GREEN BAY—To a man, the members of the Packers defense knew their effort would matter more with the offense missing quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

That’s what makes Monday night’s showing all the more disappointing in the 27-20 defeat to the Bears at Lambeau Field.

“It’s up to us as a defense to step up,” veteran defensive lineman Ryan Pickett said. “We lost our best man. That was a great opportunity for us to shine, come out and show the world the kind of ball we can play, and we didn’t. Bottom line, we didn’t handle our business.”

The Bears handled theirs to the tune of 442 total yards in a well-balanced performance. Backup quarterback Josh McCown threw for 272 yards and two TDs without an interception, utilizing all his weapons.


Four players had at least four receptions each for the Bears, led by Brandon Marshall’s seven catches for 107 yards and a difficult 23-yard TD catch in the first quarter. Receiving mate Alshon Jeffery added five catches for 60 yards and a TD.

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Originally Posted by: packerfanoutwest 

They shat themselves.

Bears were coming off a bye. sh!t happens.

Regroup, we're gonna need you. When's Clay coming back? Perry?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

We can talk about Arod out and Wallace all day but the D has to step it up until Rodgers is back on the field or they don't stand a chance.

This is not the time to give players an extra week to be on the safe side. If Mathews and Perry can go they need to get their asses on the field.

The defense will have to get to the QB, start forcing some damn turnovers, and keep teams off the scoreboard or this will quickly turn into a long and disappointing season.

On side kicks and blocked punts are great but the reality of it is we probably won't see another one of either the rest of the year.

I wouldn't doubt to see the offense average more than 20-24 points till Rodgers is back. Time for the D to make a statement. If that means players going out there with some owies then so be it.

Originally Posted by: warhawk