Chicago Bears defensive finish Robert Quinn acknowledged the staff’s mentality for his or her “Sunday Night Football” assembly with the Green Bay Packers in 5 phrases: “Last week is last week.”
The Packers might have made pricey errors of their 23-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1. But the Bears are making ready for the same old problem at Lambeau Field towards their NFC North rivals, who’ve gained six straight and 11 of the final 12 conferences.
“I’m sure they’ve got a little chip on their shoulder coming off a loss,” Quinn stated. “We’re not really concerned about them. We’re concerned about ourselves and what we have to do to win the game. They took a loss, and we won last week. But last week is last week. We’ve just got to prepare for this week and see if we can keep something great going in this locker room.”
So a lot about this sport is in Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ aspect. He had a 113.8 passer ranking in eight residence begins final yr, owns a 109.1 ranking in Sunday evening video games and has a 141.5 ranking in his final 4 begins towards the Bears, in line with the NFL.
And after not throwing a landing cross final week as he adjusts to enjoying with out huge receiver Davante Adams, Rodgers may get some offensive assist with the potential returns of offensive linemen David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins and huge receiver Allen Lazard, who all missed the opener.
Meanwhile, the Bears are attempting to construct on their scrappy 19-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, after they scored three second-half touchdowns for the win. But quarterback Justin Fields wish to get off to a greater begin this time.
“We know that that’s not the product that they wanted to put on the field or put on tape,” Bears quarterback Justin Fields stated. “We know this week they’re going to come with something to prove, just because they didn’t have the game they wanted to have last week. We’re prepared for that. They’re probably not going to make as many mistakes as they did last week, so we’re just going to have to come out with a fast start and just put points on the board.”
Injury report
The Bears listed rookie huge 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 could possibly be more healthy than they have been within the opener. Offensive linemen David Bakhtiari (knee), Elgton Jenkins (knee) and Jon Runyan (concussion) and huge receiver Allen Lazard (ankle) all have been listed as questionable to play. Jenkins participated in Friday’s apply in full, whereas the opposite three have been restricted.
Luke Getsy’s confidence
When the Chicago Bears left the sphere at halftime of Sunday’s season opener towards the San Francisco 49ers down 7-0, the offensive coaches and gamers didn’t have numerous optimistic 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 ranking. The Bears had 68 web offensive yards, and no huge receiver or tight finish had a catch.
Yet because the Bears regrouped within the locker room for what would turn out to be a 19-point second half in a comeback win, Fields noticed physique language from offensive coordinator Luke Getsy that “brought everybody (to) their feet.”
Getsy was smiling. Read extra right here.
Will Aaron Rodgers rebound from a nasty 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 provide the newcomer from North Dakota State an opportunity to begin his NFL profession with some sizzle.
“We had talked about it. ‘Do you really want to start off with a bomb shot?’” Rodgers stated. “I said, ‘Yeah. What the hell? Why not? Ya know? This kid can really fly. Let’s give him a chance.’”
By now, everyone knows what occurred when that imaginative and prescient didn’t go as deliberate. Read extra right here.
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Arlington Heights newest
Concerns over site visitors, noise, property taxes, the affect on colleges and the village’s thriving downtown, topped the checklist of considerations expressed by a half dozen Arlington Heights residents Monday evening a couple of proposed Chicago Bears stadium and neighborhood improvement on the Arlington Park Racecourse property.
In a particular assembly of the Arlington Heights Village Board, assembly as a Committee-of-the-Whole Monday evening within the theater at Forest View Educational Center, village workers introduced an outline of the village’s discussions with the Chicago Bears staff officers concerning the staff’s plans for Arlington Park. Staff additionally outlined subsequent steps within the course of. Read extra right here.
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