Take nothing away from this win, but now the Packers have to prove, again, they have what it takes to string together quality games and wins to get back into the title talk that surrounded this team from OTAs through about the first of November.
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It’s the first game that he’s missed all season long as he joins Royal (Knee) and running back Ka’Deem Carey (head) on the sidelines at Lambeau Field. Chicago’s offense is average at best this season and has the potential to have some success against Green Bay.
The Packers are bringing some closure to the career of Favre, who is their all-time leader in passing yards and touchdown passes, among several categories.
The only Bears’ touchdown came with less than 30 seconds to go in the game when Langford took it in from two yards out.
This is a matchup the Bears’ defensive front must exploit. They have committed just six turnovers in 10 weeks, the fewest in the league. That was in 2009 and that turned into a pretty good regular season and one nice playoff game (the second one was not so good). Bears quarterback Jay Cutler had been on a tear before Sunday’s loss, throwing five touchdowns and just one interception against the Rams and Chargers. If Chicago can find a way to take advantage of poor offensive line play, they may have enough to prevent Aaron Rodgers from finding a rhythm. With the exception of the Bears, the rest of the Vikings remaining opponents have a. 500 or better record and will all be fighting for playoff ground. With the Chicago Bears waiting on Thursday Night Football after a short turnaround, it’s time for the Packers to feed Lacy 25 touches. Packers playing first home Thanksgiving game since 1923…. It came on September 20, 1992, when Favre came off the bench and fired a game-winning 35-yard rocket to Kitrick Taylor to rally the Packers past Cincinnati.
On offense: Bridgewater was under siege all afternoon and Peterson was held under 100 yards for the first time in a month. After opening the season with a nice 6-0 record, the Packers had dropped three straight games and looked like things were falling apart.
“I probably could have played last Sunday, but I might not have been able to play coming up this week if something would have happened”, explained Forte, referring to his absence during the team’s game against the Denver Broncos, according to ESPN. He’s been a pleasant surprise in the receiving game, but that’s an area where I’m wholly confident in Eddie Lacy to be his equal, at minimum.
It’s a new week with a new game for the Vikings.
If the Eagles win, they could be involved in a three-team deadlock atop the NFC East division at 5-6, provided the host Washington Redskins (4-6) topple the division-leading NY Giants (5-5). Lacy only had 33 carries in his previous four games before Week 10 and he sat out that game with a groin injury.
The final score of the first meeting (31-23), which was won by the Packers in the season opener at Chicago, is not indicative of how lopsided it was in the fourth quarter. 500 or better, including potential wild card competitors Seattle and Atlanta.
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To help us preview this epic Bears vs Packers Thanksgiving night showdown, we’ve enlisted the help of our old “frenemy” Ray Rivard of Lombardi Ave to help us out with our weekly Five Questions.
