It was a beautiful night for football at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin when the Chicago Bears played the Green Bay Packers for their first game of the 2018 NFL Season.
The Green Bay Packers were lead by star quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was ready to make one of his first starts since breaking his collarbone last year.
Bears fans had much to be excited about as well. The Bears’ quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky, was entering his second year as starting quarterback and had a revamped wide receiver core to help his production.
Bears fans were also very excited about their two newest defensive pieces, Roquan Smith, who the Bears picked in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, and Khalil Mack, who the Bears had traded for less than two weeks before.
The game kicked off at around 7:20 PM, with the game being broadcast nationwide on NBC. The game started with an unsuccessful Green Bay drive. The Bears then got the ball for their first drive of the night.
Mitchell Trubisky, alongside running backs Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen, lead the Bears all the way down the field and into the endzone for a touchdown.
After another failed Green Bay drive, the Bears marched all the way down the field and kicked a field goal to put them up 10-0 to end the first quarter.
After the Packers and Bears experienced failed drives, the Packers got the ball back when suddenly, disaster struck.
On 3rd and 9, Aaron Rodgers dropped back and got sacked. While the sack was happening, a Chicago defender fell right on the left leg of Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers was taken to the sidelines and was eventually carted off the field. With Rodgers down, the Packers turned to backup quarterback DeShone Kizer.
On the first drive with Kizer, Chicago Bears defenseman Khalil Mack forced a fumble and recovered it.
On the next drive with Kizer, Khalil Mack once again impacted the game by intercepting a DeShone Kizer pass and returning it for a touchdown, putting the Bears up 17-0 going into halftime. When things looked bleak for the Packers, hope suddenly emerged. Aaron Rodgers, limping and not putting any weight on his left leg, decided to re-enter the game for the second half. The Bears got the ball first in the second half and kicked a field goal to put them up 20-0.
Rodgers and the Packers then got to work, marching down the field on their first drive of the second half and kicking a field goal to make it 20-3.
After another failed Bears drive, Rodgers and the Packers responded with a 39 yard touchdown pass to make it 20-10. The Bears failed to get anything going on their next drive and was forced to punt it back to the Packers.
After Rodgers threw four straight complete passes, Rodgers threw a 12 yard pass for a touchdown to make it 20-17.
The Bears then got the ball back and were able to kick a field goal after a six minute drive to make it 23-17. Rodgers and the Packers then got to work on finishing their comeback.
Rodgers tried throwing a pass to one of his wide receivers and it was almost picked off by Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller, but he bobbled it and could not catch it.
Two plays later, Rodgers threw a monsterous 75 yard touchdown pass to make it 23-24.
The Bears then went to work on attempting their own comeback with two minutes left in the game.
However, the drive was unsuccessful and the Bears turned the ball over on downs to the Packers.
The Packers then ran the clock out to win the game 24-23. The Bears now must refocus and prepare for next Monday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.
That game will be played at Soldier Field on ESPN at 7:00 PM.
Chris Leonchik
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