The Chicago Bears were able to pull of a 17-13 victory over the Green Bay packers at Lambeu Field as they were able to spoil Brett Favre's number retirement ceremony. This was Jay Cutler's first victory in Green Bay as a Chicago Bear. He had a decent night despite the conditions and pressure of the left side throughout the night. he was 18-36 with with a touchdown to tight end Zach Miller. Cutler has been a real bright spot for a injury plagued and rebuilding Bears team with injuries to Martellus Bennett, Eddie Royal and the still yet to play a game top pick, Kevin White. Despite these downfalls, Cutler really has shined and displayed what he is capable of in this Adam Gase Offense.
The Bears were assisted by the return of Matt Forte. He split carries with Jeremy Langford and they combined for 92 yards and a touchdown.
The Bears Defense had done a lot with a little, per say. The switch to 3-4 scheme behind the leadership of former 49ers coordinator Vic Fangio has really been a huge improvement over the defense last year which was arguably the worst in the teams long and illustrious history. The free agent acquisition of Pernell Mcphee has been a real get and he has been instrumental in the teams success. In Thursdays game, 2 players who really are worth highlighting are Tracy Porter and Lamar Houston. Porter was a key performer in the bears secondary with that interception late in the 4th against Aaron Rodgers. Lamar Houston helped Mcphee at applying pressure on Rodgers all night and was noted for injuring what appeared to be Rodgers funny bone. Rodgers in general seemed to have an off night but he missed a few throws possibly due to the injury.
A bright spot for the Packers was Eddie Lacy. He had over 100 yards on the ground and a receiving touchdown with an almost costly, Desean Jackson Esq, play by nearly dropping the ball before crossing the goal line. Even with a fumble, he still has been a bright spot for a packers team that has been struggling as of late and its nice to see him starting to play like his old self.
All in all, it was a tough, well deserved win by a undermanned win over a heavily favored Packer team in Prime time.
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