Chicago’s defense hardly slacked, getting five sacks — tying the most it has had against Rodgers. But it could do little with the ball and the Packers had five sacks of Mitchell Trubisky, who never found his stride, and was sacked on Chicago’s final offensive play. Former Bears safety Adrian Amos picked off an end zone pass into double coverage with 1:58 remaining, the only turnover of the contest.

Bears fans rejoiced in relief on the first score of the season: Eddy Pineiro’s 38-yard first-quarter field goal. The last such kick on Soldier Field was Cody Parkey’s double-doink off the goal post and crossbar that sent Chicago home from the wild-card round. Pineiro, a second-year player from Florida, was an immediate hero in the Windy City.

Mason Crosby made a 39-yard field goal in the final period for Green Bay.

The N.F.L. opted to go for a history-tinged opener rather than having the Super Bowl champions host the first game. New England will be at home to Pittsburgh on Sunday night, and it’s unlikely that game will be so dominated by defense

Or by mistakes.

Each team had 10 penalties. There was a total of 467 yards of offense and several drops.

Still, take nothing away from either defense. They both controlled the line of scrimmage almost throughout the night, and Trubisky was particularly bothered by it, going 26-of-45 for 228 yards. Rodgers was 18-for-29 for 203 yards, hardly a vintage showing, and certainly unlike his performance in leading the Packers back from a 20-point hole in the second half of the 2018 opener against the Bears.