SHOWDOWN: Packers, Bears enter NFC North clash with key injuries, but whose matter the most?

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The Packers lost Micah Parsons and could be without a slew of key contributors. But the Bears will also be missing key pieces as the NFC North is up for grabs in Chicago. Lorin Cox from Locked on Bears joins us to decide whose injuries matter the most, how these teams can overcome them (or not), and provide roadmaps to victory.

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0:00.0	The Bears and the Packers are banged up, but there's no excuses.
0:04.0	It's a black and blue division showdown, and we've got a crossover Thursday showdown,
0:08.9	locked on Packers, locked on Bears.
0:11.0	Next.
0:18.0	You are locked on NFL crossover.
0:23.1	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network.
0:26.6	Your team every day.
0:32.2	You are locked on Packers, part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:36.6	I'm Peter Bukowski and I cover the Packers for The Leap on newsletter I would love for you to subscribe to.
0:59.0	Follow the podcast on any podcast platform. Subscribe wherever you get podcast. Plus on YouTube. We had a great squad show yesterday. We're going to be live after the game on Sunday. Wherever you get podcasts, you will find Locked on Packers, the number one Packers podcast on the internet. And the show for fans who know what happened, they want to know why and how. a locked on Packers, the number one Packers podcast on the internet and the show for fans who know what happened, they want to know why and how. A Locked on Packers, Locked on Bears, crossover Thursday.
1:04.7	That's me, Peter Bukowski, Locked on Packers, Lauren Cox, locked on bears. Let's do it.
1:09.7	Welcome into this crossover Thursday, Lockdown Packers, Locked on Bears podcast. I'm Cox from Lockedon Bears, alongside Peter Buchowski from Locked on Packers.
1:14.5	Thanks for making Locked on Bears or Locked on Packers your first listen today and hopefully
1:18.8	every single day.
1:19.6	We're both part of the Locked On podcast network, now the number one sports podcast network.
1:24.9	And our crossover Thursday is presented by Prize Picks.
1:45.2	Download the Price Picks app today and use our promo code locked on NFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineups. And on our crossover today, we got to talk about a game that just happened two weeks ago, but all of a sudden it feels like it's going to be a very different game the second time around, despite not that much time elapsing.
1:49.3	We'll talk about the injuries that both of these teams are dealing with and how that shapes the matchups in this game and the big keys to victory for both sides.
1:53.8	But Peter, I think Bears fans are all wondering about, well, I think we're going about health on both
1:58.7	of these teams, but we know Michael Parsons is out.
2:00.5	We're not sure about Christian Watson. We're not sure about Evan Williams. We're not sure about Zach Tom. What's the current status in Green Bay? What's the level of concern about just how banged up they're going to be? Well, Matt LaFleur stopped short of saying it would be better if we just put who's healthy on the injury report.
2:18.9	But that's what it felt like.
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