Packers at Bears could be the coldest game in Chicago history

But it would be hard to find one as Bear-ish as the way they lost Sunday.

Luke’s DFS Take: Despite what the initial reaction would suggest, a divisional showdown between the Packers and Bears may provide an interesting game. Converted receiver Ty Montgomery ran for 162 yards and two TDs on 16 attempts, while Christine Michael added 45 yards and one TD on four carries. Touchdowns on Matt Barkley’s 8-yard pass to Alshon Jeffery early in the fourth quarter and Jordan Howard’s 9-yard run with 7:34 to go closed the gap to 27-24. The Packers are a team that few, if anyone, would want to face in January – as long as they get there – and the fading Minnesota Vikings (7-7) don’t look like an outfit that can derail them when they limp into Lambeau Field on Saturday.

“I think we, when we sit down and watch the tape with him, there’s things that he’ll learn from”, McCarthy said Monday. “We stick together in adverse situations”. Chicago turned the ball over THREE straight times to start the half, which the Packers’ turned into 17 points.

“. We had a goal for him as far as carrying the ball and I knew he was going to get plays in the passing game, especially with the way that we thought they would play”, Mike McCarthy said.

“We all know what 4-6 felt like; that was tough”.

With no timeouts, the Packers downed the ball before Crosby booted his victor. Players like linebackers John Timu and Nick Kwiatkoski, who are playing in place of Jerrell Freeman (suspended) and Danny Trevathan (injured reserve), are earning valuable reps in close games against quality opponents that will help them in the future.

Along with improving the position of the Bears in the draft, these games serve as learning experiences for the younger players on the roster. This is our life.

Temperatures dipped near zero by game’s end in what was the fourth-coldest Bears game at Soldier Field at kickoff. Sub-zero windchills made for a insane game where check down passes were driven to the ground by the gusty winds and even snaps to the punter were blown three yards off target. Green Bay prevailed 26-10 in a Thursday night game at Lambeau Field on October 20.

Rodgers threw for 252 yards despite problems his left hamstring and right calf that kept him out of practice during the week.

Ty Mongtomery could get a much larger majority of snaps at running back because of the James Starks vehicle accident concussion and Christine Michael’s illness that kept him home late in the week.

Couple that with frigid weather that was expected in Chicago, the Packers finally needed their running game to step up and help their ailing quarterback.

Randall has been on the injury report every week as a limited participant since returning from a five-game absence due to groin surgery. Julius Peppers had a strip-sack that led to a field goal.

QB Matt Barkley makes his fourth start and production has been steady, surely a notch above average, even though injuries and Jeffery’s suspension left the Bears with a band of backups at wide receiver. But a holding penalty on tight end Logan Paulsen stalled the drive and the Bears settled for Connor Barth’s game-tying 32-yard field goal with 1:19 remaining.

“To have it even out all those years is pretty insane”.

The Packers and Bears combined for 900 yards in their 152nd regular-season meeting since 1940.