The Chicago Bears will travel to Lambeau Field on Thursday to face the Green Bay Packers at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The Bears are coming off a victory against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1, and it was a complete mismatch. The Chicago defense forced Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck into three interceptions and apart from an early Colts defensive touchdown, the Bears were never really challenged.
Green Bay played in a playoff preview last week and ended up losing to the San Francisco 49ers. A season-opening loss against a top-five team isn't ideal for a team that has Super Bowl aspirations of its own.
While the Packers' defense got pushed around by the 49ers, it did manage to sack Alex Smith four times. That's an indication that they might have fixed one of last year's biggest defensive deficiencies.
After some trash talking over the past week, the Bears vs. Packers should be an exciting and heated game.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler believes the Bears are better prepared to handle any sort of clutching, grabbing or jamming by the Packers.
"Our speed guys are going to get around them and our big guys are going to throw and go," Cutler said. "We invite press coverage. We invite man. And if we get in that type of game, our guys outside have to make some plays for us."
Rodgers tore the Bears apart in last time the teams met, completing 21 of 29 passes for 283 yards and five touchdowns in a Christmas Day win at Lambeau.
The Packers will be hoping for more production from Cedric Benson, who had nine carries for only 18 yards last week. Benson, a first-round pick by Chicago in 2005, had 189 yards rushing when he faced the Bears with Cincinnati in 2009.
