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Bears vs Packers: Five Questions with Lombardi Ave

By Mike "Boomer" Burzawa

Sep 25, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry (53) huddles with teammates prior to their game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry (53) huddles with teammates prior to their game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY Sports /
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To help us prepare for the 193rd meeting of Bears vs Packers, we enlisted the help of Josh McPeak of Lombardi Ave for our weekly Five Questions post.

Oct 16, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers fans wear masks of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field. The Cowboys won 30-16. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers fans wear masks of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field. The Cowboys won 30-16. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s the 193rd meeting of the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, the oldest rivalry in the NFL.  On paper, it looks like this should be an easy win for the 3-2 Packers, but the Bears are winners of two of the last three at Lambeau, so you can throw out the records for Bears vs Packers on Thursday night.

There are rumblings that Aaron Rodgers is on the decline with the Packers ranked 25th in yards per game while the Brian Hoyer-led Bears are ranked 7th with over 375 yards per game.  Is this the game where Rodgers turns it around or does the Bears 11th ranked defense stifle Rodgers and the battered Packers offense, who will rely on recently acquired Knile Davis and receiver-turned-running back Ty Montgomery to hold down their running back position with Eddie Lacy and James Starks set to miss the game?

On the other side of the ball, it looks like the Packers will be without their top three cornerbacks.  Can Brian Hoyer and Alshon Jeffery cash in on some opportunities to exploit a battered Packers secondary?  It’s a bummer that former Packer Josh Sitton will miss the game with a bum ankle.  What really happened between Sitton and the Packers that led him to be cut and scooped up by the Bears?  Who’s an under the radar player who might have an impact on Thursday’s game?

To help us answer these questions and get a Packers insider’s point of view, we enlisted the help of Josh McPeak from our FanSided sister site Lombardi Ave.  Check out his answers to our Five Questions.

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