First division – Packers 7, Bears 0
Key stat: With the Green Bay Packers adverse third-and-1 abreast midfield on their additional drive of the game, the Bears chock-full active aback Ryan Grant abbreviate of the aboriginal down, banishment a punt and befitting it a 7-0 bold with about 3 account actual in the quarter.
Key drive: Green Bay’s aperture drive was a methodical advance downfield. Working afterwards a huddle, the Packers confused the brawl 80 yards in nine plays, defective alone 4:34 to account their aboriginal touchdown. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers went 8 for 8 for 70 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown canyon to bound end Jermichael Finley.
Key stat: In his aboriginal career start, Bears active aback Kahlil Bell had 11 carries for 59 yards in the quarter, and looked ambiguous and fast while accustomed the football.
Analysis: The Packers denticulate on their aperture drive, as they assume to consistently do adjoin the Bears, with Rodgers slicing through the defense. The Bears’ breach looked able early, too, though, with Bell active well, but a brace of penalties and a absent 49-yard acreage ambition try by Robbie Gould larboard them empty-handed afterwards their aperture drive went 11 plays for 60 yards. Still, Josh McCown looked bigger at quarterback than Caleb Hanie had, at atomic early, and the Bears were able to absolute the Packers to two first-quarter possessions.
Second division – Packers 14, Bears 3
Key stat: With the Bears adverse second-and-5 from Green Bay’s 22-yard band with 8:25 afore halftime, McCown’s abbreviate canyon was intercepted by Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, and the Bears afresh came abroad empty-handed afterwards active 59 yards in eight plays.
Key drive: Afterwards the Bears assuredly got on the lath with 1:56 afore the half, the Packers took the after bang and collection 65 yards on seven plays, with Bears cornerback Charles Tillman accepting austere on a brace of continued canyon plays. Green Bay denticulate on a 2-yard touchdown canyon from Rodgers to advanced receiver James Jones with 16 abnormal remaining.
Key stat: The Bears fabricated the alone about-face of the aboriginal half, and it amount them at atomic three points.
Analysis: The Bears’ run bold was effective, and it helped them tremendously, not alone in affective the brawl but aswell in befitting Rodgers and the Packers’ breach off the acreage for continued stretches of time. The Bears’ aegis affected three three-and-outs in the aboriginal half, but couldn’t stop Green Bay on its final control of the half. Matthews’ aces and Gould’s absence both amount the Bears, and the Packers’ scoring drive to abutting the bisected aching even more. Although the Bears’ breach and aegis both looked acceptable at times, an 11-point halftime arrears seemed steep.
Third division – Packers 28, Bears 10
Key play: Afterwards the Bears’ aboriginal touchdown, Bears assurance Major Wright was austere abysmal by advanced receiver Jordy Nelson, who hauled in a 55-yard touchdown canyon from Rodgers to accomplish it 21-10 Green Bay with 10:02 remaining.
Key drive: The Packers added to their advance with a 12-play, 75-yard drive that took 6:27 off the alarm and concluded with a 7-yard touchdown canyon from Rodgers to Jones that fabricated it 28-10 Packers with 1:54 actual in the third.
Key stat: Rodgers had two touchdown passes in the third, bringing his absolute for the bold to four. He would accomplishment with five.
Analysis: The Bears’ breach gave admirers achievement aboriginal with its aboriginal touchdown, but the Bears’ aegis couldn’t accumulate it up in the third quarter. Rodgers’ 55-yard touchdown canyon to Nelson was a huge drive shift, and the Packers kept their bottom on the gas with a touchdown on their next drive. Had the Bears prevented at atomic one of those touchdowns, their breach ability accept been able to stick with the run game, which had been effective. Instead they had to go to the air, which led to McCown’s additional interception, which set up a back-breaking Packers touchdown aboriginal in the fourth.
Fourth division – Packers 35, Bears 21
Key play: Rodgers hit Nelson for a 2-yard touchdown on the aboriginal play of the quarter, giving the Packers a 35-10 lead, and the beating was on.
Key drive: The Bears ability accept been out of it, but they didn’t accord up. Trailing, 35-10, they collection 67 yards in 12 plays aboriginal in the fourth, afresh with a acceptable mix of run and pass, and McCown begin bound end Kellen Davis for a touchdown, afresh ran in the two-point about-face to accomplish it 35-18 with 7:54 to play. Unfortunately, the drive took about 7 minutes, too abundant time.
Key stat: Despite all the allocution about the Packers’ depleted abhorrent line, the Bears did not annals a sack.
Analysis: Once afresh it was all about who was arena quarterback – alone this time it was about who was arena quarterback for the Packers. Rodgers was magnificent, traveling 21 for 29 casual for 289 yards and 5 touchdowns. The Bears never sacked him, never affected any turnovers, and there was no way their breach could accumulate up, even admitting the active bold formed able-bodied and McCown looked like an advancement over Hanie in his debut. The Bears are alone from playoff altercation with the loss, but Bell and McCown gave them something to anticipate about for next year.
0 comments:
Post a Comment