This Packers-Bears live stream means a lot to each team: at 12-3, Green Bay is the #1 seed in the NFC, with a first round bye and a win (or unlikely to 49ers) to secure home field advantage through the playoffs Seahawks loss) is needed.

Meanwhile, the 8-7 Bears will be fighting for a playoff spot. (Even if they lose this game, the Bears can still make the playoffs if the Arizona Cardinal beat the Los Angeles Rams in a game that kicks off at the same time as the Packers-Bears game.) Given the large discrepancy in the records of the two teams, the Packers are currently favored to win this NFL live stream by 4.5 points.

This will be a rematch from Week 12, in which Green Bay defeated Chicago 41-25. It was near the end of a devastating losing streak in which Chicago got the L 6 in a row.

The team's record has improved since then as quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has gotten into high-scoring form. Chicago has scored 30 or more points in four straight games, the first time since 1965. Moreover, they have won all of their last three games. They've faced easy opponents in Houston and Jacksonville, but also Minnesota, which beat the Packers in Week 8.

Unfortunately for Chicago, their opponents are the highest scoring teams in the NFL. The Pacers averaged 31.6 points per game all season. The Packers' success is due to the nimble hands of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has been pretty good almost the entire season.

Football fans, if for some reason you have to leave your "bubble," or for some strange reason you can't get FOX where you are, and you can't watch the Packers-Bears live stream you want then you are not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can pretend you're surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else that doesn't experience power outages) and access the same streaming services you've already paid for.

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In the United States, Packers vs. Bears will be broadcast on the NFL Network, which is available on most cable packages and on two of our favorite streaming services fuboTV and Sling TV. The game begins at 4:25 p.m. ET / 1:25 p.m. PT on Sunday, January 3.

If you can watch all the football you need on FOX, ESPN, NBC, and NFL Network, you can rely on Sling (which does not include CBS or NFL RedZone).

A more comprehensive package comes from fuboTV: CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC, and NFL Network. This makes it one of the best streaming services.

Sling Orange & Blue (required to watch ESPN, FOX, NBC, and NFL Network) costs $45 per month, whereas the Fubo TV Standard package offers all of the above for $59.99 per month.

NFL Sunday Ticket: Packers vs. Bears is one of the games DirecTV subscribers can watch via NFL Sunday Ticket (provided you do not live in either team's market.) Sunday Ticket is available on TV, computers, Android and iOS devices, and game consoles to stream live games in their entirety.

You can also get NFL Sunday Ticket as a stand-alone service - but only if you live in an area not served by DirecTV.

American football fans across the pond may not be able to watch Packers vs. Bears, as Sky Sports has marked 17 games in zero weeks as available. Strange. I'll update when I know more; Sky Sports NFL and Sky Sports Main Event are the standard channels for watching NFL games in the UK.

If you are an existing Sky customer, you can get all of this with the Sky Sports Complete Pack for £39 per month.

If you don't want to spend that much money, you can get a less comprehensive Sky Sports pass from Now TV. Daily, weekly and monthly passes range from £9.99 to £33.99.

Now, folks, let's get to Da Zone. More specifically, Canadian football fans need DAZN to watch Packers vs. Bears live stream in Canada.

DAZN also offers a live stream of the Champions League soccer game. Additionally, Canadians can get a free 30-day trial of DAZN here.