Packers-Bears: A Preview

The Packers are host to the longest rivalry in professional football when the Chicago Bears come to Lambeau Field. If the Packers have any hope of making the playoffs this game is a must win. On the other hand, if the Bears lose they would still be the favourites to win the division in my mind. That is why I would like to point out that there would be no Chicago Bears without the Green Bay Packers, who generously bailed them out during the Great Depression. So basically, Chicago, you owe us...keep that in mind as you watch and play (because of course I am so important that actual Bears players read my articles) the game. Both of these teams have scored exactly 237 points so far this season (tied for sixth in the league), and that is just one of the ways they are evenly matched. The Packers average 319.6 yards per game on offense, and the Bears 323.6. Green Bay is plus-seven in the turnover department; Chicago is plus-six. But how the teams arrive at these production levels are very different. ... (link)