Statistical Breakdown: How Bears and Packers stack up before Week 5

The Chicago Bears will battle the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, where Chicago is looking to win its third straight game over Green Bay.

The Bears are coming off a dominant 23-12 win over the New York Jets, where the offense controlled time of possession for roughly 45 minutes that included 89 total plays. In fact, Chicago had more first downs (34) than the Jets had total offensive plays (32). The Bears run game had an impressive showing with 232 yards on the ground, including 146 yards and two touchdowns from Kyle Monangai. Meanwhile, Chicago’s defense continued its dominant showing for the third straight game holding New York to just 12 points.

Here’s how the Bears and Packers stack up statistically ahead of Sunday’s matchup.

Stats courtesy of Team Rankings, The Football Database, ESPN and PickWatch.

Scoring Offense

Bears: 28.0 PPG (9th)

Packers: 18.3 PPG (28th)

Passing Offense

Bears: 232.8 YPG (15th)

Packers: 249.3 YPG (11th)

Rushing Offense

Bears: 196.3 YPG (1st)

Packers: 58.0 YPG (32nd)

Total Offense

Bears: 429.0 YPG (1st)

Packers: 307.3 YPG (20th)

Penalties

Bears: 47.3 penalty YPG (8th)

Packers: 86.0 penalty YPG (32nd)

Sacks Allowed

Bears: 7 (T-10th)

Packers: 8 (T-13th)

Turnover Margin

Bears: +1 (T-14th)

Packers: -2 (T-21st)

Scoring Defense

Bears: 16.3 PPG (4th)

Packers: 26.3 PPG (23rd)

Passing Defense

Bears: 179.8 YPG (3rd)

Packers: 185.0 YPG (4th)

Rushing Defense

Bears: 102.5 YPG (13th)

Packers: 139.3 YPG (28th)

Total Defense

Bears: 282.3 YPG (3rd)

Packers: 324.3 YPG (14th)

Sacks

Bears: 10 (T-8th)

Packers: 10 (T-8th)

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