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 Rodgers completed 22-of-28 passes and hit Randall Cobb and Jordy
Nelson with two TDs apiece for the Packers (2-2), who picked up
their first road win. Eddie Lacy ran for a TD and Sam Shields
returned an interception 62 yards to set up a score for Green Bay,
which joined Chicago as the only franchises with 700 regular-season
victories.
Jay Cutler went 22-of-34 for 256 yards, two touchdowns and two
interceptions for the Bears (2-2), who were held scoreless in the
second half. Matt Forte ran for 122 yards and Martellus Bennett
caught nine passes for 134 yards to lead the Chicago receiving
corps.
The Bears ate up more than half the first quarter with their opening
drive, ending in Cutler's 6-yard TD pass to Brandon Marshall, and
took a 17-14 lead with 3:57 remaining in the half when Cutler capped
a drive lasting more than six minutes with an 8-yard scoring pass to
Alshon Jeffery. Rodgers did not need nearly as much time to put the
Packers back on top and found Cobb for a 22-yard TD with 1:03 left
to send Green Bay into the half up 21-17.
Mason Crosby nailed a 53-yard field goal on the opening drive of the
third to extend the advantage to seven points and the Packers made
Cutler pay for an interception when Rodgers hit Nelson with an
11-yard TD pass. Shields’ pick on the ensuing drive set up Cobb’s
second TD as Green Bay closed it out.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Neither team punted in the contest, marking only the
second time in NFL history (Buffalo-San Francisco, September 1992)
that has occurred. ... Crosby had a streak of 19 straight made field
goals come to an end when his 38-yard try in the fourth quarter was
blocked. … Cutler has lost seven starts in a row against the Packers
and now has 19 INTs in 10 games against Green Bay. … Rodgers has won
eight straight over the Bears.
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