The 3-5 Chicago Bears will play the Green Bay Packers who are 5-3 on Sunday Night Football. The Bears have missed the playoffs the last 3 seasons and would be in trouble if they lose this Sunday night at Lambeau field. The Bears defense is really bad this year again they are giving up 27.8 points per game and are ranked 23rd on pass defending giving up 262.3 yards per game. Chicago needs to win this game in order to have a chance to make it to the playoffs, meanwhile the Packers are in good position. They are just one game behind the Detroit Lions in the NFC North and four of their next five games are at Lambeau field, which they are a hard team to beat at home. Even though the Packers are favored over the Bears this Sunday night the Bears have a favorite matchup in the running game because Green Bay is the worst defending team in the NFL in terms of stopping the run, letting opponents run for an average of 153.5 yards per game. Matt Forte is ranked 7th in rushing yards per game amongst running backs in the league and should be able to move the ball against a weak rushing defense.
The real question is, which Jay Cutler will we see this Sunday night? Will we see the efficient and safe Cutler who can make plays with his arm and be smart with the football or the old gunslinger Cutler who tries to force the ball into double coverage and getting picked off? Jay Cutler is 1-9 in his career against the Green Bay Packers, while Aaron Rodgers is 8-2 vs the Bears in the regular season with a quarterback rating of 102.7. Rodgers has definitely had his way vs the Bears since he became the starting quarterback in Green Bay including a postseason win in the NFC Championship game at Soldier Field. This will be the 190th time these two teams have faced each other, which is also the oldest rivalry in the NFL. The Bears definitely need to come up with a win in order to keep their playoff hopes alive and also break their streak of missing the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year.
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