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"On a night when we honored the Monsters of the Midway, it was good to see a team play 60 minutes of ball," Bears head coach Lovie Smith said. "When you're down a little bit, you have a chance to show your character. We have great leadership on our football team and the guys weren't going to be denied."
Cornerback Tim Jennings displayed some of that character Smith was alluding to when he stepped in for Zackary Bowman in the first quarter to play with the starting unit. Jennings recovered James' loose ball in the waning moments of last night's win and credited the defense -- including [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] -- for making a big play when he missed the tackle.
Expect to see Jennings and Bowman battling for playing time over the next few weeks.
The Bears, who took advantage of 18 penalties for 152 yards by the Packers, played well on offense as well and shut down Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews. The 2009 Pro Bowler had recorded three sacks in each of the first two games of the season, but was did not have one on Monday. Even though Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was sacked three times, right tackle Kevin Shaffer did a solid job on Matthews, as did Frank Omiyale at left tackle in place of the injured Chris Williams.
The biggest score of the night didn't come from the offense, as dangerous return man and wideout Devin Hester returned a 62-yard punt for a touchdown. He posted 11 kick return touchdowns in his first two NFL seasons from 2006-07, but had been shut out the past two years.
Remember, Hester returned the opening kickoff of Super Bowl XLI for a score as well. He and his teammates will try for an encore performance on the road against the New York Giants this Sunday.
PACKERS: The Green Bay Packers didn't shoot themselves in the foot Monday night at Chicago, they took a bazooka to it.
In their first NFC North showdown of the season, the Packers still had a chance to win despite committing a franchise-record 18 penalties for 152 yards, including a costly holding call on tackle Mark Tauscher which negated a Jermichael Finley touchdown in the third quarter.
Linebacker Nick Barnett had an interception nullified later on, with Green Bay having grabbed a 17-14 lead on an Aaron Rodgers touchdown run with less than seven minutes to go in the game. However, rookie linebacker Frank Zombo was flagged for roughing the passer after his helmet hit the Bears' Jay Cutler under the chin just as he threw the ball. Zombo had earned his first start in place of Brad Jones, who was out with a knee injury.
"It's disappointing...to give away a game like this," Barnett said. "We're not Santa Claus. We're not in the business of jumping down your chimney and letting you have a game."
Green Bay had just eight penalties in their first two games, both wins.
There were many more miscues for Green Bay, which still had a chance to win a game plagued by poor decisions and untimely penalties. Wide receiver James Jones sealed the Packers' fate, however, when he was stripped of the football by [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] in the final minutes of the contest. The fumble helped the Bears take the lead for good and pushed Green Bay one game behind in the division standings.
Chicago improved to 3-0 while the Packers, favored by many to represent the NFC in this year's Super Bowl, fell to 2-1. The teams won't meet again until January 2 at Lambeau Field.
NFC North: Are the Monsters of the Midway back?
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