Despite an opening-week loss there was no real reason to worry about the Green Bay Packers, especially considering the Chicago Bears were coming to town. They just needed to settle into what they do best.
This season, the Packers' preferred method is probably not Aaron Rodgers throwing it all around the place. It's Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon running the ball and a talented defense flying around and hitting hard. And the back-to-back NFL MVP will make plays when he has to.
The Packers lost 23-7 in Week 1 to the Minnesota Vikings. Maybe that was just a tough assignment for the Packers in the opener, or we'll find out the Vikings are much better than anticipated. But we saw on Sunday night that the Packers aren't going anywhere.The Bears did start fast, driving right downfield after a Packers field goal to start the game. Justin Fields ran in for a touchdown.
Jones went over 100 yards early in the third quarter and finished with 132. He scored twice. Dillon had 61 yards on 18 runs. Not many teams would want balance if they had a quarterback like Rodgers, but this is how Green Bay built its roster. The offense slowed down after halftime. There were some sloppy mistakes. It seemed like a case of the Packers letting up after taking a huge halftime lead, with the Bears not being much of a threat to upset them.The Packers defense didn't have a good day last week against the Vikings. Justin Jefferson was running free in their secondary too often, and Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander wondered aloud why he wasn't shadowing Jefferson.
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