Friday, November 14, 2008

Game 10: Bears vs Packers

I will have to be honest, I am not a big fan of either of these two teams. I do have an interest in this game, however, seeing as to how I have friends who are Packers fans and my wife is a Bears fan... so this game does draw interest from me. I guess you could call me a vicarious Bears fan, since my wife is a Bears fan, thus I support her in her interests.

This game should bring some taunting from both sides as this game draws closer and closer.

The Bears are first in their division while the Packers rank 3rd. But check this, The Bears are 5-4 and tied with the Vikings, whereas the Packers are 4-5 and could use a win to move into a tie with the Bears and Vikings, should the Vikings lose. This is the first time these two teams have played each other this season.

Bears to Watch:
  • Kyle Orton (should be returning): 90.8 QB rating; 151-244 (61.9%) for 1,777 yards, 10 TDs and 4 Ints.
  • Matt Forte: 189 carries for 713 yards and 4 TDs.
  • Greg Olson: 29 catches for 346 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Rashied Davis: 28 catches for 333 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Devin Hester: 25 catches for 311 yards and 2 TDs. 24 returns for 517 yards.
  • Alex Brown: 3 sacks
  • Charles Tillman: 2 Ints, 1 TD, 12 pass deflections
  • Kevin Payne: 3 Ints, 1 sack

Packers to Watch:

  • Aaron Rodgers: 93.3 QB rating; 182-288 (63.2%) for 2,124 yards, 13 TDs and 5 Ints.
  • Ryan Grant: 173 carries for 625 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Greg Jennings: 43 catches for 801 yards and 4 TDs.
  • Donald Diver: 41 catches for 512 yards and 3 TDs.
  • Aaron Kampman: 7.5 sacks
  • Charles Woodson: 5 Ints, 2 TDs, and 13 deflections
  • Nick Collins: 5 Ints, 3 TDs, 9 deflections

Should be a pretty fun game to watch... suspenseful, if for nothing else...

Forecast: You know... my gut is telling me the same thing my brain is on this one... but in view of everything here, I still have one fact that overrides everything. I will spare you that one fact. The Bears win it in a tough battle to the finish style game. The players leave everything on the field, per se. Score: 19-16, Bears. (Last drive by the Bears results in the winning field goal.)

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