Packers’ Rodgers: Lost feeling in hand on hit

“We all have to look in the mirror and play better, myself included”, Rodgers said.

It’s clear Rodgers is not in sync with his receivers. Without Romo, the Cowboys have yet to win a game this season.

“Really, they’re actually the exact same play being ran, but obviously down there in that tight red-zone area, they were in tight man-to-man”, McCarthy said.

“We always accept the challenge”.

Rodgers recovered a high snap and then was immediately struck in the back of his left arm near the elbow by Bears linebacker Lamarr Houston, which caused Rodgers hand to go numb.

Rodgers said he lost feeling in his hand after the hit for the rest of the quarter and into the fourth quarter. Rodgers was 22-of-43 for 202 yards with a touchdown and an interception on a night that saw him target James Jones and Davante Adams frequently without finding success.

Thankfully, after two snoozers yesterday, the Bears and Packers delivered a compelling contest in the primetime slot last night. But with new coach John Fox and offensive coordinator Adam Gase, Cutler avoided being picked off.

“On behalf of the Green Bay Packers organization and our fans, welcome home”, team president Mark Murphy said.

If the Bears-Packers rivalry and playing on Thanksgiving didn’t carry enough interest, tonight’s game at Lambeau Field will also celebrate Brett Favre and the revealing of his No. 4 on the stadium’s facade.

“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.

BACK HOME: The Packers (7-4) lost a second straight home game.

“Difficult loss this evening”.

“They had a little players-only meeting this past couple weeks ago before that Minnesota game”, Collinsworth said. Rodgers owns the Bears in his career, the Packers have owned Cutler, who is 1-11 in his career against them. They moved quickly up the field on their final two drives only to come up short.

Lacy returned to the field in the second half, but the team limited him to just seven touches (he finished with 21) and refused to use him during the game-deciding drive at the end of the game.

In the second, the Bears got rolling on a 3-yard hookup from Jay Cutler to TE Zach Miller to tie it up.

Adams dropped another pass in the open on third-and-long in the first quarter that could have led to a big gain.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the key players and stats from this one so that we can figure out why things played out the way they did. “I have to throw it better and we have to catch it more often”. “They did a better job than we did”.

Lacy ran the ball well again – 17 carries for 107 yards – but his fourth fumble in five games at the Green Bay 34 cost his team dearly.

All eyes were on the running back split in Matt Forte’s return from a knee injury, and he played 37 of the 67 snaps (55 percent) compared to Jeremy Langford’s 30 snaps (45 percent).

Quick hits: Martellus Bennett missed his first game since Week 14 of the 2011 season.

On Thursday night against the Packers, a few unlikely contributors made big plays on both sides of the ball. A defender bumped wideout Adams on the slant portion of the route, and cornerback Tracy Porter picked off Rodgers’ pass. The nine-year National Football League veteran had 14 tackles, four solo, and one sack.