Three Reasons Why Packers Will Beat Bears, Qualify for Playoffs
GREEN BAY, Wis. – If the Green Bay Packers can beat the Chicago Bears on Sunday, they’ll earn a spot in the NFL playoffs that seemed unimaginable at various points this season. Can they do it? The Packers always beat the Bears, and they will again at Lambeau Field. Here are three reasons why. 1. JORDAN LOVE’S EYES The Bears lead the NFL with 22 interceptions. They’ve got more than twice as many interceptions the past six games (16) as the
Packers have all season (seven). “These guys do a really good job of reading your eyes,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. However, during the last seven games, Packers quarterback Jordan Love has shown leaps-and-bounds improvement in taking care of the football. During the four-game losing streak that sent the Packers to 2-5, Love threw seven interceptions. During the last seven games, starting with the Week 10 win over the Chargers, he’s thrown only one. The numbers would suggest Love has done a much better job manipulating defenses with his eyes. Is that what the film shows? “Absolutely,” LaFleur said. “I’ve said a lot of times: He’s made progress. I think
the guys around him have made a lot of progress. But, yeah, he’s done a nice job of understanding when to get off his intended receiver and go to the secondary or third option within the concept and just reading with your feet. “I think that’s the basis of good quarterback play, is if you hang on people too long or give an extra hitch to a wideout, that’s when you allow the defense to recover and they can make plays on the ball.”
