Jordan Love's 3 TDs help Packers to 38-20 NFC North win over Bears

The Chicago Bears struggled to get much going offensively against the Green Bay Packers in 38-20 season-opening loss at Soldier Field on Sunday.

The Packers didn't miss a beat in a new era without Aaron Rodgers at the helm, as Jordan Love threw for three touchdowns against the Bears.

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Here's a look at all the action from the Chicago's NFC North loss to Green Bay:

Packers 38, Bears 20−Final game score

Bears player stats, game leaders

According to NFL.com:

• Justin Fields: 24-of-37 passing for 216 yards with a touchdown and an interception, 9 rushes for 59 yards

• Khalil Herbert: 9 carries for 27 yards, 2 receptions for 33 yards

• Rocshon Johnson: 5 carries for 20 yards and a touchdown, 6 receptions for 35 yards

• Darnell Mooney: 4 receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown

• Cole Kmet: 5 receptions for 44 yards

• D.J. Moore: 2 receptions for 25 yards

Packers player stats, game leaders

According to NFL.com:

• Jordan Love: 15-of-27 passing for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns, 3 carries for 12 yards.

• Aaron Jones: 9 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown, 2 catches 86 yards and a touchdown.

• Patrick Taylor: 5 carries for 22 yards.

• A.J. Dillon: 13 carries for 19 yards, 2 catches for 17 yards.

• Luke Musgrave: 3 catches for 50 yards.

• Romeo Doubs: 4 catches for 26 yards and 2 touchdowns.

• Jayden Reed: 2 catch for 48 yards.

Fourth quarter

:07 left, fourth quarter

Bears turn the ball over on downs to end the game.

1:01 left, fourth quarter

Justin Fields takes a hard shot on first down after an incomplete pass as the Bears take over on offense.

2:52 left, fourth quarter

QB Sean Clifford takes over for Green Bay, as Jordan Love calls it a day.

2:54 left, fourth quarter

Rookie RB Rocshon Johnson finally scored his first NFL touchdown for the Bears from 2 yards out. Justin Fields two-point conversion pass to D.J. Moore came up short.

3:36 left, fourth quarter

The Bears string together four consecutive first downs, before a challenge review kept rookie RB Rocshon Johnson from scoring his first NFL touchdown. There wasn't enough evidence to change the call.

6:35 left, fourth quarter

Green Bay rookie Jayden Reed goes down gripping his right knee after a bomb from Jordan Love is broken up the Bears secondary. Packers punt.

7:47 left, fourth quarter

Quay Walker heads to the locker room with a head injury after returning a pick-6 for Green Bay.

10:42 left, fourth quarter

Justin Fields is sacked by the Packers' Karl Brooks to end another drive and force a punt to Green Bay.

12:36 left, fourth quarter

Quay Walker makes his first career interception on a Justin Fields pass and returns it 42 yards for a touchdown.

13:34 left, fourth quarter

Packers WR Romeo Doubs scores his second touchdown of the day when Jordan Love finds him on 4-yard touchdown pass.

13:53 left, fourth quarter

Jordan Love fumbles the snap but picks up the ball and tosses a 37-yard bomb to rookie TE Luke Musgrave.

Third quarter

:14 left, third quarter

RB A.J. Dillon catches a 5-yard pass from Jordan lvoe to close out the third period and leave the Packers at 3rd-and-3 from the Green Bay 46.

:54 left, third quarter

Aaron Jones is on the sideline for Green Bay after pulling up during his touchdown run with a hamstring injury.

1:05 left, third quarter

Darnell Mooney and Justin Fields connect again for 20-yard touchdown pass. Khalil Herbert powers home the two-point conversion run.

1:44 left, third quarter

Justin Field finds Darnell Mooney with a 14-yard pass followed by vicious run by rookie Rocshon Johnson for 11 yards to get back-t-back first downs for Chicago.

3:31 left, third quarter

The Bears look to get something going on offense after forcing the Packers to punt.

4:58 left, third quarter

Bears QB Justin Fields fumbles the football away on 3rd-and-3 trying to make a first down under pressure. Green Bay receives a 15-yard penalty after the play for pulling a player under the pile, but keep posession of the ball at the Chicago 43 yard line.

6:34 left, third quarter

On 4th-and-3, Jordan Love tosses a pass to Aaron Jones for a 35-yard touchdown to put the Packers up, 24-6.

8:20 left, third quarter

Jayden Reed returns Chicago's punt for 35 yards, giving Green Bay the ball at the Chicago 42.

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10:19 left, third quarter

Justin Fields is sacked for a 11-yard loss by Green Bay's Devonte Wyatt to start Chicago's first second-half posession and the "boo birds" come out.

10:19 left, third quarter

Aaron Jones rush for 1 yard across the right guard for a touchdown to give the Pacekrs a 17-6 lead over the Bears.

12:24 left, third quarter

Aaron Jones scampers 51 yards for the Packers with a Jordan Love pass, putting Green bay in the red zone from 7 yards out.

13:44 left, third quarter

Green Bay opens the the 's offense opens the second half by securing a first down on 3rd-and-1 with a Jordan Love QB sneak.

Halftime

Bears player stats, halftime leaders

According to NFL.com:

• Justin Fields: 10-of-14 passing for 96 yards, 5 rushes for 36 yards

• Khalil Herbert: 6 carries for 15 yards, 2 receptions for 33 yards

• D.J. Moore: 2 receptions for 25 yards

• Darnell Mooney: 2 receptions for 19 yards

Packers player stats, halftime leaders

According to NFL.com:

• Jordan Love: 7-of-16 passing for 81 yards and a touchdown, one carry for 2 yards

• Aaron Jones: 5 carries for 24 yards,

• Romeo Doubs: 3 catches for 22 yards and a touchdown

• Jayden Reed: 1 catch for 30 yards

Second quarter

:04 left, second quarter

Anders Carlson boots a 52-yard field goal to give the Packers at 10-6 lead over the Bears at halftime.

1:02 left, second quarter

Jordan Love hits rookie WR Jayden Reed on a 30-yard pass to put Green Bay in field goal range,

1:19 left, second quarter

On 3rd-and-9, Justin Fields and the Bears avoid catastrophe when his arm is hit as he throws, forcing a punt to the Packers on fourth down.

2:12 left, second quarter

Green Bay is forced to punt, giving Chicago another shot at taking the lead before halftime.

3:57 left, second quarter

Sam Toure catches a 16-yard pass from Jordan Love on 3rd-and-6 before just missing on a connection for a deep ball to the end zone.

5:28 left, second quarter

Chicago punts away, as Green Bay takes over from their own 31 yard line.

6:30 left, second quarter

A Braxton Jones holding penalty gives the Bears 2nd-and-20 from their own 10 yard line.

7:27 left, second quarter

On 3rd-and-3, Green Bay rookie Jayden Reed drops a pass from Jordan Love when hit by Chicago's Tyler Gordon, forcing the Packers to punt.

9:04:

Bears settle for another Cairo Santos field goal from 29 yards out.

11:10: Three consecutive first downs put Chicago on Green Bay's 22 yard line before a gritty D.J. Moore catch puts the Bears on the 8.

14:51: A Green Bay penalty adds five yards to the end of a 5-yard Justin Fields' run for Chicago on 2nd-and-17.

First quarter

32 seconds left: Bears start their third drive of the Game after shutting down The Packers' offense.

2:04: Cairo Santos buries a 47-yard field goal for Chicago.

3:04: Bears second drive gets physical after QB Justin Fields takes a hit on the sideline. Each team − Green Bay's Tedarrell Slaton (93) and Chicago's Chase Claypool (10) − gets a personal foul for off-setting penalties.

3:39: Chicago's entire offensive line was guilty.

6:08: Packers' QB Jordan Love connects with Romeo Doubs on an 8-yard pass in the back of the endzone.

7:12: Bears safety Jaquan Brisker shaken up after tackling Green Bay's Aaron Jones on a third down run.

11:31: The Chicago Bears open the 2023 season 205the meeting with the Green Bay Packers by turning the ball over on downs.

Green Bay Packers inactives

• S Zayne Anderson

• LB Brenton Cox Jr.

• S Anthony Johnson Jr.

• T Caleb Jones

• G Sean Rhyan

• WR Christian Watson

• RB Emanuel Wilson

Chicago Bears

• QB Tyson Bagent

• TE Stephen Carlson

• DB Quindell Johnson

• WR Velus Jones Jr.

• DL Khalid Kareem

• WR Equanimeous St. Brown

Chris Sims is a digital producer for the Journal Star. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

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