2010-2011 NFC North Division

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Bears 97
Green Bay 2

So you're giving the Packers a chance?

[drewm88]

Packers 34
Bears 21

Bears lose again next week @NYG before righting the ship and winning 3 of 4 (@CAR, SEA, WAS, @BUF) and sit 5-3 halfway through the season. Then they collapse in the tougher half of the schedule and miss the playoffs.

Packers start 7-0 before losing @NYJ. Go 12-4 and win the division. Brian Bulaga makes Jared Allen look like a mere Pro Bowler rather than greatest d-lineman ever as he seemed last year against us.

Vikings.......eh who cares?

Mark my words. Unless I'm wrong.

[NavinRJohnson]

I will be only slightly surprised if the Bears win. Its just awfully hard to know what's going to happen this early. If this were opening weekend, I am guessing a prediction in the 31-14 would probably be the norm. I'm not sure things have really changed that much in two weeks. While it doesn't necessarily mean they'll win, the Packers certainly still appear to be the better team, so I will say they win it 31-20.

[MUEng92]

As a Packer fan, I am getting that sick feeling in my stomach that the Bears are going to have another one of those seasons they seem to have every few years where every bounce, tipped pass, etc, drops right in their hands and all of the players on the other team simultaneously trip and fall over allowing the Bear player to waltz into the endzone.

At least it seems like that what happens.  I swear it seemed like there were a couple of years that wherever Mike Brown was standing the ball miraculously fell from the sky into his hands and there was no one between him and the other endzone.

Man, I hope I am wrong.  Maybe it is just something I ate.

[SaintPaulWarrior]

where every bounce, tipped pass, etc, drops right in their hands and all of the players on the other team simultaneously trip and fall over allowing the Bear player to waltz into the endzone.

there were a couple of years that wherever Mike Brown was standing the ball miraculously fell from the sky into his hands and there was no one between him and the other endzone.

It is called practice and blocking by the defense on turnovers.....As a Bears fan it is one of the very few things I like about Lovie.

[Jay Bee]

I'm looking forward to this one.  It is the battle for 2nd place... one of these teams should take 2nd in the NFC North.. and the other, 3rd. 

Peckers 31, Bears 21

[GOMU1104]

Funny how JayBoy only shows up after the Queens finally win a game.

[Jay Bee]

Funny how JayBoy only shows up after the Queens finally win a game.

Actually, I posted last Monday morning, the day after we fell to 0-2, saying, "we're still an incredibly great team and will be OK..."  It's on page 5 of this thread... but, don't let facts get in the way...

In reality, I don't feel overly confident, but the fact of the matter is that later tonight we'll be one game behind either Green Bey or Chacago and only two behind the other of those two... and we have 2 games remaining against each of those teams.  The schedule does get a bit brutal for us, though.

[MU B2002]

Dish, is Tommie done in Chicago?  Sad if the case, but hasn't been the same since the bad injury in 07 or 08 (hamstring IIRC).

[WellsstreetWanderer]

enjoyed watching the Packers implode. Bears will end the night undefeated

[ChicosBailBonds]

How many people would have expected the Bears to be the only undefeated team in the NFC after 3 games, two of them against GBP and Dallas?  Not many.

I think they've been outplayed in every one of their games and yet there they are, 3-0.

[Jay Bee]

I feel much better about the Vikings after watching that.

Every time Erin ran the ball he did some little jag off move.. first the touchdown, he did the 'get deez' move to what appeared to be someone in stands... then on their last drive, just before the turnover, he runs for a nice gain, then does the little first down signal.  What a stroke.

[ATWizJr]

I feel much better about the Vikings after watching that.

Every time Erin ran the ball he did some little jag off move.. first the touchdown, he did the 'get deez' move to what appeared to be someone in stands... then on their last drive, just before the turnover, he runs for a nice gain, then does the little first down signal.  What a stroke.

You do? Why?

[GOMU1104]

I feel much better about the Vikings after watching that.

Every time Erin ran the ball he did some little jag off move.. first the touchdown, he did the 'get deez' move to what appeared to be someone in stands... then on their last drive, just before the turnover, he runs for a nice gain, then does the little first down signal.  What a stroke.

Says the guy whose best defensive player ropes an imaginary bull every time he makes a play.

Anyways...yes the Bears won. Good for them, congratulations.  Packers gave it to them via the penalties.

However...this validates nothing about them or Jay Cutler, specifically.  2 INTs dropped and 2 more called back. Nothing has changed. He's still garbage.

[Jay Bee]

You do? Why?

Because 4 of the games on our schedule are against those two teams. 

Rodgers is good, but there is no running game and the amount of penalties was bizarre.  I was glad to see Jermichael Finley come back.. as much as I dislike the Pickers, that guy is a treat to watch.

[MU B2002]

I feel much better about the Vikings after watching that.

Every time Erin ran the ball he did some little jag off move.. first the touchdown, he did the 'get deez' move to what appeared to be someone in stands...

I think he is now the people's champ since Freddie Mitchell retired.

I don't care if Cutler is garbage and had a few shoulda/coulda/woulda ints.  He still got the job done in the end.  Would I rather have A.R.?  Sure, 27/32 teams in the NFL probably would at this point.   But for now I will just have to settle for garbage, and a week to savor a victory over GB.

And I thought Jared Allen was "stirring the pot" everytime he makes a play??

[wadesworld]

Because 4 of the games on our schedule are against those two teams. 

Rodgers is good, but there is no running game and the amount of penalties was bizarre.  I was glad to see Jermichael Finley come back.. as much as I dislike the Pickers, that guy is a treat to watch.

Agreed on that.  A Super Bowl team does not commit 17 penalties in a game.  Bad weak?  Sure.  But this is a Mike McCarthy team.  He preaches and preaches about improving special teams and decreasing penalties, but it's the same song and dance every year.  Special teams kills us, penalties kill us.  The offensive line is still weak.  And we need Marshawn Lynch...badly.

Also, can somebody please take over the red flag for McCarthy?  I don't think the guy could be worse at challenging calls.

[Dish]

Just got back from Soldier Field, hard to believe the Bears are 3-0.

Julius Peppers was a STUD tonight and really completely changed this game. As poor as the Bears offensive line is, the Packers....ugh. Maybe it was just Peppers wrecking havoc, but that was not a pretty offensive line game for either team.

Packers are still a better overall team, they just killed themselves tonight, and Bears (to their credit) took advantage. Huge win for the Bears, not just 3-0, but three conference wins, two division wins, and a very reasonable schedule coming up. Be interesting to see how far they can go.

[ATWizJr]

Because 4 of the games on our schedule are against those two teams. 

Rodgers is good, but there is no running game and the amount of penalties was bizarre.  I was glad to see Jermichael Finley come back.. as much as I dislike the Pickers, that guy is a treat to watch.

The vikes will go at best 2-2 against those 4 teams.

[NavinRJohnson]

Packers are still a better overall team, they just killed themselves tonight, and Bears (to their credit) took advantage. Huge win for the Bears, not just 3-0, but three conference wins, two division wins, and a very reasonable schedule coming up. Be interesting to see how far they can go.

I think you are dead on. That was huge for the Bears to get that one. Playoffs seem highly likely at this point. As for the Packers, I think you're right, they clearly look like the superior team, but if they don't cut down on the mistakes and mental errors, none of it matters. I suspect this game could end up helping them in the end, because clearly every player on the team knows they were better, and knows they did it to themselves. Admitting you have a problem is the first step toward recovery. Can they correct it? we'll see.

[LON]

Agreed on that.  A Super Bowl team does not commit 17 penalties in a game.  Bad weak?  Sure.  But this is a Mike McCarthy team.  He preaches and preaches about improving special teams and decreasing penalties, but it's the same song and dance every year.  Special teams kills us, penalties kill us.  The offensive line is still weak.  And we need Marshawn Lynch...badly.

Also, can somebody please take over the red flag for McCarthy?  I don't think the guy could be worse at challenging calls.

+17 penalties

We need to have someone other than Clifton and Tauscher's corpses at the T position...

And damn you James Jones, finish the stupid play...

[APieperFan3]

PATHETIC

[GGGG]

Agreed on that.  A Super Bowl team does not commit 17 penalties in a game.  Bad weak?  Sure.  But this is a Mike McCarthy team.  He preaches and preaches about improving special teams and decreasing penalties, but it's the same song and dance every year.  Special teams kills us, penalties kill us.  The offensive line is still weak.  And we need Marshawn Lynch...badly.

Also, can somebody please take over the red flag for McCarthy?  I don't think the guy could be worse at challenging calls.

I don't think a different back is going to help this run game.  The Bears are a hard team to judge anyway since they are so good at stopping the run...to the Packer's credit, they just ran some short passes for Jackson that were basically ball control type passes anyway.

And that challenge by McCarthy was ridiculously dumb.  I saw him mouth something like "I had to do it" to the ref.  No...no you didn't.  If you would have kept it in your pocket, they would have had about 45 second to do something at the end of the game.  Bettter than the stupid kick return you did instead.

[tower912]

Would have liked to have watched, but the Dish Network Satellite feed at the fire station went out from 5:30-10:30, so by the time we actually COULD watch, I didn't care anymore.

[MerrittsMustache]

Anyways...yes the Bears won. Good for them, congratulations.  Packers gave it to them via the penalties.

However...this validates nothing about them or Jay Cutler, specifically.  2 INTs dropped and 2 more called back. Nothing has changed. He's still garbage.

One of the best parts about beating the Packers is listening to Packer fans make excuses and act like it was no big deal.

FWIW - Both INTs were called back due to penalties that directly affected the play (and were very obvious to everyone...except Charles Woodson). It wasn't like they were offsides or holding away from the play. Personally, I think GB probably would have won if Clay Matthews had played.

Make all the excuses you want, at the end of the day, the Bears are still 3-0.