There was no players-only meeting

Rodgers has owned the Bears – 13 touchdowns, zero interceptions in the past three meetings – but his completion percentage is under 57.5 in three of the past four games. “First of all, it’s false”, he said, again via ESPN.com.

“There wasn’t any players-only meeting”.

“When your offense plays well, your defense plays well – you can put up better numbers”, Quin said. We break up offense and defense, we break up into position groups, but there wasn’t anything resembling what he talked about, from what I heard.

It didn’t hurt, either, that Cutler continued his steady play behind center, throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown without getting picked off. It was the third time in five games he did not throw an interception, and with just six in 10 games, he is well off the pace that left him tied for the league lead with 18 a year ago.

Fox mentioned one snap in the Packers game that went “a little bit haywire”.

Expect to see the Packers’ offense continue struggling throughout the remainder of the season.

Practice on Sunday was akin to a midweek practice for a normal game week. On top of that, he doesn’t see the team responding to rough patches in games very well, either.

“Even though Aaron Rodgers is a super, super, great, talented quarterback, I mean, they got great running backs in Eddie Lacy and James Starks, and if you let those guys get going, that’s going to let Aaron Rodgers even better”, Quin said. “Being a pro is all about making sure you’re as ready as possible by the time the game hits”. “Chris was ready to go and did a commendable job”, Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. Given ample opportunity in the home defeats to the Lions and Bears, Adams turned 32 targeted passes in those games into just 12 receptions for 93 yards, and he’s trying “to move past it”.

“The first possession, they ran the ball right down our throats”, Quin said. No, I’m not saying the Bears are a better team, but I am saying they should of won a lot of games they ended up losing. Abbrederis said there is no timetable for his return. But make no mistake about it, it was just as sweet, if not sweeter, for Bears’ players. “Playing Thursday to Thursday is definitely a different challenge”.

Green Bay has lost four of its last five and fell a game below first-place Minnesota in the N-F-C North. The Packers play at Detroit on Thursday night.

What will make the difference down the stretch is clear to Rodgers, who suggested his leadership will only go so far.

Beating the Lions: No matter how they’ve done it, where they’ve done it, or who’s played quarterback against them, the Lions have had the upper hand of late.