The highlight of the night for Green Bay turned out to be the return of Brett Favre, whose name and No. 4 was unveiled at halftime next to the team’s other retired numbers. So “yeah, it’s huge”, Cutler said Thursday. “It’s been a fun week for me”. “And I think everybody on our sideline took it that way, too”. Four of those carries opened the Packers’ first second half possession.
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Despite losing to the Packers 31-23 at Soldier Field in Week 1, the Bears proved in that season-opening game that the days of stupid, poorly-coached football were over.
That pick, by the way, came courtesy of new safety Chris Prosinski slowing down intended receiver Davante Adams.
It’s clear Rodgers is not in sync with his receivers. “So it was a gift interception there for Porter”.
Thursday, Green Bay’s defense surrendered just 290 total yards and the running game gobbled up a season-high 177 yards.
Two throwaways made it third-and-goal with 36 seconds to play. In Thursday’s loss, the Packers threw the ball 43 times, completing just over 50%.
“We’re just on different pages”, Rodgers said after the game.
“For me, he is a genius”. There is a lot to work on again, and the plan in part goes back to basics. “That’s completion percentage of 56.3 percent, an average of 6.0 yards per pass, and a passer rating of 90.2”. He finished with six tackles and knocked the ball out of running back Eddie Lacy’s hands in the second quarter, which eventually led to a Bears touchdown. “It’s versus an archrival”.
“We’ve been in a lot of games in the fourth quarter, we’ve won some and we’ve lost some”, Cutler said.
The Packers caught a break after Cutler mishandled a shotgun snap on third-and-11 to set up a punt.
While being brought down by Bears pass rushers Lamarr Houston and Willie Young, it appeared that Houston’s helmet caught the left non-throwing arm of Rodgers.
While on the field the Packrs suffering a 17-13 loss to the Chicago Bears. “No excuses, man”, Jones said.
Speculation all year has centered around the possibility a team could take Gase from the Bears for a head coaching job after the job he has done with Cutler, but Fangio has to rate at least as good of a chance for such a promotion.
Last night was just another chapter in the bad book being written by Adams in 2015.
– A Packers beat writer says this game wasn’t extra special for the Chicago Bears. The linebacker looked a little winded on the return, eventually settling for a 17-yarder that led to the third of Graham Gano’s four field goals to put the Panthers up 23-3 at halftime. They haven’t been at even 50 percent in a game since the Week 1 contest at Chicago.
“Really, they’re actually the exact same play being ran, but obviously down there in that tight red-zone area, they were in tight man-to-man”, McCarthy said. Chicago recovered the ball at the Green Bay 34-yard line. Rodgers immediately clutched his left hand as he jogged off the field, and backup QB Scott Tolzien immediately grabbed his helmet and began to warm up.
Rodgers didn’t miss any time, however, and it looks like he’ll be okay.
Rodgers said that he lost feeling in his hand after the hit for the rest of the quarter and into the fourth quarter. The offense is headed back to the drawing board with a month to go, and while McCarthy suggested a player like receiver Jeff Janis has earned more opportunities to contribute, any changes on the horizon are likely to be more subtle than wholesale at this late stage. He said his recent fumbles have been “very frustrating”. You can shake that any way you want. I didn’t see the guy behind me. “But when you fumble, it’s not a good feeling”. A 23-yard catch-and-run by Cobb was the key play.
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Per a tradition that began years ago with former color commentator John Madden, NBC presented Cutler and cornerback Tracy Porter a turkey as reward for being named the players of the game on Thanksgiving. “I dropped it. Period”.
