The Chicago Bears (5-8) looked like they might be on their way to a blowout loss against the Green Bay Packers (9-4) on Sunday.  Down 13-0 early in the second quarter, the Bears settled in and fought their way back to take a 14-13 lead in the third quarter.  The Bears could not hold them though, and with this loss they were officially eliminated from the playoffs.  They did a very good job keeping Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers in check, but they couldn’t contain their running back Ryan Grant.  Grant rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries, including a 67-yard touchdown run to open the scoring up in the first quarter.  They kept Rodgers out of the endzone and forced two fumbles against him, while allowing only 180 passing yards on 16/24 attempts.

The Bears offense looked out of sync once again and they had 13 penalties for 109 yards.  They also turned the ball over twice, with two Jay Cutler interceptions giving the Bears quarterback a league leading 22 interceptions on the year.  Cutler did throw two touchdown passes and finished with 209 yards on 23/36 attempts.  The interceptions have killed the Bears all season and this game was no different.  The Bears also did not get enough from running back from Matt Forte, which has been the story of his season.  He finished with 51 yards on 12 carries, which is right around his average of about 53 rushing yards per game.  The Bears played their rivals tough, but the lack of execution on offense hurt them like it has been all season.