{"id":1350,"date":"2014-09-26T06:35:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T13:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/herbgould\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2014-09-26T07:18:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T14:18:00","slug":"wounded-packers-bear-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/herbgould\/football\/1350\/wounded-packers-bear-attention","title":{"rendered":"Wounded Packers bear attention"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bearslogo\"<\/a>This Bears-Packers meeting sure looks like “advantage Bears.\u2019\u2019 That\u2019s what\u2019s should be worrisome in Chicago.<\/p>\n

The Bears\u2019 loss to Buffalo and win at San Francisco both went to the serious underdog. So the “advantage Bears\u2019\u2019 assumption doesn\u2019t mean much.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Packers have the wounded-team advantage. They\u2019re under intense pressure not to drop to 1-3, a big hole for a group that has been a playoff perennial lately and knows how to handle pressure.<\/p>\n

This is a big statement game for them about whether they\u2019re going to be a good team or have a disappointing year.<\/p>\n

For the Bears, the stakes aren\u2019t as high. A lot of Chicago fans already have them going deep in the playoffs, a sentiment they need to avoid at this point.<\/p>\n

If the Packers can befuddle Jay Cutler, which has been known to happen, the Bears\u2019 apparent advantages can disappear quickly. And Green Bay has done a great job of befuddling Cutler over the years.<\/p>\n

That said, the Bears\u2019 advantage is real. Look for Matt Forte to have a big game against Green Bay\u2019s run defense.<\/p>\n

Key stat: The Packers are allowing 156. 4 rushing yards a game, 30th<\/sup> in the NFL. Only Oakland and Jacksonville are worse. And the five rushing TDs the Pack has allowed in three games is tied with Atlanta for the league\u2019s bottom rung.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: Bears 28, Packers 24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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