Key to Bears game this Sunday

[Smidgeon]

Remember this?



That didn't turn out so well...

Getting the #2 seed and first round bye? Check
Playing Seattle in the Divisional Round and rolling? Check
Snowy SI cover? Check
Playing the #6 seed at home for the Halas Trophy? ...

Well, techinically the Giants were the #5 seed...

[denverYooper]

Well, techinically the Giants were the #5 seed...

Oops. I should have said "Playing a 10-6 wildcard team at home for the Halas Trophy". I'd go back and fix it but don't have the option to edit that post now.

[swede]

NSW NSW NSW

I'll TELL YOU THE KEY TO THE GAME!

GREG JENNINGS HAS GOTS TO SCORE EVEN IF HE HAS TO HOLD HIS SH*T BECAUSE HE HAS A BROKEN LEG!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P0yfq2wDvU

[mmmdk]

Key to winning?

The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players. -Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach

[RashanGary]

Offensively the key is securing the ball. Bears are the 2nd best team in the NFL at forcing fumbles. Packers WR's had a lost fumble in each game with the Bears this year. In addition, Jennings lost one last week.

Defensively the key is stopping Forte on 1st down. The more the Packers can line up in in their nickel and dime packages, the more dangerous Woodson is.

I like this.

[Joemailman]

Interesting story and stats about how much more effective Arod is in games when Jones and Nelson are involved in the offense, and especially when one of them scores a TD.
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed...-a-scary-thing

[Bretsky]

Don't lose the game on special teams
Don't turn the ball over

[OS PA]

The key to the Bears game this Sunday is winning the Bears game this Sunday.

[BobDobbs]

Fun fact, the last 4 teams to get a KOR TD in the playoffs have gone on to lose. Not since 2001 has a team with a KOR TD won, and their opponent in that game scored on a KO also...

1    ATL 2010 2011-01-15   GNB 19 17 Sat L 21-48          1       0       0       0
2    CHI 2006 2007-02-04 N IND  0 19 Sun L 17-29          1       0       0       0
3    DAL 2006 2007-01-06   SEA  0 17 Sat L 20-21          1       0       0       0
4    KAN 2003 2004-01-11   IND  0 17 Sun L 31-38          1       0       0       0
5    NYG 2000 2001-01-28 N BAL  0 19 Sun  L 7-34          1       0       0       0
6    BAL 2000 2001-01-28 N NYG  0 20 Sun  W 34-7          1       0       1       0
7    NYG 2000 2001-01-07   PHI  0 17 Sun W 20-10          1       0       1       0

So we should probably defer if we win the toss and then let them score off the opening kickoff and the game is basically over.

That's a weird stat. But honestly its hard for me to think this is going to be a high scoring game with how good the defenses are. They've got a better running game and running defense. We have a better passing game and passing defense. It's not like its going to -40 wind chill with 40 mph winds, its going to be in the human range. Our quarterback is better than theirs. There's the advantage.

The difference in the game is turnovers. Each team excels at taking it away and each offense has had streaks of giving the ball away too often. And I think every fumble that James Jones has lost in his career has been against the Bears, that's scary.

I know its almost not worth typing because its the biggest cliche in football, but whoever wins the turnover battle wins the game.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Don't lose the game on special teams
Don't turn the ball over

I think somebody already posted this.

[Gunakor]

we should probably defer if we win the toss.

Absolutely agree with this. Even without that rather odd stat, given the way our season has played out I want my defense on the field first to set the tone.

[Tarlam!]

The key to the Bears game this Sunday is winning the Bears game this Sunday.

Yah but, the strategy has to be to score more points than they do. Otherwise, it's a loss no matter how you look at it.

[RashanGary]

I think somebody already posted this.

I kinda beat ya both to it. I said TO's, ST's and penalties.

[OS PA]

... I guess the key to this game is not letting Terry McAuley assfuck us.

[Fritz]

Trenches. It always comes down to the trenches. You win that battle on Defense and Forte won't gash you and Cutler will throw picks. You win on offense and Rodgers will slice their secondary to ribbons. Packers will struggle against the Chicago D line. they have to win enough to score a few TDs. on the other side, the Packer should be able to control the line, but Chicago will challenge them to stand up to a heavy dose of runs at Walden. If the Packers don't shut that down reasonably well, Cutler will hurt them with play action because they have some speed at skill positions - Knox and Hester can get open across the middle, and Olsen will get open versus Collins or Peprah if Cutler has too much time, because they will have to cover the entire field due to the strength of Cutler's arm.

What he said.