Week 11 - Packers vs. Da Bears - 11/16 - 12 PM CST

[aaprigs311]

CHICAGO (5-4) at GREEN BAY (4-5)
Sunday, Nov. 16 - Lambeau Field - 12 p.m. CST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQxEvv4_8Mk



WITH THE CALL

- FOX Sports enters its 15th season as an NFL network television partner and will air the contest to a regional audience.

- Play-by-play man Joe Buck joins color analyst Troy Aikman in the booth with Pam Oliver serving as the sideline reporter.

BEARS COME TO LAMBEAU FOR ANNUAL RIVALRY

- Packers - Bears. No truer rivalry exists in the National Football League, and no two teams have met on the gridiron more than Green Bay and Chicago. Sunday marks the 176th installment in the venerable series.

- The game takes on an added importance as the Packers and Bears find themselves once again in a fight for supremacy in the NFC North Division. Green Bay stands a game behind Chicago and Minnesota.

- The Packers lost a hard-fought game last weekend to the Vikings, 28-27, when a field goal attempt in the closing seconds sailed wide right.

- After losing the first two games of the month on the road, the Packers look to get back on track at Lambeau Field, where they have won 11 of their last 14 regular-season games.

- Standing in the way is their oldest rival, the Chicago Bears. The clubs first met in 1921, when the Chicago Staleys beat the Packers 20-0.

- Names like Halas, Lombardi, Nitschke and Butkus only begin to define the history of the all-time series. Currently, the Bears own a 89-79-6 advantage.

- From 1994-2003, Green Bay won 18 of 20 games against Chicago. Since Lovie Smith's arrival to Chicago in 2004, the Bears have won six of eight including the last four contests at Lambeau Field.

- Head Coach Mike McCarthy is 1-3 against the Bears and is still searching for his first home win over the Bears.

- Chicago lost at home to the undefeated Tennessee Titans, 21-14, last weekend. Despite surrendering just 20 rushing yards to one of the league's most potent running games, the Bears could not overcome a 21-7 fourth-quarter deficit behind backup QB Rex Grossman.

ORTON OR GROSSMAN?

- The inevitable storyline all week will be the question of just who will start under center for Chicago. Backup QB Rex Grossman started last Sunday against the Titans after starter Kyle Orton was injured against Detroit.

- The Packers defense is plenty familiar with each quarterback. Orton started against the Packers last December, a 35-7 Bears win in arctic-like conditions. Orton also started against the Packers in 2005, a 19-7 Bears win. Both wins came in Chicago.

- Grossman is 3-1 in four career starts against the Packers, his last coming in the 2006 regular-season finale at Chicago. He only played the first half in that contest, completing 2-of-12 passes while turning the ball over four times - three interceptions and a fumbled snap. Two of the interceptions were returned for scores in a 26-7 Packers victory.

- Grossman's three wins against the Packers came in consecutive seasons at Lambeau Field (2004-06).

[aaprigs311]

We lose and our season is pretty much over. Pretty simple really. Gotta defend the home turf and do the damn thing.

[MickeyDavis]

Huge game.

Big surprise that Harrell is injured and is questionable.

[eagle13]

Huge game.

Big surprise that Harrell is injured and is questionable.

Cue DB & XT - "get off Harrell's case - he's great - he was the smart pick - who else would you have taken - look I compiled this long list of names..."

[eagle13]

Have a bad feeling. Forte is looking good and our run D does not.

With their poor pass D - Rodgers Jennings hook up has to be on for us to win.

[ReasonablySober]

Huge game.

Big surprise that Harrell is injured and is questionable.

Cue DB & XT - "get off Harrell's case - he's great - he was the smart pick - who else would you have taken - look I compiled this long list of names..."

Speaking of a big long list of names, I'm waiting for your first response in that thread after I listed all those DEs and DTs taken in the first three rounds since Thompson took over. Or the offensive linemen and how only five of the 31 available players have started a game in the last two drafts.

[xTitan]

Huge game.

Big surprise that Harrell is injured and is questionable.

Cue DB & XT - "get off Harrell's case - he's great - he was the smart pick - who else would you have taken - look I compiled this long list of names..."

Drafting Lineman usually is a smart way to build a team and this team definitely needs D-lineman, he very well could be a bust but I am guessing at least 1/2 of all first round picks are busts. When Harrell was healthy he was an awfully talented player, he was a risk. I do understand that TT has nowhere near the scope of talent evalution that you possess. what is the link to your website where you evaluate talent before the draft? I for one would feel blessed if you shared your immense talent with the rest of the class.

[humanrefutation]

Huge game.

Big surprise that Harrell is injured and is questionable.

Cue DB & XT - "get off Harrell's case - he's great - he was the smart pick - who else would you have taken - look I compiled this long list of names..."

Speaking of a big long list of names, I'm waiting for your first response in that thread after I listed all those DEs and DTs taken in the first three rounds since Thompson took over. Or the offensive linemen and how only five of the 31 available players have started a game in the last two drafts.

Huge game.

Big surprise that Harrell is injured and is questionable.

Cue DB & XT - "get off Harrell's case - he's great - he was the smart pick - who else would you have taken - look I compiled this long list of names..."

Drafting Lineman usually is a smart way to build a team and this team definitely needs D-lineman, he very well could be a bust but I am guessing at least 1/2 of all first round picks are busts. When Harrell was healthy he was an awfully talented player, he was a risk. I do understand that TT has nowhere near the scope of talent evalution that you possess. what is the link to your website where you evaluate talent before the draft? I for one would feel blessed if you shared your immense talent with the rest of the class.

Wow. eagle13 was right on with the cue.

[ReasonablySober]

And I'm still waiting.

[WEFFPIM]

Hello, friends. Whatever happens on Sunday, may we all continue to bask in the glory of The Prince in peace and prosperity.

[ReasonablySober]

Hello, friends. Whatever happens on Sunday, may we all continue to bask in the glory of The Prince in peace and prosperity.

Thompson's already signed him to take Barnett's place on the roster. Word is they don't plan on putting anyone else out there. They'd just get in Luc's way.

Final score on Sunday: 74-0, Packers.

[MadCityBucky]

Go Pack Go!

I better not see another sh*** day of pass protection.

Hate to say this is a must win but this is as close as to a must win in Novemvber

[Simulack]

Definite must-win for playoffs/division. More than that, I need some enjoyment after two utterly soul-crushing last against the Titans and Vikings. Took those two losses as hard as any regular season losses in recent memory.

Go Pack!

[Simulack]

Most penalized team in the NFL off to a great start. This one looks like a drive killer when we had a 2nd and 4.

Or not.

[MadCityBucky]

Wow, a 20+ run. Nice

[ReasonablySober]

Holy ish, signs of life for the running game.

[Simulack]

**** penalties, my god

[MadCityBucky]

Idiot penalty no.1 on the offensive line

[Simulack]

That drive so representative of Packers season. Huge run play that ends up leading to no points because of a penalty which kills a very convertible 3rd and 3.

We've stalled on so many drives at the opponents 40ish.

[MadCityBucky]

Idiot penalty no.2 on the offensive line