NEWSLETTER
If you’re a fan of what is traditionally considered Chicago Bears football, then last week was right in your wheelhouse.
Bears running backs rushed 35 times, the quarterback threw it just 22 times, and the defense held the opposition to 17 points in a grind-it-out overtime win. If the Bears are going to make the Green Bay Packers their next victim, they’ll need to stay committed to the run rather than ask quarterback Mike Glennon to throw it 40 times. Chicago is 5-1 when Jordan Howard gets at least 20 carries, so the run early, run often game plan should be in full effect in front of a nationwide primetime audience.
It might not look pretty, but winning ugly is better than the alternative.
Game Info
Green Bay Packers (2-1, T-1st NFC North) at Chicago Bears (1-2, 4th NFC North) – 7:25 CT on CBS, NFL Network (Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Heather Cox), Amazon Prime, WBBM-AM 780, WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Zach Zaidman), Westwood One (Kevin Kugler, Mike Holmgren
Odds: Packers (-7.5), Over/Under 45 via Bovada.lv
Game Thread and Week 4 Preview
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, we can watch the start of a winning streak.
Your Week 4 Preview lives here.
This week’s inactive list – which doesn’t include Josh Sitton or Akiem Hicks – can be read here.
Coaches
John Fox (129-114 overall, 10-25 with Bears) vs. Mike McCarthy (116-62 with Packers)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Mike Glennon: 615 passing yards, 3 touchdown, 3 interceptions, 67.3 completion percentage, 79.8 rating
versus
Packers: Aaron Rodgers: 967 passing yards, 6 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 66.4 completion percentage, 93.1 rating
