NEWSLETTER
Hearing Eddie Goldman discuss his missing the game last year really struck a chord with me.
There was something in his voice that was expressing a sense of regret for not being with his teammates. Mind you, Goldman’s exercising the opt out during a global pandemic was him doing right by himself and his family. But you can still tell something was missing when he was mentioning what it was like for him being at home.
You can check it out (in its entirety) for yourself:
All of that brings me to this Bears-Packers game.
Green Bay has been riding high for some time when these two teams square off. Aaron Rodgers’ excellence has helped the Packers take the all-time series lead. And because of Green Bay’s dominance, there have been tough times in trying to get pumped up for this series. Today shouldn’t be one of those days.
One year after not having fans, I expect the Soldier Field faithful to be in full throat. And with Justin Fields under center, there is more anticipation for one of these tilts than there has been in a few seasons. Here’s hoping it lives up to some lofty expectations.
Game Info
Chicago Bears (3-2) vs. Green Bay Packers (4-1) – on FOX-TV (Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote), SportsUSA Radio (Larry Kahn, Mark Carrier)
Kickoff time: Noon CT
Site: Soldier Field
Referee: Brad Rodgers
Odds: Bears +5.5 (-105), O/U 44 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Game Thread (Week 6 Preview)
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun.
Hype Video
Coaches
Bears Matt Nagy (31-22) vs. Packers Matt LaFleur (30-7)
Starting Quarterbacks and Projected Game Stats
BEARS: Justin Fields: 18/29, 203 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 5 carries, 22 rushing yards
versus
PACKERS: Aaron Rodgers: 23/35, 266 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries, 9 yards
Projected stats via ESPN projections
Bears Offense (Projected Starters in Bold)
RB Khalil Herbert
Reserves: Ryan Nall, Artavis Pierce
WR Allen Robinson II, Darnell Mooney, Marquise Goodwin
Reserves: Damiere Byrd, Jakeem Grant
TE Cole Kmet
Reserves: Jimmy Graham, Jesse James, Jesper Horsted
LT Jason Peters
LG Cody Whitehair
C Sam Mustipher
RG James Daniels
RT Elijah Wilkinson
Reserves: Alex Bars, Lachavious Simmons, Dareuan Parker
Bears Defense
DT Akiem Hicks
NT Eddie Goldman
DE Bilal Nichols
Reserves: Angelo Blackson, Mario Edwards Jr.
OLB Khalil Mack, Robert Quinn
Reserves: Jeremiah Attaochu, Trevis Gipson, Sam Kamara
ILB Roquan Smith, Alec Ogletree
Reserves: Christian Jones, Danny Trevathan
CB Jaylon Johnson, Kindle Vildor
Reserves: Duke Shelley, Xavier Crawford
S Eddie Jackson, Tashaun Gipson Sr.
Reserves: Deon Bush, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Marqui Christian
Bears Special Teams
Cairo Santos (kicker), Pat O’Donnell (punter), Patrick Scales (long-snapper), Khalil Herbert (kick returns), Jakeem Grant (punts)
Bears Inactives
Inactives for #GBvsCHI: pic.twitter.com/8Dy2oOBODl
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 17, 2021
Packers Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Aaron Rodgers
• RB Aaron Jones
• WRs Davante Adams, Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb
• TEs Robert Tonyan
• LT Elgton Jenkins, LG Jon Runyan, C Josh Myers, RG Royce Newman, RT Billy Turner
Defense
• DEs Dean Lowry, Kingsley Keke, NT Kenny Clark
• OLBs Preston Smith, Rashan Gary, ILBs Krys Barnes, De’Vondre Campbell
• CBs Eric Stokes, Isaac Yiadom
• S Adrian Amos, Darnell Savage
Specialists
• Mason Crosby (kicker), Corey Bojorquez (punter, holder), Hunter Bradley (long snapper), Kylin Hill, Amari Rodgers (kick and punt returns)
Packers Inactives
https://twitter.com/packers/status/1449759629710397444?s=21
