Chicago
Bears (1-0) at Green Bay Packers (0-1):
Chicago’s sitting pretty right now. A healthy Jay Cutler, a
getting-there Brian Urlacher and a new, verified toy in Brandon Marshall. Granted, it was only the Colts they whipped up
on last week, but it was a much-improved Indianapolis team that featured Andrew
Luck and a somewhat stouter defense than last season’s version. Green Bay has
to be taking a small gulp of fear when it looks at its secondary, then looks at
Marshall. After what an average Niners offense did to them, I’d be worried,
too. Plus, the Bears defense gets a break with the absence of Greg Jennings
this week due to injury.
As for the Packers, we’re all supposed to be freaking about
them right now, right? I mean, San Francisco just came into Lambeau and whipped
the Pack up and down their home field. Obviously, their season is over, the
dynasty was ended before it ever began, and Green Bay and its fans should just
go ahead and sell the franchise, right? No? Then let’s stop with the concern
about Green Bay? Yes, it got handled in a regular season home game for the
first time in almost two years. By a
team that matched up perfectly with them. This sometimes happens to good teams,
especially when they play against other good teams. But if you’re ready to call
the Packers season off after one loss, you haven’t been watching the best man
in football over the last two years. Yes, Rodgers is missing Jennings, and yes,
that defense looked cripplingly old last week, but Rodgers is so adept at
spreading the ball around the field that Jennings’ absence simply means picking
up James Jones is a viable option for your fantasy team this week. The Packers
will shake off the early Niners loss and play well enough to escape the next
installment of the NFL’s oldest rivalry with a win.
Green Bay
Packers: 31-27
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