The Chicago Bears will open the 2023 NFL season against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, where Chicago is looking to break an eight-game losing streak against their rivals.
The Bears are coming off a 3-14 season, which earned them the No. 1 overall pick. It was an eventful offseason for Chicago, who acquired some big names in DJ Moore, Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards, Yannick Ngakoue and some notable rookies. If Justin Fields takes a step forward in his development this season, there’s no telling what the ceiling could look like for this team.
Buy Bears TicketsHere’s how the Bears and Packers stack up statistically — using stats from the end of the 2022 season — ahead of Sunday’s matchup:
Stats courtesy of Team Rankings, The Football Database and Stat Muse
Scoring Offense
Bears: 23rd, 19.2 PPG
Packers: 14th, 21.8 PPG
Passing Offense
Bears: 32nd, 130.5 passing YPG
Packers: 17th, 213.6 passing YPG
Rushing Offense
Bears: 1st, 177.3 rushing YPG
Packers: 15th, 124.3 rushing YPG
Total Offense
Bears: 28th, 307.8total YPG
Packers: 17th, 337.9 total YPG
First Downs
Bears: 30th, 278 first downs
Packers: 20th, 334 first downs
Penalties
Bears: 14th, 44.4 penalty YPG
Packers: 13th, 43.9 penalty YPG
Sacks Allowed
Bears: 29th, 58 sacks allowed this season
Packers: 7th, 32 sacks allowed this season
Turnover Margin
Bears: T-20th, -2 TO margin
Packers: T-12th, +2 TO margin
Scoring Defense
Bears: 32nd, 27.2 points allowed per game
Packers: 16th, 21.8 points allowed per game
Passing Defense
Bears: 18th, 218.6 YPG allowed
Packers: 6th, 197.0 YPG allowed
Rushing Defense
Bears: 31st, 157.3 YPG allowed
Packers: 26th, 139.5 YPG allowed
Total Defense
Bears: 29th, 375.9 total YPG allowed
Packers: 16th, 336.5 total YPG allowed
Sacks
Bears: 32nd, 20 sacks this season
Packers: T-26th, 34 sacks this season
