Experts Don't Like Packers' Chance to Take Down Bears in Week 5

The Green Bay Packers are getting ready to face off against their biggest rivals in the Chicago Bears, writing the next chapter of this longtime matchup.

Green Bay was able to grab a big win last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to pull their record on the year to 2-2. But the Packers have a lot of problems on both sides of the ball right now, and this could spell trouble against the Bears.

Chicago is currently 3-1 on the year, even without the services of starting quarterback Caleb Williams for the past few weeks. Williams is expected to miss this game against the Packers, but he is listed as questionable on the injury report.

Green Bay will likely be facing Bears backup Tyson Bagent, potentially giving them a chance to do some damage. With the game being played at Lambeau Field, the Packers will tru to take advantage of the opportunity in front of them. 

This matchup between the Packers and Bears marks the first time since 2006 that Green Bay is a home underdog against Chicago. Both teams come in with a lot of questions, but right now, the Packers seem to have more to answer than the Bears.

Before the game kicks off, NFL analysts Gary Davenport, Brad Gagnon, Kris Knox, Moe Moton, Brent Sobleski, Wes O'Donnell, and Ian Hanford of Bleacher Report made game picks for the week. In these, only three of the seven went with the Packers to defend home-field against the Bears.

Gagnon, Hanford, O'Donnell were the three to pick Green Bay, and the Packers will be trying to prove them right. But the lack of faith in the Packers to beat a backup quarterback at home is telling of where this team is right now.

One of the biggest problems for the Packers has been the play from the offense, namely the offensive line. Quarterback Jordan Love has seen all sorts of pressure this season, and the running game hasn't been able to get going at all.

This has made the Packers a one-dimensional team, with opposing defenses hunting the passing game. Against the Bears, Green Bay will look to break out the running attack and build off the play from a week ago.

The Packers didn't allow a sack to the Buccaneers, and they will need to hope for the best against a fierce Bears defense.  But if the Packers can find a way to win this game, they would overtake Chicago in the NFC North standings, which would be incredible considering how the season has started.