Thursday Night Football prediction Rodgers Packers clobber punchless Bears

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The (3-2) host the (1-5) on "Thursday Night Football" in a game that probably looked a lot better when the schedules came out in the spring than it does now. Green Bay's pa sing game is a me s. It's a peculiar thing to say since is still the quarterback -- but also very much the truth. In fact, Rodgers looks more like than a future first-ballot Hall of Famer. This isn't hyperbole. It's been two years since Rodgers , but after Lucas Duda Jersey  a sluggish start to the 2016 season, questions remain about what exactly is wrong with the Packers quarterback.   There's also this: From 2008-2014, Rodgers' completion percentage ranged from 63.6 to 68.8 percent. Last season, it dipped to 60.7 percent, and through five games in 2016, it's 60.2 percent, which ranks 26th. For some perspective, Rodgers is looking up at the ' (61.1), the ' (62.5) and the ' (64.9). For what it's worth, 's completion percentage is 68.8, good for third in the league behind only and .If you're a frustrated Packers fan, there is a silver lining: Despite the offensive struggles, your favorite team is still 3-2 and in second place in the division behind the white-hot .   And that brings us to the Bears. At 1-5, they're exactly Hunter Dozier Jersey  who we thought they were, though for not the reasons you might reflexively expect. hasn't played since Week 2, and in his absence, has been a stats-stuffing machine.Brian Hoyer: First QB since at least 1960 with 300+ pa s yards in 4 straight games NFL Research (@NFLResearch) And that's swell, but there's also this:Brian Hoyer's 78.8 rating Sunday was the lowest in NFL history for a QB throwing for 300+ yards, 0 INTs with 60+% accuracy (via )  Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain)  .The bottom Blank Jersey  line: All those numbers don't mean anything if the Bears still can't score points -- and they can't. We saw it in Sunday's 17-16 lo s to the Jags, when the offense racked up 389 yards and had the ball for nearly 36 minutes."We have to finish. We have to score touchdowns. Abraham Almonte Jersey  Touchdowns win," Bears offensive lineman said, via .  A frustrated added: "We have to score f---ing touchdowns, that's it. Touchdowns win games, s---. You see what three points gets us."Hoyer doesn't disagree."We have to find a way to score those touchdowns down there," he said. "The defense does a good enough job -- we can't put them in that position. If I had the answer, then we wouldn't be talking about this. We have to figure it out and quickly."To recap: The Bears are averaging 16.8 points per game, which ranks dead last in the league.  So what does this all mean for Thursday night's get-together? Glad you asked.Six of eight CBSSports.com experts have the underdog Bears , while seven experts have the Packers .CBSSports.com's Pete Prisco"When does Aaron Rodgers turn it around? Is this the week? The Bears aren't great on defense, so I think it will be. Then again, haven't we been saying that for a while?"Prisco's final score: Packers 27, Bears 16 Our prediction The Packers will keep pace with the in the NFC North but the offense remains a work in progre s.  Adalberto Mondesi Jersey Lucky for them, the Bears' death-by-1,000-field goals game plan won't be enough.  Our final score: Packers 21, Bears 13
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