Cairo Santos drilled a 51-yard field goal on the final play of the season finale as the Chicago Bears broke a 10-game losing streak by edging the host Green Bay Packers 24-22 on Sunday afternoon.

They opened Sunday against the Packers with a three-and-out and a punt, and that was the 11th time in 17 games they started that way. In 17 opening drives, the Bears managed just two field goals, one against the Texans in Week 2 and one against the Packers in Week 11, and allowed their opponent to score first 15 of 17 times.

During the Bears pregame show on ESPN 1000, general manager Ryan Poles said interim head coach Thomas Brown will be given a formal interview for the Bears' head coach opening. “

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel have dominated headlines as coaching candidates in the

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bears interim coach Thomas Brown will interview for the permanent head coaching position, general manager Ryan Poles said Sunday.

With the Packers punting in the first quarter, the Bears lined D.J. Moore out deep as the return man. But Moore knew all along he wasn’t returning that punt. He was out there as a decoy to set up Josh Blackwell.