The Green Bay Packers ended up on the right side of a defensive struggle Sunday afternoon when they edged out the Chicago Bears 10-3. The game was a must-win as it propelled the team to the NFC’s second and final wild-card berth.
The Packers will meet the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 9th at 4:30 PM CT.
By: Nick Grays
The Packers battle with the Chicago Bears was slightly nerve-racking to say the least.
It wasn’t until the last ten seconds of the game when Pro Bowl Safety Nick Collins clinched the game for the Packers with a red-zone interception of Jay Cutler.
Packers fans were sitting on the edge of their seats the entire game in part because Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith decided to play his starters the entire game. The decision is most likely controversial and will probably be talked about in the next couple of weeks, but in the end, it worked out for the Bears.
Only two Bears left the game with injuries; LB Nick Roach and S Major Wright. They don’t exactly fit under the list of starters which would have been pulled anyways.
Slightly more concerning for the Bears was the pressure the Packers put on Cutler and the Bears offensive line. The Packers combined for six sacks including two from breakout performer Erik Walden (pictured sacking [More …]
Source: http://www.thesportsbank.net/nfl/green-bay-packers-narrowly-defeat-bears-to-make-the-playoffs/
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