Chicago Bears defensive finish Robert Quinn said the staff’s mentality for his or her “Sunday Night time Soccer” assembly with the Inexperienced Bay Packers in 5 phrases: “Final week is final week.”
The Packers might have made expensive errors of their 23-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1. However the Bears are getting ready for the same old problem at Lambeau Discipline towards their NFC North rivals, who've received six straight and 11 of the final 12 conferences.
“I’m positive they’ve received a little bit chip on their shoulder coming off a loss,” Quinn mentioned. “We’re probably not involved about them. We’re involved about ourselves and what we now have to do to win the sport. They took a loss, and we received final week. However final week is final week. We’ve simply received to arrange for this week and see if we will hold one thing nice going on this locker room.”
A lot about this sport is in Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ component. He had a 113.8 passer score in eight residence begins final 12 months, owns a 109.1 score in Sunday evening video games and has a 141.5 score in his final 4 begins towards the Bears, in line with the NFL.
And after not throwing a landing go final week as he adjusts to enjoying with out vast receiver Davante Adams, Rodgers might get some offensive assist with the potential returns of offensive linemen David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins and vast receiver Allen Lazard, who all missed the opener.
In the meantime, the Bears are attempting to construct on their scrappy 19-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, once they scored three second-half touchdowns for the win. However quarterback Justin Fields wish to get off to a greater begin this time.
“We all know that that’s not the product that they needed to placed on the sector or placed on tape,” Bears quarterback Justin Fields mentioned. “We all know this week they’re going to come back with one thing to show, simply because they didn’t have the sport they needed to have final week. We’re ready for that. They’re in all probability not going to make as many errors as they did final week, so we’re simply going to have to come back out with a quick begin and simply put factors on the board.”
Harm report
The Bears listed rookie vast receiver/returner Velus Jones Jr. as uncertain to play as he continues to take care of a nagging hamstring damage that stored him out of the opener.
The Packers might be more healthy than they had been within the opener. Offensive linemen David Bakhtiari (knee), Elgton Jenkins (knee) and Jon Runyan (concussion) and vast receiver Allen Lazard (ankle) all had been listed as questionable to play. Jenkins participated in Friday’s observe in full, whereas the opposite three had been restricted.
Luke Getsy’s confidence
When the Bears left the sector at halftime of Sunday’s season opener towards the 49ers down 7-0, the offensive coaches and gamers didn’t have a number of constructive stats to debate on the wet day.
The Bears didn’t attain 49ers territory till there have been 2 minutes, 17 seconds left within the second quarter and even on that drive did not get factors due to an odd towel penalty on a field-goal try. Bears quarterback Justin Fields had accomplished 3 of 9 passes for 19 yards with an interception and a 2.8 passer score. The Bears had 68 internet offensive yards, and no vast receiver or tight finish had a catch.
But because the Bears regrouped within the locker room for what would develop into a 19-point second half in a comeback win, Fields noticed physique language from offensive coordinator Luke Getsy that “introduced everyone (to) their toes.”
Getsy was smiling. Learn extra right here.
Will Aaron Rodgers rebound from a foul Week 1?
It was music to Aaron Rodgers’ ears.
The four-time MVP quarterback has been impressed with Watson’s burst and figured it will be cool to offer the newcomer from North Dakota State an opportunity to begin his NFL profession with some sizzle.
“We had talked about it. ‘Do you actually need to begin off with a bomb shot?’” Rodgers mentioned. “I mentioned, ‘Yeah. What the hell? Why not? Ya know? This child can actually fly. Let’s give him an opportunity.’”
By now, everyone knows what occurred when that imaginative and prescient didn’t go as deliberate. Learn extra right here.
Miss something this week? Catch up earlier than kickoff (7:20 p.m., NBC-5).
- 5 issues to observe in Bears-Packers — plus our Week 2 predictions
- Column: From faculty QB to receiver and now defensive finish, the Bears may need discovered a gem in rookie Dominique Robinson. ‘You possibly can play him wherever.’
- Aaron Rodgers says Luke Getsy’s subsequent cease is ‘in all probability head coach.’ However first Getsy should unlock Justin Fields’ potential and revive the Chicago Bears offense.
- Aaron Rodgers’ Week 1 struggles had been notable. Can the Bears pounce and expose extra of the Packers’ vulnerability?
- 12 eye-catching numbers because the Bears put together to face the Packers in prime time in Week 2
- Column: If it’s attainable to catch Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on the proper time, the Bears are doing so in Week 2
- QB rewind for Week 1: Justin Fields’ 1st TD — and the Bears’ 1st win — present flip an unpleasant day into one thing lovely
- Bears Q&A: Was Cole Kmet’s Week 1 utilization a results of the depressing climate? When will Lucas Patrick be capable to play middle?
- Justin Fields will get the Bears rolling with a particular, off-script play: Brad Biggs’ 10 ideas on the Week 1 win
Newest from Arlington Heights
Considerations over site visitors, noise, property taxes, the affect on colleges and the village’s thriving downtown, topped the record of issues expressed by a half dozen Arlington Heights residents Monday evening a few proposed Chicago Bears stadium and group growth on the Arlington Park Racecourse property.
In a particular assembly of the Arlington Heights Village Board, assembly as a Committee-of-the-Entire Monday evening within the theater at Forest View Academic Middle, village employees introduced an summary of the village’s discussions with the Chicago Bears staff officers relating to the staff’s plans for Arlington Park. Employees additionally outlined subsequent steps within the course of. Learn extra right here.
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