Green Bay continued their momentum into the second quarter, however, a fumble by Lacy at the GB 34-yard line after a 15-yard gain set up Chicago with lucrative field position with 10:55 left in the second quarter.
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Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears spoiled the fun and left rainy Green Bay on Thursday with a win.
That was particularly noticeable in all three drives in the fourth quarter when Bears pass rushers displayed discipline on the edge while continuing to apply pressure. “But the thing of it is we’ve always been there, we’ve always had a shot”. It happened when Bears linebacker Lamarr Houston tackled Rodgers after a poor shotgun snap from fill-in center JC Tretter killed the Packers’ first drive of the third quarter.
Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre says that Aaron Rodgers is a better quarterback than he ever was.
This followed Porter defending a potential TD pass to James Jones, who was held without a catch.
There were several other missed opportunities.
“We didn’t get it done tonight, and really I think one of the biggest factors was handling the football”, head coach Mike McCarthy said after the loss, according to ESPN.
However, Rodgers’ final drive to win the game ended shockingly in a turnover on downs at the Bears’ 8-yard line.
Denver showed last week that the best way to navigate what has become a stubborn Bears defense is by running it at them.
“A huge win for this team”, safety Chris Prosinski said.
In the early going, the Bears offense was as sloppy as the weather, picking up only one first down on their first five possessions.
Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers warms up in the rain before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Green Bay, Wis. He is recovering from two strokes and a heart attack.
Favre said having his jersey retired and being in the Packers Hall of Fame is a tremendous honor. Sure. He is a lot more polished than I am.
On the night the Packers celebrated their never-injured former quarterback, Brett Favre, they got a big injury scare with their current QB. “It was a long and wonderful career”, said Favre.
Cutler had been 1-11 against the Packers with 13 touchdowns and 23 interceptions in those games. But with Fox and offensive coordinator Adam Gase, Cutler avoided throwing an interception.
Cutler finished 19 of 31.
However, for the first time in 13 games against the Packers as the Bears’ quarterback, Cutler did not throw an interception.
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It put ball security at a premium. At the time, the Packers contained a NFC North division lead over a tiebreaker with the Minnesota Vikings, by the end of the day, the Packer’s would fall into second, to a 5-6 Bear’s team. The Packers managed just 13 points despite a second-straight 100-yard rushing game from Eddie Lacy. Chicago turned its field position into a touchdown, with running back Jeremy Langford’s 14-yard run and completions of 11 yards to receiver Alshon Jeffery and 19 yards to receiver Marquess Wilson setting up Langford’s 1-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds left in the half.
