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Bears Edge Packers, Face Injury Challenges Ahead
1/11/2026
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- The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-27 in a wild-card playoff game.
- Linebacker T.J. Edwards suffered a fractured fibula and will miss the remainder of the playoffs.
- Offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo left the game with a patellar injury.
- Head coach Ben Johnson said D'Marco Jackson will step up in Edwards' absence.
- Theo Benedet is expected to start at left tackle, despite Braxton Jones returning from injured reserve.
