The Associated Press
CHICAGO (3-5) at GREEN BAY (5-3)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE — Green Bay by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Chicago 3-5, Green Bay 3-4-1
SERIES RECORD — Bears lead 93-90-6
LAST MEETING — Packers beat Bears 38-17, Sept. 28, 2014
LAST WEEK — Bears had bye, lost to Patriots 51-23 on Oct. 26; Packers had bye, lost to Saints 44-23 on Oct. 26
AP PRO32 RANKING — Bears No. 23, Packers No. 8
BEARS OFFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (18), PASS (11)
BEARS DEFENSE — OVERALL (21), RUSH (13), PASS (23)
PACKERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (17), RUSH (24), PASS (13)
PACKERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (25), RUSH (32), PASS (9)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Game No. 190 in NFL’s oldest rivalry. … Bears have lost 10 of last 12 against Packers, including playoffs. … Chicago won last meeting at Lambeau Field 27-20 on Nov. 4, 2013, game in which Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was knocked out with left collarbone injury following sack by DE Shea McClellin. … QB Jay Cutler is franchise leader in career passer rating (84.7), yards passing per game (226.7) and 300-yard passing games (11). … With 38 career TDs rushing, RB Matt Forte is one score shy of tying Gale Sayers for fourth place in franchise history. … WR Brandon Marshall has 252 receptions since joining Bears in 2012, second most in NFL in that span behind 269 for Houston’s Andre Johnson. … Martellus Bennett’s 47 catches second among NFL tight ends to the 49 for New England’s Rob Gronkowski. … DE Jared Allen leads NFL with 130 sacks since 2004. … Packers are 7-1 in games after bye weeks under coach Mike McCarthy. … Packers have scored at least 30 points in first three home games for first time dating back to 1921; 37 points per game at home lead NFL. … Rodgers 11-3 against Bears as starting quarterback. … WR Jordy Nelson two TD catches short (42) of passing Billy Howton for eighth place in franchise history. … WR Randall Cobb has at least one reception in 32 straight regular-season games. … LB Clay Matthews has 7 1-2 sacks and two interceptions in career against Bears, most he has against any single team.
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