Remember the last time the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears played each other? It feels like half a lifetime ago. In week one on Sunday night, Aaron Rodgers injured his knee in the first half before returning to everyone’s surprise after halftime. He led a furious fourth-quarter comeback, culminating in a 75-yard touchdown catch-and-run by Randall Cobb, as the Packers beat the Bears 24-23.
The Packers were even largely healthy for that opening-week game, but fast forward to week 15 and you see a very different story, both in terms of Green Bay’s health and the overall direction of both of these NFC North rivals.