Windy City Gridiron
It’s no secret former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler struggled against our biggest rival. In his 13 career starts against them he won just 2, completing just 56.8% of his passes for 2881 yards, 16 touchdowns, 22 interceptions and a passer rating of just 68.9.
Compare that to his numbers against the Lions/Vikings, (16-12 record, 64.3%, 6567 yards, 47 touchdowns, 25 interceptions and a 90.8 passer rating) and you will see just how badly the Packers had Cutler’s number.
But not on a Thanksgiving night in 2015.
The 7-3 Green Bay Packers hosted the 4-6 Bears, and former Packers quarterback, and famed Bear killer Brett Favre was to be honored by the team by retiring his number.
Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears, however, wanted to spoil the party.
The Packers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead thanks to a 25-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Eddie Lacy, but Cutler would respond with a touchdown pass of his own, a 3-yard toss to Bears tight end Zac Miller. A pair of Packer field goals and a Jeremy Langford touchdown rush set the score 14-13, Bears.
It would remain that way unit the 4th quarter where Robbie Gould extended the lead to 4 with a 21 yard field goal. That’s where the defense stepped up.
Tracy Porter forced a rare Aaron Rodgers interception late in the 4th, but the Packers would get the ball back for one more chance. Starting at their own 20, they drove all the way down to the Bears 8. At this point most Bears fans can tell you what usually happens next.
But not this time.
The defense tightens, forcing 4 straight incompletions, turning the ball over on downs and securing the win, spoiling the night for the Packers faithful.
In 12 career games against the Packers as a Chicago Bear, Jay Cutler only had 1 game where he did not throw a pick against them, that game was on November 26th, 2015, on Brett Favre number retirement night.
In a season of dominant games, the week 12 matchup against the 2-9 Atlanta Falcons may have been a high point of domination.
The Atlanta Falcons had a rough early history in the NFL, claiming just 4 winning seasons (and one of those in a strike shortened season) in it’s first 20 years leading up to the the 1985 season, the 1985 season was no different. And staring down the barrel of one of (if not THE) best defenses in NFL history certainly won’t help.
While the game stayed at a 0-0 deadlock after the first quarter, the Bears were merely a sleeping giant. Snapping off 20 points in the 2nd quarter, catalyzed by a Walter Payton 40-yard touchdown run (who had 102 yards on the day), and The Fridge...
