Best and worst players from Week 11 win over Bears

The Green Bay Packers overcame a red zone turnover and the defense’s second-worst performance this season in a dramatic but frustrating 20-19 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field.

It took a miraculous special teams play from Karl Brooks to save the day.

Measured by the overall rating at Pro Football Focus, Sunday’s performance was the Packers’ best offensive performance this season. But the defense struggled across the board against a rookie quarterback and a shaky Bears offense.

Based on Pro Football Focus’ numbers, 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, an incredible number. Tom allowed just two hurries and had the team’s highest run-blocking grade along the offensive line. Love had an adjusted completion percentage of 87.5, hitting all six throws more than 30 feet in the air and all eight throws under pressure. Reed caught two passes for 23 yards and a score while running just 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 had a solid run defense grade overall. Alexander did not allow completion of his coverage after more than 10 snaps before leaving with an injury. Walker had two stops and a pass breakup, but also missed two tackles and was ineffective as a blitzer or against the run. McDuffie tackled more than 21 snaps.

Bottom 5 offence

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 rate and was penalized for being illegally downfield. Sims was only average as a run blocker and didn’t catch in more than 17 snaps. Wicks ran just 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 in third place.

Bottom 5 defense

1. DE Lukas Van Ness: 33.1
2. CB Keisean Nixon: 45.8
3. DE Kingsley Enagbare: 49.4
4.DL Devonte Wyatt: 49.6
5.DL Kenny Clark: 50.3

Van Ness played 25 snaps, 10 of them as a pass rusher, but didn’t have a tackle and managed just one rush while also committing a penalty. Nixon allowed three catches for 39 yards and missed a tackle. Enagbare received three pressures, but also missed a sack and struggled against the run. Wyatt missed a tackle and had no pressure over 35 largely impactless snaps. Clark had no pressure for the third straight game.

Special teams

Karl Brooks blocked the field goal to win the game, earning an elite 93.5 special teams grade. Edgerrin Cooper and Corey Ballentine both had tackles while punting. The Packers did not receive a special teams penalty. Brandon McManus made two extra points. Daniel Whelan’s lone punt was a 47-yarder inside the 10-yard line.

Quarterback play

Jordan Love: 73.7

Love sailed a throw to Tucker Kraft for a turnover, but he also hit both of his attempts for 20 yards and all six of his passes for 10 yards, completed 8 of 8 passes under pressure, scrambled three times, averaged 15.4 yards per attempt and had an adjusted completion percentage of 87.5. He threw away one pass and dropped one pass. Sales were poor. The rest was really good. The general accuracy and mobility of love were great signs moving forward.

Stand to know

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams completed 20 of 26 passes while being held clean, and 22 of his 31 attempts came on passes under 10 yards. The Bears threw fast and short effectively, and the Packers struggled to find answers. When kept clean, Williams averaged just 2.35 seconds to throw the football.