As a special Christmas miracle, we have the Chicago Bears matched up tonight against the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers are the odds on favorite to win the Super Bowl, the loss of Greg Jennings having barely slowed them down. Aaron Rodgers is having a historic season and the Green Bay offense is hard to stop. The defense, however is vulnerable, giving up a lot of yards both through the air and on the ground. Despite the Packers' weaknesses, the Bears will be unable to win this one. Anytime Josh McCown is your starting quarterback it will be tough to pull out the victory. Add the fact that star running back Matt Forte and leading wideout Johnny Knox are also injured, and you have an anemic Bears offense, ill-suited to score more than 20 points. The Packers have scored fewer than 24 points this year only once, and the offense should carry them to the W.
Before the Bears' injuries to Cutler, Forte, and Knox, this game could have been very exciting. The Packers were going for the perfect season and the Bears for a playoff spot. What we have instead is the imperfect Packers, with little reason left to play during the regular season, and the shorthanded Bears, not likely to make the postseason and without their three best offensive players.
The only chance the Bears have of winning this game is if Aaron Rodgers and other Green Bay starters don't play the whole game. I have a feeling though that coach Mike McCarthy will go for the win in front of the home town fans against the rival Bears. If the Packers go all out, the Bears don't stand a chance.
Packers: 31
Bears: 10
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