Final Score Prediction
Packers 24, Bears 20
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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Game Notes
Packers Have won 11 division games in row... QB Aaron Rodgers aims for 6th consecutive win vs. Chi. (incl. playoffs). In past 3 vs. Chi., has 9 TDs, 2 INTs & 117.4 rating. Packers are 25-0 when he starts & has 115+ rating. In past 9 vs. division, is 9-0 with 21 TDs, 4 INTs & 117 rating... WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb is only player in NFL with 900+ KR (927), 700+ rec. (777), 200+ PR (255) & 100+ rush (132) yards. WR James Jones ties for NFC lead with 9 rec. TDs. In past 2 vs. Chi., WR Jordy Nelson has 12 catches for 199 yards (99.5 per game) & 2 TDs. In past 2 at Chi. (incl. NFC Champ), WR Greg Jennings has 17 catches for 249 yards (124.5 per game). TE Jermichael Finley had career-high 3 TDs in last game at Chi. In last meeting, P TIM MASTHAY threw 27-yard TD pass to TE TOM CRABTREE... Defense had 7 sacks & 4 INTs in Week 2. CB Tramon Williams had 2 INTs in last meeting. Has NFC-best 15 INTs since 2010 (incl. playoffs). LB Clay Matthews had 3.5 sacks in last game vs. Chi. In past 2 meetings, has 3.5 sacks, INT & FF. CB Casey Hayward leads rookies with 5 INTs.
Bears QB Jay Cutler has won 9 of past 11 starts at home. Incl. playoffs, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 26-1... In past 2 at home vs. GB (incl. NFC Champ), RB Matt Forte has 242 scrimmage yards (121 per game), incl. 170 rec. yards. RB Michael Bush has 5 rush TDs with all 5 at home... WR Brandon Marshall has team-record 101 catches. Is 4th player in NFL history with 4 100-catch seasons. Has 85 catches for 1,128 yards (112.8 per game) & 8 TDs in past 10... Defense has 7 INT-TDs, tied for 3rd most in season in NFL history. CB Charles Tillman leads NFL with 9 FFs & ties for NFL lead with 2 INT-TDs. LB Lance Briggs also ties for NFL lead with 2 INT-TDs. Since entering NFL in 2003, Tillman has 37 FFs, most by DB. Is only player with 30+ INTs (32) & 30+ FFs in that span. CB Tim Jennings leads NFL with 8 INTs. DE Julius Peppers had 2 sacks in last meeting. Has 6 sacks in past 7 vs. GB. DT Henry Melton leads NFC DTs with 6 sacks.
Results and Schedule
Green Bay Packers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2012-09-09 |
SF |
H |
L 22-30 |
-8 |
2 |
2012-09-13 |
CHI |
H |
W 23-10 |
+13 |
3 |
2012-09-24 |
SEA |
A |
L 12-14 |
-2 |
4 |
2012-09-30 |
NO |
H |
W 28-27 |
+1 |
5 |
2012-10-07 |
IND |
A |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
6 |
2012-10-14 |
HOU |
A |
W 42-24 |
+18 |
7 |
2012-10-21 |
STL |
A |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
8 |
2012-10-28 |
JAC |
H |
W 24-15 |
+9 |
9 |
2012-11-04 |
ARI |
H |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
10 |
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Bye |
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11 |
2012-11-18 |
DET |
A |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
12 |
2012-11-25 |
NYG |
A |
L 10-38 |
-28 |
13 |
2012-12-02 |
MIN |
H |
W 23-14 |
+9 |
14 |
2012-12-09 |
DET |
H |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
15 |
2012-12-16 |
CHI |
A |
W 21-13 |
+8 |
16 |
2012-12-23 |
TEN |
H |
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17 |
2012-12-30 |
MIN |
A |
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Chicago Bears |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2012-09-09 |
IND |
H |
W 41-21 |
+20 |
2 |
2012-09-13 |
GB |
A |
L 10-23 |
-13 |
3 |
2012-09-23 |
STL |
H |
W 23-6 |
+17 |
4 |
2012-10-01 |
DAL |
A |
W 34-18 |
+16 |
5 |
2012-10-07 |
JAC |
A |
W 41-3 |
+38 |
6 |
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Bye |
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7 |
2012-10-22 |
DET |
H |
W 13-7 |
+6 |
8 |
2012-10-28 |
CAR |
H |
W 23-22 |
+1 |
9 |
2012-11-04 |
TEN |
A |
W 51-20 |
+31 |
10 |
2012-11-11 |
HOU |
H |
L 6-13 |
-7 |
11 |
2012-11-19 |
SF |
A |
L 7-32 |
-25 |
12 |
2012-11-25 |
MIN |
H |
W 28-10 |
+18 |
13 |
2012-12-02 |
SEA |
H |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
14 |
2012-12-09 |
MIN |
A |
L 14-21 |
-7 |
15 |
2012-12-16 |
GB |
H |
L 13-21 |
-8 |
16 |
2012-12-23 |
ARI |
A |
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17 |
2012-12-30 |
DET |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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GB Offense |
CHI Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
24.7 |
16.5 |
23.0 |
GB |
Rushing yards |
136.0 |
119.5 |
119.5 |
GB |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.38 |
4.11 |
4.36 |
GB |
Completion % |
62.2% |
62.3% |
60.5% |
CHI |
Passing yards |
209.3 |
185.3 |
228.4 |
GB |
Passing yards per completion |
11.90 |
9.40 |
10.94 |
GB |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.41 |
5.86 |
6.62 |
GB |
Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
GB |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
GB |
Sacks allowed |
2.7 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
CHI |
3rd down conversions |
46.3% |
40.2% |
38.2% |
GB |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
25.0% |
47.4% |
CHI |
Time of possession |
30:57 |
33:03 |
30:31 |
CHI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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GB Defense |
CHI Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
19.0 |
19.3 |
23.0 |
GB |
Rushing yards |
130.7 |
145.0 |
119.5 |
GB |
Rushing yards per attempt |
5.16 |
5.06 |
4.36 |
CHI |
Completion % |
51.4% |
58.6% |
60.5% |
GB |
Passing yards |
248.7 |
159.5 |
228.4 |
CHI |
Passing yards per completion |
12.12 |
9.42 |
10.94 |
CHI |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.22 |
5.51 |
6.62 |
CHI |
INT return |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
GB |
Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
CHI |
Sacks |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
CHI |
3rd down conversions |
46.5% |
36.1% |
38.2% |
CHI |
4th down conversions |
42.9% |
40.0% |
47.4% |
CHI |
Time of possession |
29:03 |
28:03 |
30:31 |
CHI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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GB |
CHI |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
10.0 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
GB |
Yards per kick return |
23.1 |
20.0 |
23.0 |
GB |
Yards allowed per punt return |
2.2 |
2.9 |
10.3 |
GB |
Yards allowed per kick return |
20.7 |
20.1 |
23.0 |
CHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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GB |
CHI |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
7.7 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
CHI |
Penalty yards |
59.0 |
51.0 |
53.3 |
CHI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2012 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
5 |
2000-10-01 |
CHI |
GB |
27-24 |
CHI |
2000 |
14 |
2000-12-03 |
GB |
CHI |
28-6 |
GB |
2001 |
9 |
2001-11-11 |
GB |
CHI |
20-12 |
GB |
2001 |
13 |
2001-12-09 |
CHI |
GB |
7-17 |
GB |
2002 |
5 |
2002-10-07 |
GB |
CHI |
34-21 |
GB |
2002 |
13 |
2002-12-01 |
CHI |
GB |
20-30 |
GB |
2003 |
4 |
2003-09-29 |
GB |
CHI |
38-23 |
GB |
2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
CHI |
GB |
21-34 |
GB |
2004 |
2 |
2004-09-19 |
CHI |
GB |
21-10 |
CHI |
2004 |
17 |
2005-01-02 |
GB |
CHI |
31-14 |
GB |
2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
GB |
CHI |
7-19 |
CHI |
2005 |
16 |
2005-12-25 |
CHI |
GB |
24-17 |
CHI |
2006 |
1 |
2006-09-10 |
CHI |
GB |
26-0 |
CHI |
2006 |
17 |
2006-12-31 |
GB |
CHI |
26-7 |
GB |
2007 |
5 |
2007-10-07 |
CHI |
GB |
27-20 |
CHI |
2007 |
16 |
2007-12-23 |
GB |
CHI |
7-35 |
CHI |
2008 |
11 |
2008-11-16 |
CHI |
GB |
3-37 |
GB |
2008 |
16 |
2008-12-22 |
GB |
CHI |
17-20 |
CHI |
2009 |
1 |
2009-09-13 |
CHI |
GB |
15-21 |
GB |
2009 |
14 |
2009-12-13 |
GB |
CHI |
21-14 |
GB |
2010 |
3 |
2010-09-27 |
GB |
CHI |
17-20 |
CHI |
2010 |
17 |
2011-01-02 |
CHI |
GB |
3-10 |
GB |
2010 |
CF |
2011-01-23 |
GB |
CHI |
21-14 |
GB |
2011 |
3 |
2011-09-25 |
GB |
CHI |
27-17 |
GB |
2011 |
16 |
2011-12-25 |
CHI |
GB |
21-35 |
GB |
2012 |
2 |
2012-09-13 |
CHI |
GB |
10-23 |
GB |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. CF = Conference Final
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