CHICAGO (11-4) At GREEN BAY (9-6)
Sunday, 4:15 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Green Bay by 10
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Chicago 8-6-1; Green Bay 9-6
SERIES RECORD – Bears lead 92-82-6
LAST MEETING – Bears beat Packers 20-17, Sept. 27, 2010
LAST WEEK – Bears beat Jets 38-34; Packers beat Giants 45-17
BEARS OFFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (24T), PASS (27)
BEARS DEFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (3), PASS (18)
PACKERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (22), PASS (5)
PACKERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (19), PASS (5)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Packers clinch playoff berth with win and still can get in with loss. If Bears win Sunday, they would still get into playoffs with losses by Buccaneers and Giants. … Bears assured of first-round bye, but could have shot at home-field advantage throughout playoffs with win and losses by Falcons and Saints. … Bears coach Lovie Smith says he will play starters regardless of playoff ramifications. … Bears’ Jay Cutler is first QB in franchise history with consecutive 3,000-yard seasons. … RB Matt Forte has 1,465 yards from scrimmage (978 rushing, 487 receiving); rushed for 113 yards with a touchdown and caught four passes for 56 yards in win over Jets last week. … Devin Hester had 62-yard punt return for TD in Bears’ 20-17 victory over Packers Sept. 27. As receiver, he has caught TD passes in Bears’ last two games. … WR Johnny Knox needs 40 yards for first career 1,000-yard season. … DE Julius Peppers has six sacks in past six games. … Packers 10-1 in last 11 home games. … After sitting out week because of second concussion of season, QB Aaron Rodgers threw for 404 yards with four TDs and no interceptions in Packers’ rout of Giants. … RB John Kuhn had career-high three TDs last week. … WR Greg Jennings has 617 yards receiving and six touchdowns in past six games and has caught TD in four of past five games vs. Bears. … WR Donald Driver had nine catches in last meeting vs. Bears. … WR Jordy Nelson had career-high 124 yards receiving and career-long 80-yard TD last week. … CB Charles Woodson has two interceptions and a forced fumble in past four games against Bears. … S Nick Collins has an interception in three of his past four games against Chicago.
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