No. 59 Bill Huber, Aug 28, 2026: Lukas Van Ness to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Evan Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/evan-williams) (Tackle leader, S): 1 sack · 47 solo tackles · 3 interceptions · 9 games; 3rd in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 51 Pete Prisco, Aug 7, 2026: Evan Williams to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 59 Bill Huber, Aug 28, 2026: Evan Williams to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Caleb Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams) (Starting QB, QB): 1,546 passing yards · 8 TD, 5 INT · 68.7% completions · 145 rushing yards · 6 games; 22nd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 25, 2026: he's gonna be back soon. He didn't practice today. It's unlikely that he plays Monday night. (not settled yet) - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 15, 2026: But Williams is expected back for the Bears' Week 6 game against the Falcons, who have been playing well after an 0-2 start. (not settled yet) - [D'Andre Swift](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/d-andre-swift) (RB1, RB): 576 rushing yards on 155 carries · 10 TD · 24 catches for 162 · 9 games; 14th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: D'Andre Swift to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 24 Rich Hribar, Aug 4, 2026: D'Andre Swift to outplay his draft cost (the RB2/dead-zone range) (not settled yet) - [Luther Burden III](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/luther-burden-iii) (WR1, WR): 49 catches for 644 yards · 4 TD · 9 games; 13th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Aug 10, 2026: Luther Burden III to record 1,057 receiving yards (not settled yet) - No. 26 Bucky Brooks, Jul 12, 2026: Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Colston Loveland](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colston-loveland) (TE1, TE): 37 catches for 363 yards · 2 TD · 9 games; 48th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 28, 2026: Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Aug 5, 2026: Colston Loveland to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Jeffery Simmons](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeffery-simmons) (Sack leader, DT): 6 sacks · 26 solo tackles · 9 games; 11th in the NFL in sacks - No. 39 Gregg Rosenthal, Oct 29, 2026: Jeffery Simmons to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 48 John Middlekauff, Oct 30, 2026: Jeffery Simmons to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - [Dillon Thieneman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman) (Tackle leader, S): 1.5 sacks · 30 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 48th in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-16 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology