So why are the Packers seven-point favorites Thursday night at Lambeau Field?
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Both teams share a long past with their all-time series encounters standing at 94-94-6.
On Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers the Bears played tough on defense, and ran the ball effectively.
Should you be rooting for the Bears and all you were hoping for was a competitive game, sorry it didn’t happen. “We stopped in the middle of the road and took our hats on and listened to it until the fireworks headed off and headed to the stands”, Carlos Almanza, a Bears fan, said. Green Bay has had just one losing campaign to go along with eight straight playoff appearances and a Lombardi Trophy in February 2011. But in Green Bay the Bears ran for 103 yards. David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bulaga are both listed as doubtful for Thursday night. Second year linebacker Leonard Floyd, who had 7.0 sacks in 2016, is still looking for his first this season. Check out their commercial for the showdown between the Bears and Packers.
CHICAGO BEARS INACTIVES: QB Mark Sanchez, DB Quintin Demps, RB Taquan Mizzell, LB Nick Kwiatkoski, C Hroniss Grasu, DL John Jenkins and TE Daniel Brown. But after an unpredictable first three weeks, they could be better than we thought. Meanwhile, the Packers needed a miraculous comeback by Aaron Rodgers to beat the 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals.
Tarik Cohen has been a great get for the Bears, but Jordan Howard is still the key to their offense.
Jordan Howard had a big rookie season previous year, and has been very good through three games this season. Glennon fumbled on the next drive as well but the Packers didn’t score on that drive.
But this is still Aaron Rodgers, as those at Halas Hall know all too well. Hitting the first open man he sees may be critical to his survival. But this week in Bears vs Packers, they get to prove that the upset over the Steelers was for real and not a fluke. Nelson has 13 catches on 17 targets; Ty Montgomery leads the team with 18 grabs on 23 targets, followed by Davante Adams (14 on 23) and Randall Cobb (15 on 22).
Impact player: Martellus Bennett.
Allison is a big-play machine, but his target opportunities are limited in the Packers’ offense.
Green Bay improved to 3-1. That’s unusually high for him – in the past three seasons, he only threw 20 picks in 48 games compared with 109 touchdowns.
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With the injuries on the Bears’ offensive line, Whitehair has had to move around quite a bit so far this season, and it appears that he’ll be headed back to center unless Hroniss Grasu is healthy enough to play center against the Packers on Thursday. He said each player has had a chance to express their opinion and, although some differ, they want to remain together as a team.
