Even Jay Cutler was quick to point that out after the game.
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Cutler threw for 200 yards and a score and the Bears held off the Green Bay Packers on fourth-and-goal from the 8 with 22 seconds left for a 17-13 victory.
“We have to win out”, left guard Matt Slauson said. As he was being hauled down, Rodgers threw into the corner of the end zone to receiver James Jones, but Porter knocked the ball away.
In his first year in Chicago, Fox has instilled confidence in his team that they can hang tough in close games. It’s a game we expect to win, but we didn’t play well enough to win. “We just have to keep fine-tuning some things, and eventually, we’ll be where we want to be”. Rodgers was banged up in the third quarter after a hit from Lamarr Houston, but he was able to stay in the game.
Aaron Rodgers lost feeling in his left hand after a hit.
Rodgers, who completed 22 of 43 passes for 202 yards, a touchdown and a pick, said he is not on the same page with his receivers. Bears players still have memories of their last Lambeau visit, a scarring 55-14 humiliation. A bigger problem was that Dom Capers’s defense just seemed outmatched by Chicago offensive coordinator Adam Gase. Still, Packers fans can’t be too inspired by the Green and Gold’s play as of late. His name and No. 4 joined the franchise’s five other retired numbers on the north facade inside the stadium.
That’s what happens when you beat the Packers at Lambeau, when Jay Cutler outplays Aaron Rodgers, when the defense shows as much improvement as any in the NFL.
“When you have a chance to get your hands on the football, you’ve got to take advantage of it”, McCarthy said.
The Packers caught a break after Cutler mishandled a shotgun snap on third-and-11 to set up a punt.
But McCarthy’s offense couldn’t capitalize, moving quickly up the field on their final two drives only to come up short.
In the second quarter, he fumbled at the end of a 15-yard run. “Those power runners, when they fight for extra yardage, sometimes the first thing that gets sloppy is the ball security”.
That sounds like the firepower the Packers will have when Rodgers gets Jordy Nelson back to pair with Randall Cobb and Eddie Lacy. Cutler cashed in on Chicago’s next drive by finding Zach Miller for a 3-yard touchdown pass that tied it at 7 with 6:03 left in the half.
Lacy ran for 105 yards on 17 carries and scored on a 25-yard catch-and-run. While those points are valid at times, there have also been times this season where the two leading MVP candidates, Cam Newton and Tom Brady, have also looked a bit lost and out of sync. Tony Romo might be out for good with the same injury that sidelined him for seven games.
Morry Gash/AP Chicago Bears’ Jeremy Langford celebrates his touchdown run during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers. After all, nine touchdown passes and two interceptions during the Packers’ 1-4 record in November paints a picture that little blame should lie with him.
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After sustaining an injury against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2 and again injuring himself against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3, Adams sat out for five weeks, returning against the Denver Broncos in Week 8.
