Robbie Gould won it with a 19-yard field goal with 4 seconds
left. The Packers' James Jones lost a fumble on a hit by Brian Urlacher in the
final minutes. Then Morgan Burnett was called for pass interference on Earl
Bennett, setting up the winning kick.
Chicago is 3-0 and alone atop the NFC North. The Packers fell
to 2-1.
“It's fun, that is all you can ask for,” said quarterback
Jay Cutler, who threw for 221 yards. “The defense did a great job, we struggled
the whole game, felt like we kind of were killing ourselves.” The Bears kept
insisting they were contenders through a sloppy preseason and
less-than-inspiring opening win over Detroit. Since then, they turned heads
with a win at Dallas last week, and stamped themselves as contenders by beating
Green Bay — with lots of help from the Packers.
The Bears had tied it 17-17 on a 25-yard field goal by Gould
when Urlacher jarred the ball out of Jones' hands after the receiver caught a
pass from Aaron Rodgers near midfield. Tim Jennings recovered, giving Chicago
the ball on the Packers 46 with 2:18 remaining.
Soon after, another penalty cost the Packers.
On second down at the 33, Cutler tried to hit Bennett deep
along the right sideline and Burnett hammered the receiver, negating an
interception by Nick Collins and putting the ball at the 9.
Three plays later, Chicago walked away with a win that left
it the only undefeated team in the NFC.
Devin Hester delivered his first touchdown return in three
years when he ran back a punt 62 yards in the fourth quarter, giving the Bears
a short-lived 14-10 lead.
Packers quarterback Rodgers threw for 316 yards and a
touchdown and also scored on a 3-yard run that gave the Packers a 17-14 lead in
the fourth period. Jermichael Finley had nine catches for 115 yards, but the
sloppiness simply caught up with the Packers in the end.
Cutler completed 16 of 27 passes with a touchdown and
interception. Johnny Knox had four catches for 94 yards.
Chicago held its longtime rival to 63 yards rushing, but the
Bears had only 77 themselves. That turned it into a passing game for much of
the night.
