Green Bay Hopes With Favre
The Chicago Bears defense is pretty good, one of the best in the NFL. But there is only so much the Packers can get from watching film. They need to experience it first hand on Sunday in Chicago.
What is pretty clear is that running the football may not going to be effective for them against the Bears' absorbant defence. Chicago soak it up.
"I'm going out on a limb and say if we can't run the football, said Tauscher for Green Bay, "it's going to be tough. We're going to need to be able to do that in order to move the ball."
The Packers haven't done much of late. They have a grand total of 31 points in losing back-to-back games to the Vikings and the Eagles - with just three of those points coming in the second half.
Now they get to take on the Bears' top-rated defense, which has permitted only one touchdown in its last three games and only four during their seven-game winning streak.
Brett Favre, who's had Chicago's number with a 21-5 record and amassed over 6000 passing yards including 51 touchdowns, painted a bleak picture.
"I'd like to think we can go in and be able to score two or three touchdowns, if that happens, great. But, realistically, it may be ten points that we score."
It may all hinge on Brette Favre, as so often it does. He has been his own worst enemy, sometimes making insane passes into double and triple coverage, as he did last Sunday in a 19-14 loss at Philadelphia.
Favre counted two interceptions, hiking his league-leading total to nineteen. That matches his touchdown count.
On the betting front - Green Bay are getting 7 points.
