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Way back in September, during the first sixty minutes of the 2019 NFL Season, Matt Nagy was out-coached by Green Bay Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine on just about every conceivable level. Pettine dialed up unique looks and schemes to throw Nagy, and his QB, off their game. The Bears offense only scored 3 points, their lowest final total in the Nagy era. The game also ignited a lot of conversation about Nagy’s ability to effectively call plays, a story that would linger for most of the season. Fast forward to December and Nagy is coming off his best game plan against the Cowboys...with he and Trubisky finally looking in sync. The Bears are averaging 378 total yards over their last three games thanks to improved quarterback play and a more-balanced attack. Meanwhile, the Packers defense has settled in as a middle-of-the-road unit, allowing 368 yards per game and allowing nearly 21 points. Can Pettine completely stifle another Nagy game plan or will the reigning Coach of the Year get the last laugh of 2019?
NICK KWIATKOSKI vs AARON JONES
LEONARD FLOYD vs BRYAN BULAGA
This game marks the 200th time the oldest rivalry in professional sports will meet each other, but not many know how these two teams became such fierce rivals in the first place.
On December 4, 1921, the Packers were scheduled to play a home game against another Wisconsin club called the Racine Legion. After a 3-3 final score, the next day it was reported that Green Bay had used three undergraduate college players from Notre Dame. The newly crowned commissioner handed the Packers a fine and expelled them from the league. Curly Lambeau, then player/head coach, had the money for the fine and wanted his team to be reinstated to play in the 1922 season because Lambeau had been a teammate of one of college football’s best players and the Packers were a lock to sign him. Meantime, George Halas had just moved the Staleys to Chicago, giving a major city two football teams. So Halas approached the commisioner to delay Green Bay’s reinstatement so that he could negotiate to bring the hottest college player to the largest football city. The Packers new application for admission into the league was “pending further consideration” just long enough for Halas to sign the player and the Packers-Bears rivalry began.
Bears | Opponents | |
Total First Downs | 235 | 255 |
1st Downs (Rush-Pass-By Penalty) | 64 - 142 - 29 | 68 - 162 - 25 |
3rd Down Conversions | 56/168 | 61/174 |
4th Down Conversions | 6/13 | 12/20 |
Total Offensive Yds | 3763 | 4244 |
Offense (Plays-Avg Yds) | 803 - 4.7 | 849 - 5.0 |
Total Rushing Yds | 1103 | 1252 |
Rushing (Plays-Avg Yards) | 312 - 3.5 | 335 - 3.7 |
Total Passing Yds | 2660 | 2992 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg) | 298 - 456 - 10 - 6.3 | 311 - 484 - 8 - 6.6 |
Sacks | 30 | 35 |
Field Goals | 16/21 | 17/24 |
Touchdowns | 28 | 26 |
(Rush-Pass-Ret-Def) | 7 - 19 - 1 - 1 | 12 - 14 - 0 - 0 |
Time of Possession | 29:40 | 30:19 |
Turnover Ratio | +1 |
PASSING
Dear Sweet Mitchell
ATT | COMP | YDS | CP % | YDS/ATT | TD | INT | LONG | SACK | RATE |
392 | 253 | 2440 | 64.5 | 6.2 | 16 | 8 | 53 | 28 | 86.9 |
RECEIVING
Allen Robinson
RECEPTIONS | YARDS | YDS PER REC | LONG | TD |
76 | 898 | 11.8 | 49 | 7 |
RUSHING
David Montgomery
ATTEMPTS | YARDS | YDS PER ATT | LONG | TD |
192 | 680 | 3.5 | 55 | 5 |
TACKLES
(In Memoriam)
COMBINED | SOLO | ASST | TFL | QB HITS |
100 | 65 | 35 | 5 | 2 |
INTERCEPTIONS
Kyle Fuller
INTS | YARDS | TDS | LONG | PASS DEFLECT |
3 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
SACKS
Khalil Mack
PLAYER | SACKS |
Khalil Mack | 7.5 |
Nick Williams | 6.0 |
Leonard Floyd | 3.0 |
Roy Robertson-Harris | 2.5 |
Nick Kwiatkoski | 2.0 |
Aaron Lynch | 2.0 |
Roquan Smith | 2.0 |
Abdullah Anderson | 1.0 |
Eddie Goldman | 1.0 |
Akiem Hicks | 1.0 |
Eddie Jackson | 1.0 |
Danny Trevathan | 1.0 |
TOTAL TEAM SACKS | 30 |
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NBC | 14 |
Week 15 NFL Power Rankings: Patriots continue to slide in AFCThrough 13 weeks, it’s become clear that there are six good teams in the AFC - are the Patriots one of them? - and one very good, maybe great team. Tom E. Curran counts 'em down.
www.nbcsports.com
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NFL | 14 |
NFL Power Rankings, Week 15: 49ers jump Seahawks; Pats dropDan Hanzus updates his Power Rankings in the wake of a rocky Week 14, with the defending champion Patriots falling out of the top five for the first time this season.
www.nfl.com
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USA Today | 14 | https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/rankings/ |
ESPN | 14 |
Week 15 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus offense, defense and special teams ratingsWant to know why your team is slated where it is in the NFL Power Rankings? We're using FPI rankings to tell that tale this week.
www.espn.com
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CBS | 15 | https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/powerrankings/ |
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