Writer believes this will be the biggest key to watch for in the Bears-Packers game
When you are facing QB Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, the biggest key is almost always the same. You must be able to neutralize their passing attack.
Well, here is what Bears writer Larry Mayer had to say on this subject:
How will the Bears defense fare against longtime nemesis Aaron Rodgers?
The four-time NFL MVP has dominated the Bears for more than a decade, winning 20 of the last 22 games he's started and finished against them. Rodgers has passed for 40 touchdowns with just two interceptions in his last 15 games versus the Bears, including 16 TDs with no picks in the last six contests, all Green Bay wins.
"You're facing one of the best in history," said Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams. "So when you're facing a guy like that, that's a guy that has a ton of experience. You're not going to trick him, you're not going to fool him, he's super accurate, can throw from different angles. [He's] one of the best 'B' gap escape guys in football. You just have to play a complete football game."
In a 23-7 season-opening road loss to the Vikings, Rodgers was limited to 195 yards and threw a rare interception in his first game without star receiver Davante Adams, who was traded to the Raiders during the offseason. While some reporters think that performance may be cause for concern, Williams warned Bears players this week: 'Don't drink the Kool Aid of what the media is trying to sell that there's gloom and doom in Green Bay. Don't fall into that trap.'"
Williams knows what transpired last season. After Rodgers threw two interceptions in a 38-3 season-opening loss in New Orleans, he led the Packers to seven straight wins, passing for 17 touchdowns with only one interception.
The four-time NFL MVP has dominated the Bears for more than a decade, winning 20 of the last 22 games he's started and finished against them. Rodgers has passed for 40 touchdowns with just two interceptions in his last 15 games versus the Bears, including 16 TDs with no picks in the last six contests, all Green Bay wins.
"You're facing one of the best in history," said Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams. "So when you're facing a guy like that, that's a guy that has a ton of experience. You're not going to trick him, you're not going to fool him, he's super accurate, can throw from different angles. [He's] one of the best 'B' gap escape guys in football. You just have to play a complete football game."
In a 23-7 season-opening road loss to the Vikings, Rodgers was limited to 195 yards and threw a rare interception in his first game without star receiver Davante Adams, who was traded to the Raiders during the offseason. While some reporters think that performance may be cause for concern, Williams warned Bears players this week: 'Don't drink the Kool Aid of what the media is trying to sell that there's gloom and doom in Green Bay. Don't fall into that trap.'"
Williams knows what transpired last season. After Rodgers threw two interceptions in a 38-3 season-opening loss in New Orleans, he led the Packers to seven straight wins, passing for 17 touchdowns with only one interception.
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