Big early season matchup tonight as the Pears visit Green Bay to face the Puckers. It's a divisional game against rivals so it only adds to the importance.
For the Pears, it's a chance for them to land an early uppercut to Green Bay's NFC North hopes. The Brandon Marshall addition paid immediate dividends for Jay Cutler and the Bears, and the porous Packers secondary must look ripe for the picking as well. Jay George challenged the Pucker secondary this week wishing them good luck in trying to play man and get physical with the Pear WRs. This game is also a chance to legitimize the Pears as a force in the NFC.
For the Puckers, it's not yet time to panic in Titletown, but it will be if the Packers fall to the visiting Bears in the opener of the league's Thursday night showcase. Green Bay would be 0-2 at home, two games behind Chicago, with four of its next five on the road. After starting last season 13-0, the Packers have dropped three of their past five games, including playoffs. The key will be for the Puckers to get better run production than in week 1 and to get pressure on George. Pucker secondary is suspect so it's imperative that Matthews and Co. get pressure on George to get rid of the ball quickly and hope for mistakes. The thing is George is pretty good at releasing quickly and moving to extend plays.
This should be a good one.
3 comments:
I wouldnt put too much stock in the Bears quite yet. They were facing Chuck Pagano in his first game as an NFL coach. Andrew luck in his first game as an NFL QB and a very weak Indy defense all at tough soldier field. The Packers played pretty poorly and still had a chance against a powerhouse 49er team.
The Bears defense is tired and aging. I expect to see a lot of Lambeau leaping. The Packers are favored by 6 points.
A loss would def send some alarms and would sting, but im predicting a fairly easy win for the Packers. 30-17.
Go Pack Go!
Correction, the Packers are now favored by 5 points. They will cover either way.
Agree that Pear fans can't get overly excited about the win last week.
Similarly, Pucker fans can't get too down about the loss last week.
That said, this is a statement game for both teams. The outcome will tell us a lot more about the state of each team and where they fit into NFC rankings.
It's only the second week so the outcome doesn't guarantee what we will see for the rest of the season. However, it will serve as a good barometer for how good/bad these two teams are.
For me, I think both teams have their flaws and their strengths so it will be interesting to see how both teams prove they are able to overcome their perceived flaws.
Good luck!
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