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The Green Bay Packers survived a comeback attempt from Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears when Keisean Nixon made a leaping interception in front of Cole Kmet in the end zone to finish off Green Bay's 28-21 win on Sunday at Lambeau Field.
Down seven points, the Bears faced 4th-and-1 from the 14-yard line with 27 seconds left. Ben Johnson called a play-action pass, with D'Andre Swift running into the flat and Kmet leaking downfield. Nixon read it in real time, caught up with Kmet down the field and skied to grab Williams' throw.
Here's the game-winning play from Nixon:
It was sweet redemption for Nixon, who was benched for two plays after taking a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness in the first half. He also gave up a touchdown pass into his coverage on a wild off-schedule play from Williams early in the second half.
But on the game's most important play, Nixon rose to the occasion.
"I was proud of how he responded," coach Matt LaFleur said post-game.
The playcall from Johnson and the Bears was a similar one to the game-clinching touchdown from last week in Philadelphia. This time around, however, Nixon stayed alert on the backside, identified Kmet leaking down the field and put himself in position to make the play in the end zone.
Here are the dots from the Nixon interception:
One other view of the play:
Nixon's interception clinched a fourth straight win for the Packers, who are now 9-3-1, and a perfect 4-0 record in the NFC North through 14 weeks. Entering the final four games of the regular season, the Packers are in first place in the division and hold the No. 2 seed in the conference.
The Packers and Bears will meet again in Week 16 at Soldier Field.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Watch: Keisean Nixon clinches Packers' win over Bears with leaping INT
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Down seven points, the Bears faced 4th-and-1 from the 14-yard line with 27 seconds left. Ben Johnson called a play-action pass, with D'Andre Swift running into the flat and Kmet leaking downfield. Nixon read it in real time, caught up with Kmet down the field and skied to grab Williams' throw.
Here's the game-winning play from Nixon:
It was sweet redemption for Nixon, who was benched for two plays after taking a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness in the first half. He also gave up a touchdown pass into his coverage on a wild off-schedule play from Williams early in the second half.
But on the game's most important play, Nixon rose to the occasion.
"I was proud of how he responded," coach Matt LaFleur said post-game.
The playcall from Johnson and the Bears was a similar one to the game-clinching touchdown from last week in Philadelphia. This time around, however, Nixon stayed alert on the backside, identified Kmet leaking down the field and put himself in position to make the play in the end zone.
Here are the dots from the Nixon interception:
One other view of the play:
Nixon's interception clinched a fourth straight win for the Packers, who are now 9-3-1, and a perfect 4-0 record in the NFC North through 14 weeks. Entering the final four games of the regular season, the Packers are in first place in the division and hold the No. 2 seed in the conference.
The Packers and Bears will meet again in Week 16 at Soldier Field.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Watch: Keisean Nixon clinches Packers' win over Bears with leaping INT
Continue reading...
