Bears visit Green Bay: Lambeau Field hosts first Thanksgiving game since 1923

It’s the completion of a season-long reconciliation between Favre and the franchise that he helped revive when he arrived in 1992. Green Bay hasn’t hosted a game on Thanksgiving since 1923.

“I think it’s been a good proper healing process for everybody”, Rodgers said.

On Thanksgiving night, Favre will join Starr, Tony Canadeo, Don Hutson, Ray Nitschke and Reggie White in having his No. 4 uniform number retired. That happened in July in a ceremony held in conjunction with his induction into the team’s Hall of Fame. Brett Favre was still the quarterback for the Packers, while Brian Griese was under center for the Bears. Famously, on the game’s second play, Favre called an audible and unleashed a 54-yard touchdown throw to receiver Andre Rison.

Favre spent 16 seasons in Green Bay, was a three-time NFL MVP and retired as the league’s all-time leader in passing yards, quarterback wins and – perhaps most impressively – consecutive starts.

The Bears have lost to the Packers four straight times.

“So when he got done he told me he wanted to play the game”.

The quarterback, however, doesn’t believe McCarthy needs to take back play-calling in order to get the offense back on track. The pass rush needs to get home and not just pressure Rodgers, but finish the rush, because he has the mobility to move outside the pocket and the arm to beat the defense downfield. Matt Forte is also expected to be back in the mix after missing three games with a knee injury. I know our run-blocking unit, particularly the offensive linemen, love it. You can see the way they push the pile and so forth. Last season, Lacy averaged 4.0 yards per carry and 53.1 rushing yards per game through the first nine games of the season and 5.2 yards per carry and 94.4 rushing yards over the final seven. Starr – despite his failing health and “limited strength” – met Favre for a quick hug, and just like that Lambeau Field went back into game mode.

JAY’S DAY: Cutler has been bad against the Packers on the road. But Rodgers has struggled with some throws this season, maybe trying to play it too safe at times and blowing some open potentially big plays.

Now that they recently snapped their three-game losing streak with a win over the Vikings, the Packers will look to add misery to Chicago’s season with another victory to sweep the regular season match-up.

“He’s shown a lot of toughness to all of his teammates and the coaching staff. He’s working extremely hard”, Fox said about Cutler. It put a premium this week on paying attention in meetings and mastering the playbook. Pernell McPhee said it best, they need to hit the Packers’ quarterback.

“I grew up watching Bart Starr and Ray Nitchske and those boys and he just brought us out of that 30-year drought”, said Mike Buggs, lives in Virginia, grew up in Janesville.