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The Takeaway, Bears vs. Packers: Mike McCarthy’s superior coaching leads to easy Green Bay victory

Few teams have a plan for losing five offensive tackles to injury. Typically, the loss of multiple starters -- let alone every reserve -- completely short-circuits an offense and exposes the quarterback to dangerous hits. Yet impressively, Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy found a way to adjust to an injury-plagued O-line with just four days preparation.

With two guards kicking outside to cover the absence of David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bulaga and all of the team's reserve offensive tackles, the Packers had to significantly adjust their game plan. To accommodate the makeshift unit, they leaned more on their running backs than at any other time this season: 23 attempts split between four ball carriers.