There is so much to discuss about Sunday night’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Let’s start with the QB matchup between an all-time great Aaron Rodgers who is locked in the hall of fame up against Justin Fields who is part of the future QBs in the league in the years to come. Also, this matchup features an ongoing rivalry that started back in 1921. A lot of history between the two teams as both teams have combined for 22 NFL Championships (including 5 Super Bowls) and produced 48 Pro Football Hall of Famers. It’s been a great rivalry in the past but lately, it hasn’t been much of a rivalry as Aaron Rodgers has dominated the Bears since entering the league with a 21-6 record since 2005, and recently Rodgers has won 9 of the last 10 meetings between the NFC North Rivals.
Bears coming off a win at home against the San Francisco 49ers. Justin Fields looks good in the season opener despite only throwing 17 passes in the game. He completed 8 passes and two were for touchdowns. Not much from the rest of the offense to really excite you going into Sunday night as the running game only has 99 yards overall with one touchdown. If the Niners want to win against the Packers Justin Fields and the rest of the offense will have to ramp up their game and put more points on the board. The Bear’s defense was able to hold the Niners only to 10 points in the win but was only able to get 2 sacks and 1 interception with very little pressure on the QB. Chicago Bears need to be on another level Sunday night to show the rest of the league that they can compete with anyone, especially Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.
Despite losing in week one after a bad showing Green Bay is expected to win this matchup. Aaron Rodgers wasn’t at his best against the Vikings throwing 22-34 for 195 yards and no touchdowns. Not your typical Rodgers performance but not something that you will see back-to-back weeks. Packer’s offensive line couldn’t protect Rodgers allowing 4 sacks an area that will need improvement if Aaron Rodgers wants to get the offense going. The Packers defense didn’t produce much on their end only getting one sack and allowing 23 points.
There isn’t much to say about the Packers right now as they have many areas that need improvement to be a winning team as we are used to seeing. An NFC North rivalry matchup against the Bears may be what the Packers need to light a fire in the team and perform better than what we saw in the season opener. As for the Bears this game not only would they start the season 2-0 but it would also show that the Bears are heading in the right direction for the future with Justin Fields leading the way as the franchise quarterback. A win for the Bears could be the start of a new win streak versus the Packers and possibly Aaron Rodgers is just not the same guy we are used to seeing or maybe the Packers aren’t the same anymore. Only time will tell but the Sunday Nights game will give us a view of what is to come for both franchises.
Prediction: The Green Bay Packers will win this game 24 – 14
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