Bears-Packers Capsule

CHICAGO (3-5) at GREEN BAY (5-3)

Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE — Green Bay by 7

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Chicago 3-5, Green Bay 3-4-1

SERIES RECORD — Bears lead 93-90-6

LAST MEETING — Packers beat Bears 38-17, Sept. 28, 2014

LAST WEEK — Bears had bye, lost to Patriots 51-23 on Oct. 26; Packers had bye, lost to Saints 44-23 on Oct. 26

AP PRO32 RANKING — Bears No. 23, Packers No. 8

BEARS OFFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (18), PASS (11)

BEARS DEFENSE — OVERALL (21), RUSH (13), PASS (23)

PACKERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (17), RUSH (24), PASS (13)

PACKERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (25), RUSH (32), PASS (9)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Game No. 190 in NFL's oldest rivalry. ... Bears have lost 10 of last 12 against Packers, including playoffs. ... Chicago won last meeting at Lambeau Field 27-20 on Nov. 4, 2013, game in which Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was knocked out with left collarbone injury following sack by DE Shea McClellin. ... QB Jay Cutler is franchise leader in career passer rating (84.7), yards passing per game (226.7) and 300-yard passing games (11). ... With 38 career TDs rushing, RB Matt Forte is one score shy of tying Gale Sayers for fourth place in franchise history. ... WR Brandon Marshall has 252 receptions since joining Bears in 2012, second most in NFL in that span behind 269 for Houston's Andre Johnson. ... Martellus Bennett's 47 catches second among NFL tight ends to the 49 for New England's Rob Gronkowski. ... DE Jared Allen leads NFL with 130 sacks since 2004. ... Packers are 7-1 in games after bye weeks under coach Mike McCarthy. ... Packers have scored at least 30 points in first three home games for first time dating back to 1921; 37 points per game at home lead NFL. ... Rodgers 11-3 against Bears as starting quarterback. ... WR Jordy Nelson two TD catches short (42) of passing Billy Howton for eighth place in franchise history. ... WR Randall Cobb has at least one reception in 32 straight regular-season games. ... LB Clay Matthews has 7 1-2 sacks and two interceptions in career against Bears, most he has against any single team.

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