Rodgers on Packers receivers: ‘We’re obviously on different pages’

Adrian Peterson didn’t dress in Bears colors or wave any pompons, but there was no question which team he was rooting for Thursday night.

Cutler, meanwhile, won his first career game in Green Bay by completing 19 of 31 passes for 200 yards and a TD and refused to throw his customary interception. The defeat not sitting well with James Jones.

Those are the words of Jay Cutler from the visitor’s lockerroom/interview area at Lambeau Field immediately after the Bears’ 17-13 upset of the Packers on Thanksgiving night.

In his first year in Chicago, Fox has instilled confidence in his team that they can hang tough in close games.

“Every game is big, but we’re in the playoff hunt and this game was huge”, Porter said.

“Defensively, you’ve got to hand it to them”, Cutler said. “That’s the last thing we talked about”. Rodgers was banged up in the third quarter after a hit from Lamarr Houston, but he was able to stay in the game. He did have to do all his handing off with his right hand and said he was still waiting for the feeling to return to a couple of his fingers.

Brett Favre threw some kind words at the man who replaced him at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.

It’s a Thanksgiving to remember in Green Bay. His name and No. 4 joined the franchise’s five other retired numbers on the north facade inside the stadium.

“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. The Packers (7-4) lost a second straight home game.

“Difficult loss this evening”.

“Davante is a very polished player, and he has an excellent demeanor for a guy who’s going to be a star”, Rodgers said during a mid-June Q&A session.

The Packers caught a break after Cutler mishandled a shotgun snap on third-and-11 to set up a punt. They moved quickly up the field on their final two drives only to come up short. “Those power runners, when they fight for extra yardage, sometimes the first thing that gets sloppy is the ball security”.

The first-round pick left the game against the Bears and was carted to the locker room after being evaluated on the sideline. The strong presence of Porter in the Bears secondary has he came up with four pass deflections on the night and, if not for a bad call in the first quarter, would have had an interception too.

“Those are what we refer to as critical plays in the game, and we’ve got to do a better job converting those opportunities”, McCarthy said.

“We’re not getting it done in the classroom, we have to demand more as coaches, we have to make changes”, McCarthy, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Lacy also almost wiped out a touchdown when he intentionally dropped the football at the goal line after a 25-yard run.

Jeremy Langford ran for 48 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries for Chicago. “We are running out of time and we have to find a way to turn it around fast”. Let’s get caught up on some headlines.

NOTES: Tight end Martellus Bennett (ribs) missed Thursday’s game after being downgraded on Wednesday due to an injury suffered against Denver.

The defense made the biggest statement.

Randall, Bulaga to be monitored: The knee injury suffered by starting cornerback Damarious Randall is not believed to be particularly serious, according to McCarthy.