CHICAGO — Caleb Williams dropped back, pump-faked and found DJ Moore wide open down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown.
His latest clutch throw propelled the Chicago Bears to yet another improbable comeback win and kept their breakout season going for at least one more round.
Williams came through in his playoff debut, throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Moore with 1:43 remaining, and NFC North Division champion Chicago rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the rival Green Bay Packers 31-27 in a wild-card game on a wild Saturday night at Soldier Field.
The second-seeded Bears (12-6) extended their resurgent first season under coach Ben Johnson with their seventh fourth-quarter comeback victory. They split two down-to-the-wire games with Green Bay in the regular season, and this one turned out to be a thriller when it looked like it would be a breeze for the seventh-seeded Packers (9-8-1).
Chicago trailed 21-3 at halftime and 21-6 through three quarters, only to outscore Green Bay 25-6 in the fourth on the way to its first playoff win in 15 years.