The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have faced off against each other 181 times, but Sunday’s NFC Championship matchup may be the biggest meeting to date. This will be only the second time ever that the two have played each other in the playoffs, and the first time they’ve met in the NFC Championship.
This year, the Packers and Bears have split their head-to-head match-ups, setting up for a rubber match on Sunday. There has only been a combined 60 totals points against each other this year. Both games came down to the wire. In Week 3, Jay Cutler led his team to a game-winning field goal. In Week 17, it was Jay Cutler again who was responsible for the outcome, only this time it was a game-ending interception in the end zone. The question for this Sunday is, which Jay Cutler will show up?
By: Justin Mertes-Mistretta
If last weekend was any indication, Bears fans can sleep a little easier. It was Cutler’s first playoff game, but that didn’t seem to phase him. He accounted for four total touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) and threw for 274 yards. Most importantly he threw for zero interceptions. The one catch is that he did it against the less talented, albeit over-acheiving, Seattle Seahawks. The Packers defense is just a tad�bit better than the ‘hawks’.
Also quite noteworthy is the fact that Seattle was also able [More …]
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