Packers right tackle Zach Tom is expecting to need surgery to repair a partially torn patellar tendon in his knee.

Inactives: Green Bay tackle Zach Tom is out for Saturday's game as an inactive after he had been listed as questionable due to a knee injury.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said early this week that he expects right tackle Zach Tom and quarterback Malik Willis to be ready to go for Saturday's game in Chicago, but the team didn't guarantee anything on their final injury report of the week.

In a season defined by Chicago being underestimated, with rookie head coach Ben Johnson and a maligned franchise quarterback in Caleb Williams, they've continually found ways to win no matter the circumstances.