GREEN BAY – No statistic explains the Chicago Bears’ 2025 season more than this one:

In their nine victories, the Bears have 25 takeaways. In their three losses, they have one.

Chicago’s league-leading turnover total – highlighted by an NFL-best 17 interceptions – is a big part of the Bears’ identity and success.

It’s a hallmark of defenses run by Dennis Allen, the Bears’ coordinator under first-year coach Ben Johnson, so much so that for Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur it harkens back to when he broke into the NFL coaching ranks.

As an offensive assistant for Houston in the 2008-09 seasons, LaFleur recalled his Texans practicing against New Orleans, where Allen was the Saints’ secondary coach, and how Allen’s defenders “attacked the football.”

“You could see the emphasis placed on it in practice,” LaFleur said, which Allen continued during his ensuing years as Saints defensive coordinator and head coach. “He does such a great job getting that out of his guys, on every level of the defense.”

Not that ball security isn’t important every week, but it’s paramount for Sunday’s NFC North showdown between the Bears (9-3) and Packers (8-3-1) at Lambeau Field.

The Packers are doing well lately in that regard, not turning the ball over once during their current three-game winning streak. The flip side is an early fumble against Carolina and a late-first-half strip-sack against Philadelphia were key miscues in close losses.

Those are Green Bay’s only turnovers in the last seven games, and the Packers want to keep it that way.

“It’s something that we’ve harped on all season, so we’ve got to go out there and do a great job of just protecting the ball,” QB Jordan Love said. “And that’s everybody. That’s me, the receivers, the running back, tight ends – anybody that’s carrying the ball.

“Their DBs are aware of the ball, and they’re making plays when it is in the air. They’re doing a good job at hunting the ball right now and flying around.”

On those interceptions, 15 of the 17 have come from three players – safety Kevin Byard III (six), cornerback Nahshon Wright (five) and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (four), who’s currently on injured reserve.

The Bears also have not only nine fumble recoveries but 14 forced fumbles, so they’re regularly creating chances.