commentary...

in week nine,the Chicago Bears were 7-1(their bye week),had a two game lead on the Green Bay Packers,and were breezing toward the playoffs,but now have lost four of the last five games... since week six,the Packers have won seven of the last eight games,have been banged up(injured throughout),but except for a 38-10 dismantling,by the New York Giants,but i contend that if the Packers were healthier,the game would be more interesting,but i do admit that no matter what the Packers did that horrible Sunday night,that the Giants were the better team,and i hate to admit that no end... now in week fourteen,the Packers have an one game lead,on Chicago,and if they beat Chicago next weekend,the Packers will win the NFC North(not a certainty only weeks ago),and yet both teams need a win,and both teams are banged up,with Bears' linebacker Brian Urlacher,out until the playoffs,if they make it,and Tim Jennings,who leads the NFL,in interceptions,questionable with an injury,for next week... the Packers have been banged up most of this season,but it does look like Packers' linebacker Clay Matthews,and Packers' cornerback/safety Charles Woodson will play,next week... both teams have to keep their quarterbacks upright,but both offensive lines have been horrid,most of the year,but the Bears' offensive line have been a sieve the last six weeks,and even though Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers have been sacked a lot,most of the sacks have been coverage sacks,and except for the Giants' game,they have held up most of the last eight games,and the Bears' offensive line have allowed Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler,to miss a game,with a concussion,and yesterday,he went out of the game late,with a neck injury... i am not saying that both offensive lines are,"the seven pillars of granite"(a reference to the Fordham Rams),in which Packers' legendary head coach Vince Lombardi were a member of,while he was in college,but,at least,Rodgers have not missed a game,but the "Monsters of the Midway",the Bears' defense have not been the last five games,especially allowing the Seattle Seahawks' offense a 97 yard drive,to go ahead late in the fourth quarter,and a 80 yard drive,in overtime,to win game,in Chicago,and even though the Packers' defense allowed 78 yards rushing,in the first quarter,against the Lions,last night,they only allowed the Lions 57 yards rushing,in the last three quarters,and only 18 yards rushing,in the second half... last week,even though the Packers' defense allowed 210 yards,on 21 carries,to the Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson,Peterson did not have a carry in the fourth quarter,and the Packers had an eleven minute scoring(a field goal,to ice game)drive,in the fourth quarter,against the Vikings... both teams need a win,and it is a divisional game,so it will be a dogfight,like always,no matter what the records are,period... THIS IS BEARS-PACKERS WEEK... they do not like each other... NEVER HAVE... NEVER WILL...