The Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears are facing off against each other on Sunday in Week 17 of the season with the NFC North division title on the line and the playoff matchup will give one of the teams a postseason berth and has Jay Cutler under center for the Bears as well after both players missed time this season and the game will be on FOX and streaming online from Soldier Field at 4:25 pm for the final matchup of the season Chicago Bears TV Schedule: Green Bay Packers Win NFC North Division Title Game Sunday Week 17 For Playoffs.
Rodgers is coming back after the Packers lost last week with Matt Flynn under center and he has missed the last seven games with a collarbone injury and there was plenty of speculation about whether Rodgers would start or not and now he will be under center for the game. The Bears and Packers could end up in different seed spots depending on who wins the Eagles and Cowboys game and that matchup will be without Tony Romo for the game.
Check here for more on the schedule for the game. Head coach Mike McCarthy announced that Rodgers would be returning to the lineup for the game on Sunday and that is big news for the Packers, as they are playing the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field for the game and it is a huge matchup with a playoff spot on the line for the teams in the NFC. Here is more from Retuers.com: Aaron Rodgers will return from injury to start for Green Bay in Sunday's crucial National Football League game against the Chicago Bears, the Packers said on Thursday.
"He's just relieved to play. He just wants to focus on football," Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters on Thursday.
The winner of Sunday's game at Chicago will win the NFC North title and qualify for the playoffs.
"I know they're excited about my return," Rodgers said of his team-mates. "(But) my coming back doesn't alleviate any of the pressure on the guys."
Rodgers has missed the past seven games with a broken left collarbone. He has been chomping at the bit to return to action the past few weeks, and the Packers' medical staff has finally given him the green light.
"Every football player that plays Sunday will have risk," McCarthy said. "We all understand that. We've done our due diligence, gone through all the evaluations and we feel Aaron is ready to play.
"Aaron has accepted the level of risk."
McCarthy said it has been a stressful period for the 2011 Super Bowl most valuable player but now Rodgers was ready to play.
"He's throwing the ball very well going on three weeks, getting ready for this moment, and the moment's here," the coach said.
The Packers (7-7-1) have struggled without Rodgers - going 2-4-1 in his absence - but remain in playoff contention in the weak NFC North, which the Bears lead with an 8-7 record. (Reuters)