Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker provided the Week 1 dagger when he intercepted Justin Fields and returned the pick 37 yards for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the Packers’ 38-20 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field.
Walker’s score gave the Packers a commanding 38-14 lead with 12:36 left in the fourth quarter, allowing Matt LaFleur’s team to cruise to a ninth-straight win over the Bears.
Buy Packers TicketsThe deciding play was one first-round pick intercepting another. Walker, a 2022 first-round pick, stepped in front of Fields’ pass over the middle and then produced an incredible return, bouncing off tacklers before racing into the end zone for the touchdown.
The interception was the first of Walker’s career. It was also his first career touchdown.
Here’s the highlight:
QUAY WALKER WILL NOT BE DENIED!
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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) September 10, 2023
Walker also produced four tackles and a tackle for loss. He helped the Packers defense hold the Bears to just 4.4 yards per play, and his interception was one of two takeaways.
Note: Walker was injured on the play. He was evaluated for a concussion after taking a hit in the helmet from Bears right tackle Darnell Wright.
