"In the Bears' postgame locker room after their 31-27 victory over the Packers in the NFL playoffs' wild-card round, running back Kyle Monangai celebrated the team's seventh comeback win of the 2025 season. On one hand, they've done it seven times. But on the other, surely this one -- the Bears' first home postseason game in eight years -- felt a little different in the halftime locker room. "Nah," Monangai said. "Same old.""
"Down 21-3 to the Packers at halftime, the Bears covered an 18-point deficit -- the fourth-biggest in franchise history, and the largest in the franchise's postseason history. They're only the fourth team to ever win a postseason game when entering the fourth quarter trailing by 15-plus points. But these Bears don't feel the difference of the moment but rather the familiar embrace of an old friend: adversity."
The Bears erased an 18-point halftime deficit to beat the Packers 31-27, marking the fourth-biggest comeback in franchise history and the largest in postseason play. The victory was the team's seventh comeback win of the 2025 season and made the Bears only the fourth team to win a postseason game after entering the fourth quarter trailing by 15-plus points. Head coach Ben Johnson used the Patriots' 28-3 comeback as halftime motivation. The team relies on effective halftime adjustments, with second-half EPA per play, yards per play and points per drive all improving markedly. The win came in the Bears' first home postseason game in eight years, and players framed adversity as a familiar impetus rather than panic.
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