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Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - Week 2
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CHI
GB		 10
 23
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ARI
NE		 20
 18
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TB
NYG		 34
 41
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NO
CAR		 27
 35
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MIN
IND		 20
 23
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KC
BUF		 17
 35
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HOU
JAC		 27
 7
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CLE
CIN		 27
 34
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BAL
PHI		 23
 24
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DAL
SEA		 7
 27
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WAS
STL		 28
 31
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NYJ
PIT		 10
 27
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OAK
MIA		 13
 35
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TEN
SD		 10
 38
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DET
SF		 19
 27
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DEN
ATL		 21
 27
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Week: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Packers 27, Bears 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Jay Cutler Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 5 Matt Forte Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 7-40, 1
RB 38 Michael Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 56 Earl Bennett Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 75 Alshon Jeffery Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 86 Devin Hester Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 32 Kellen Davis Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 7 Robbie Gould FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
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Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 330, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 30 Cedric Benson Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2 Jordy Nelson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 26 James Jones Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 35 Randall Cobb Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 88 Donald Driver Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Jermichael Finley Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 13 Mason Crosby FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Teams meet for 185th time (incl. playoffs), most in NFL history...

Bears QB Jay Cutler has won 6 starts in row. Has won 9 of past 12 starts vs. division & has 100+ rating in 6. Incl. playoffs, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 24-0... RB Matt Forte has 4,313 rush yards & 2,025 rec. yards. Joined HOFer WALTER PAYTON & NEAL ANDERSON as only Bears with 4,000+ rush & 2,000+ rec. yards... In last game vs. GB (10/17/10 with Mia.), WR Brandon Marshall had 10 catches for 127 yards. Since 2007, has 12 games with 10+ catches, 2nd most in NFL. Had 9 catches for 119 yards & TD last week, most yards in Bears debut since 1954. Incl. playoffs, WR-KR-PR Devin Hester has 19 total return TDs (12 PR, 6 KR, 1 missed FG), tied with HOFer DEION SANDERS for most in NFL history... DE Julius Peppers has 100 sacks since entering NFL in 2002, tied for 4th most. CB Charles Tillman had sack & FF in last meeting. CB Tim Jennings had career-high 2 INTs last week.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers aims for 5th win in row vs. Chi. (incl. playoffs). In last meeting, completed 21 of 29 (72.4 pct.) for 283 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 142.7 rating. Incl. playoffs, Packers have won past 18 starts when Rodgers has 100+ rating... RB Cedric Benson was drafted by Chi. in 1st Rd. (No. 4 overall) in 2005... WR Jordy Nelson had 6 catches for 115 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. In past 2 vs. division, Nelson has 15 catches for 277 yards (138.5 per game) & 5 TDs. WR Greg Jennings had 9 catches for 119 yards in last game vs. Chi. WR James Jones had 2 TDs in last meeting. WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb had 75-yard PR-TD last week... Since joining GB in 2006, S Charles Woodson has 37 INTs (2nd in NFL) & 9 INT-TDs (1st in NFL). Has 5 INTs vs. Chi. Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), CB Tramon Williams ties for NFL lead with 13 INTs. LB Clay Matthews had INT & FF in last meeting. In past 4 vs. division, has 3 sacks, 2 INTs & 2 FFs.


Results and Schedule
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    
4 2012-10-01 DAL A    
5 2012-10-07 JAC A    
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-22 DET H    
8 2012-10-28 CAR H    
9 2012-11-04 TEN A    
10 2012-11-11 HOU H    
11 2012-11-19 SF A    
12 2012-11-25 MIN H    
13 2012-12-02 SEA H    
14 2012-12-09 MIN A    
15 2012-12-16 GB H    
16 2012-12-23 ARI A    
17 2012-12-30 DET A    
   
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    
4 2012-09-30 NO H    
5 2012-10-07 IND A    
6 2012-10-14 HOU A    
7 2012-10-21 STL A    
8 2012-10-28 JAC H    
9 2012-11-04 ARI H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DET A    
12 2012-11-25 NYG A    
13 2012-12-02 MIN H    
14 2012-12-09 DET H    
15 2012-12-16 CHI A    
16 2012-12-23 TEN H    
17 2012-12-30 MIN A    

Injury Report
Chicago Bears
   
Green Bay Packers

Offense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Offense 		 GB
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 41.0 22.0 24.7 CHI
Rushing yards 114.0 45.0 98.5 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.45 3.21 3.83 CHI
Completion % 60.0% 68.2% 62.7% GB
Passing yards 314.0 279.0 243.5 CHI
Passing yards per completion 14.95 9.30 11.05 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 8.97 6.34 6.93 CHI
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 1.1 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.5 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.2 CHI
3rd down conversions 33.3% 46.2% 38.8% GB
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 55.6% -
Time of possession 35:28 27:00 30:09 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Defense 		 GB
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.0 30.0 24.7 CHI
Rushing yards 63.0 186.0 98.5 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.20 5.81 3.83 CHI
Completion % 51.1% 76.9% 62.7% CHI
Passing yards 293.0 191.0 243.5 GB
Passing yards per completion 12.74 9.55 11.05 GB
Passing yards per attempt 6.51 7.35 6.93 CHI
INT return 3.0 0.0 1.1 CHI
Fumble recoveries 2.0 0.0 0.5 CHI
Sacks 3.0 4.0 2.2 GB
3rd down conversions 20.0% 22.2% 38.8% CHI
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 55.6% GB
Time of possession 24:32 33:00 30:09 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CHI   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 23.0 26.7 12.2 GB
Yards per kick return 24.5 24.3 23.4 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 6.0 20.0 12.2 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 18.3 31.0 23.4 CHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CHI   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 10.0 6.4 CHI
Penalty yards 48.0 77.0 54.9 CHI

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2012 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
 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

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