Oh Boy, the Bears could really use a win this weekend. They’re on a stage against their arch-rival, the Green Bay Packers. The only problem is, the Packers are 4-0 and the Bears are 1-3. This feels like these teams are heading in different directions. Brett Favre is hot, on the heels of his record-setting performance last week.
The Packers pass-happy offense (2nd in the NFL with 288.8 yards per game) will go up against a severely battered and bruised Bears defense. There are definitely a lot of injuries for the Bears but they also have not played well as a unit. They got blown up against Detroit last week, and Dallas the week before. A Sunday night game on national TV is bad news for the Bears. Brett Favre has always loved the limelight. I’m sure he’ll be jacked up to take advantage of the Bears porous defense. One gap in the Green Bay attack is at the running back position. They have had their share of injuries in the backfield and that will continue this week. The problem for the Bears is that the Green Bay rushing attack has been effective enough to open up the pass.
The other side of the ball for the Bears continues to be a mess (29th in total offense). Their offense is lost. Cedric Benson has been completely ineffective. Brian Griese was decent in his debut. He threw 3 interceptions in over 50 pass attempts. I’m not sure how the Bears showed a commitment to the run when they threw 52 times. But I digress. The Packers are in the middle of the pack (15th) against the run so far this year, yielding 106.2 yards a game. I seriously doubt the Bears will break the century mark against the Pack. They are however 23rd in the league against the pass. Unfortunately, the Bears don’t have much of a passing game. When you combine an ineffective quarterback and wide outs who consistently drop balls, it’s really hard to be successful.
Final score: Bears 9 – Packers 27
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final score was: bears27-packers20
Jonathan. Thanks for the final score. I wrote this as a preview, and was wrong in my prediction.