But for Jay Cutler, who’d never won a game in Lambeau Field as a starting quarterback, this wasn’t just another game and teammates knew it.
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The defense helped make Thursday night a Thanksgiving to remember for the Chicago Bears. “No. Frank and I are good friends”.
Cornerback Tracy Porter emerged as a hero from a blue-collar defensive effort, intercepting Rodgers with 3 minutes, 19 seconds to play.
In his first year in Chicago, Fox has instilled confidence in his team that it can hang tough in close games.
However, for the first time in 13 games against the Packers as the Bears’ quarterback, Cutler did not throw an interception. He said he lost feeling for a while in his left hand, gradually regaining full feeling in three fingers by the end of the game. But with new coach John Fox and offensive coordinator Adam Gase, Cutler avoided throwing an interception. Running back James Starks gained 18 yards on a screen and ran for 7 more to get the ball to the Green Bay 49 at the two-minute warning. The result was a 17-13 win, the third in the last four for the Bears and the eighth in Cutler’s last nine with a passer rating of 88 or better. When Rodgers threw a career-high 61 passes in a loss to the Detroit Lions earlier this month, the Packers proved they can’t pass their way out of their slump.
“Obviously, down there in that tight red-zone area, they were in tight man-to-man where the one out there in the field, the interception, the safety’s coming down on the drag route by (tight end) Richard Rodgers”, McCarthy said.
The Packers caught a break after Cutler mishandled a shotgun snap on third-and-11 to set up a punt. They moved the quickly up the field on their final two drives only to come up short.
Alshon Jeffery made some plays and missed others, and while Zach Miller scored a huge touchdown, his fourth in four games, he missed more plays than he made, catching two passes on seven targets. It put a premium this week on paying attention in meetings and mastering the playbook.
Lacy also almost wiped out a touchdown when he intentionally dropped the football at the goal line after a 25-yard run.
ARLINGTON, Texas – Cam Newton is still ideal this season.
After that, they will face a Dallas Cowboys team without Tony Romo.
Wide receiver Davante Adams #17 of the Green Bay Packers runs with the football after a reception against the Seattle Seahawks during the NFL game at Lambeau Field on September 20, 2015 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They have already matched last season’s win total with five games left to play.
On the second play of Dallas’ possession after Newton’s score, Romo was hit by a blitzing Thomas Davis and went down on his left shoulder.
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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. “If you could bottle it, I wouldn’t be standing here talking to you, that’s for sure”, Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters about the differences in his team week-to-week.
