Sunday, January 23, 2011

NFC Championship Game: An In-game Reaction

Wow this game seems lopsided so far as the Packers are leading the Bears 14-0 with 2:00 left in the first half!  Aaron Rodgers has looked composed in the pocket thus far, completing 9/12 passes for 147 yards and a quarterback rating of 115.6. His counterpart, Jay Cutler, has overthrown a few passes and is 4/8 for 61 yards and a rating of 67.4.  An easy statistical reference for this game can be found here.  Rodgers has picked apart this Bears defense, finding Greg Jennings to the tune of 4 catches for 78 yards.  The Packers are currently topping the Bears 230-79 in terms of total yards, and seem to be in control of this game.  One concern for the Packers is the departure of Chad Clifton to the locker room with a stinger.  His return is questionable and his abscence is detrimental to the Packers O-Line.  A concern for the Bears is Jay Cutler's throws; he seems content to throw it up into coverage and has attempted some risky screen passes to Matt Forte when throwing it into the ground would be a much safer play.  Check in later for a review of this NFC North rivalry, the oldest in the NFL!


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