CHICAGO (1-0) At GREEN BAY (0-1)
Thursday, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network
OPENING LINE _ Packers by 6
RECORD VS. SPREAD _ Chicago 1-0; Green Bay 0-1
SERIES RECORD _ Bears lead 92-86-6
AP Pro32 RANKING _ Bears, No. 8; Packers, No. 5
LAST MEETING _ Packers beat Bears 35-21, Dec. 25
LAST WEEK _ Bears beat Colts 41-21; Packers lost to 49ers 30-22
BEARS OFFENSE _ OVERALL (6), RUSH (14), PASS (3)
BEARS DEFENSE _ OVERALL (18), RUSH (8), PASS (26)
PACKERS OFFENSE _ OVERALL (19), RUSH (26), PASS (11)
PACKERS DEFENSE _ OVERALL (21), RUSH (31), PASS (6)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES _ Teams meet for 185th time, including playoffs, most in NFL history. … Bears QB Jay Cutler has won six starts in row, missing time with thumb injury late last season. Has won 9 of past 12 starts vs. division opponents. … In last game vs. Green Bay with Miami in 2010, WR Brandon Marshall had 10 catches for 127 yards. Had nine catches for 119 yards and TD vs. Colts in Bears debut. … Bears CB Tim Jennings had career-high two interceptions vs. Colts. … QB Aaron Rodgers 21 of 29 with five TDs in Christmas Day win over Bears last year, including two to WR Jordy Nelson and two to WR James Jones. Rodgers aims for fifth win in row vs. Bears, including playoffs. … Packers have won six of last eight games in series. … Packers RB Cedric Benson was Bears’ first-round pick in 2005. With Bengals in 2009, Benson rushed for 189 yards and touchdown vs. Bears. Benson rushed nine times for 18 yards in Packers debut Sunday. … WR Greg Jennings had nine catches for 119 yards in last game vs. Bears but missed time in practice this week with groin injury. … WR/RS Randall Cobb had 75-yard punt return for TD last week. … Since 2010, including playoffs, CB Tramon Williams tied for NFL lead with 13 INTs. … OLB Clay Matthews had interception and forced fumble in last meeting with Bears.
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