Packers set record in win over Bears

Packers dig deep in win over Bears

Matt Lafleur is now 11-0 against the Chicago Bears as the Green Bay Packers found a way to get their first division win bringing their overall record to 7-3 for the season. QB Jordan Love finished 13/17 averaging 15.4 yards per pass with 261 YDS, 2 TD (one rushing) and one INT. WR Christian Watson, who deserved a game ball, had 4 catches for 150 YDS including an amazing diving catch and run to set up the game winning touchdown.

Be sure to check out our game recap from the Packers 11th straight win over the Bears.

Packers 20, Bears 19: Game Balls / Lame Calls

Could there be a more maddening NFL team than these Green Bay Packers?

Not since beating Arizona in week 6 have the Packers dominated an inferior opponent. Not since a month ago had the Chicago Bears scored a touchdown against anyone. And not since the War of 1812 had the Packers lost to the Bears. Yet coming out of their bye week on Sunday, the Packers needed another Houdini act, slipping out of the Bears’ claws, 20-19, on the strength of Karl Brooks tipping a would-be winning field goal in the final seconds of a game the Packers had no business surviving.

With the exception of passing yards — thanks solely to a couple of explosive plays — Chicago outplayed Green Bay by every statistical measure that matters: Time of possession 36:21 to 23:39; total plays 68-43; rushing yards 179-106; turnovers 0-1. But those numbers don’t tell the full story of an offense that has mysteriously abandoned its early-season creativity and a defense that is more bend-and-sometimes-break than the aggressive, solid tackling, play-with-hair-on-fire operation Jeff Hafley promised.

Sure, the Earth is still on its axis: The Bears found another way to lose, while this year’s Packers once again played to the level of their competition but somehow pulled out a W after a needlessly close shave. The question is, how sustainable is this? Or, as Vince Lombardi asked those many decades ago: What the hell is going on around here?

Check out this week’s Game Balls and Lame Calls.

Packers Snap Counts: Week 11 Vs. The Bears

The Packers placed Jordan Morgan on the injured reserve list and traded Preston Smith to Pittsburgh. Presumably that means that Jacob Monk would be first up if there were any injuries to interior offensive linemen, and either Kadeem Telfort or Andre Dilliard if any tackles missed time. They signed CB Robert Rochell to the 53-man roster, leaving one open roster spot. That probably was meant for RB Marshawn Lloyd but after being activated from IR for his 21-day window, he came down with appendicitis. The Packers did not elevate anyone from the practice squad.

Colby Wooden was inactive due to injury. Since both Jaire Alexander and Evan Williams were activated after being limited in practice all week, the Packers listed CB Rochell as an inactive player. The other healthy scratches were Travis Glover and Kitan Olapado. QB Malik Willis did not play.

Check out who played and how much in this week’s Packers Snap Counts.

Gut Reactions: The Bears Still Suck

Aaron chats with Packers fans worldwide after the Packers beat the Bears 20-19.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Packers vs Bears

Aaron Nagler hands out the Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the Green Bay Packers Week 11 win over the Chicago Bears.

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The Lass Word: Looking for heroes

On a day when the Green Bay Packers were in desperate need of heroes, they found just enough of them to win a game in which they were clearly outplayed.  The Chicago Bears, gaining in confidence with every play, did everything they needed to do to upset their arch rivals for the first time in the last eleven tries.  Were it not for the fingertips of second year defensive lineman Karl Brooks, there would be celebration in the windy city tonight.  Instead the only wind in town is a massive sigh of relief from Packer fans, most of whom had likely written this game off when dependable kicker Carlos Santos lined up for a 45 yard field goal attempt on the final play of the game.

This Green Bay victory will be called miraculous and undeserved.  That may be fair, but that last field goal try did not block itself.  The diving catch and run for 60 yards by Christian Watson was not a lucky play.  It was a tremendous effort.  The inspired running and catching of Josh Jacobs wasn’t an accident.   Taken as a whole, the Packers certainly played a bad game against a bad opponent.  Nobody is fooled into thinking this team is playing well.  But the heroics of Brooks, Watson and Jacobs at least give Green Bay another week to find its groove, while remaining in the thick of the playoff picture…

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