Defense needs to find a way to get off the field. That's not going to cut it against Seattle. Lots of no shows on D today.

Pleased with ST. Let's hope Zook set this game as the standard for ST.

JJ made his league min salary this week alone.

Welcome back JJ!!!! Peppers gets better with age ....wow Shields you are an idiot.

Capers got owned by Gase. Except one play. The deciding play. That said, if that crap Bears OL can play keep away and rush for 150, I expect Lynch to own next Sunday. It was like the offense was barely on the field. Oh wait, that's because they were barely on the field.

Run defense has to get better or it's going to be a long season.

Very reminiscent of the 2010 opener vs. the Eagles where they just did enough to eek out a win.

The defense has a lot to "clean up" but it wasn't an awful performance considering that their starting S and two DL were inactive/suspended/members of the lollipop guild. Okay it was awful but you know what I mean.

It shouldn't have been as close as it was and it wouldn't have been if Sean Richardson doesn't leave a gap unfilled in the 1Q and the refs don't botch that phantom holding call on the glorious Rodgers touchdown.

A win is a win.

1-0 #GoPack

- It was difficult to watch the game because of all of the fan duel and draft king commercials. Cut it out......good lord. There is a such thing as overkill.
- All of our short yardage plays are on point.
- When we're not killing them with penalties.
- I thought our D would play a little better today. With that being said....the Bears had a good plan coming in. I predicted dink and dunk to reign in Cutler. They sure did. Forte is still Forte. I'm okay with the yards there. They'll gel a bit better as time goes on.
- Hope we don't lose Barrington for too long. Maybe not so much for production as for his role on defensive playcall and adjustments.
- Will never be disappointed with a road win against a division team, no matter how many people bitch about run defense.
- How awesome is it that we have the chance to send the Seahawks to 0-2?

This team was rusty. RUSTY RUSTY RUSTY!!! But despite that, for once, we walked away with a win instead of a loss. This team will work the kinks out like it does every year, and by game 5 should be in full swing.

The second best thing to happen today was the Seahacks losing! Their tears gives me strength!!!

Was I right or was I right about James Jones!!!???

ARod remains the best in the business.

James Jones was a great addition.

Lacy and the OLine were very good (against a bad D).

Montgomery was excellent on returns.

The D has a long, long way to go. Hope Guion, D. Jones & Burnett make a big difference.

[MM, being able to watch the game for the first time]: "Holy crap, my defense is not good..."

Pretty annoying the HaHa did nothing to imrove on his galring weakness during the offseason. Even more so that Daren Perry allows it to happen.

*poot*

"I can tackle, HaHa" Clinton Dix

You cant be too pleased with the defense's performance, but it is important to remember they were missing a few critical bodies. Having Guion, D. Jones, and Burnett will help matters.

Yes, Chicago moved the ball and it was frustrating to see Rodgers on the sideline so much, but the important thing is that the red zone defense was good.

Boy did I miss seeing Rodgers at 100%. Still makes you wonder what could've been if not for that damn calf.

Back half can't tackle. Shields should not be on the field unless it's 3rd down. That said-Aaron stayed clean- That'll be a tall task next week. Offense will need to stay on the gas. If they do-Seattle will go 0-2.

1) Mike Daniels wants 10 million dollars per year. Did he play today? (I jest)

2) Bring on the Raji > Knighton advocates. He is what he is...not good. As Raji said, "We will know if we can stop the run very soon." Yes we will B.J. Yes we will.

3) Ha Ha got his jock handed to him by Cutler?

4) I think the secondary has good potential and they will need every bit of it.

Good Post Aaron

Dome Capers getting outcoached all game: what a shock. Kudos to Gase for a very solid game plan.

a couple of the penalties were classic "keep the game close". What a crap holding call on Bahk.

We were fortunate today. Some really tough catches to keep drives alive. The Bears caught a few breaks as well and could easily have stolen this one.

the packers drafted Rollins and Randall because they know they have to get rid of shields. He's soft and unreliable.

now draft a few more linebackers. IT would also be a really good idea to deep into FA for a linebacker. what a mess

A win is a win, so I'll take it. But the defense needs a lot of work.
1. Defense still can't tackle.
2. Pennel was invisible after the first series.
3. Is Sam Shields becoming the new Brad Jones with the penalties and missed tackles?
4. Leave Dix alone with the tackling dummies until he gets it right.
5. Barrington is not an answer at ILB.

I know it's just the first game but we can't win with a defense like we saw today. The Bears had one player on offense today, Forte, and we had trouble stopping him all day. The Bears offense wasn't one dimensional it was one person. What happens when we play an offense with 2 good players?

Special Teams did well. Montgomery looking good on the KO returns.
Rodgers and the offense are going to be fine without Jordy. On to the Seachickens. Thanks, Since '61

To rub it in to Bear fans I wish Clay at the end of the interception play would have done "the Raji".

Cobb had a nice TD grab, but he's definitely not right. 38 yards total, nothing longer than 10 yards and not a bit of splash. The Packers need him healthy.

I do think that the return of Guion, Burnett and Jones will help, but their absence doesn't nearly excuse as many sins as the Packers committed against the run. (And don't blame Barrington's absence too much. I don't think he's good enough to make that much of a difference).

The Packers offensive output was poor in terms of total yards, and they were badly outgained by a fairly pedestrian team. That needs to improve.

It's nice to think that a Packers kick off return might occasionally venture outside of their own 20. I could get used to that.

Offsides on a chip-shot field goal is inexcusable.

Are we still saying that Packers/Bears is not "a rivalry?"

It looked to me like the Bears took advantage of Sam Barrington until Nate Palmer replaced him.

Barrington is JAG to me, one who gets completely lost if he has to cover.

I thought Palmer actually looked better than Barrignton, for whatever that's worth.

The offense was fine. After the Nelson injury the Packers gave up on the preseason and never had a dress rehearsal game. So 31 points on the road is pretty good for the first time most of these guys have had any extended playing time this year.

I was not a James Jones guy, but he can keep proving me wrong all year if he likes. He isn't fast, he doesn't get separation, he just catches the ball anyway.

The defense - sigh. Well on the good side other than garbage time with 30 seconds left they shouldn't have given up a touchdown if not for the bonehead offside on the field goal. But on the bad side, when you man up on the outside, load up in the box to stop the run - and then can't stop the run at all - you're in for a long day on the field. Palmer flashed some plays, Peppers was disruptive, and Matthews had the big play, but overall it was like a trip to the dentist watching the long drives and the defense's inability to stop the Bears on third down.

Clinton Dix got faked out by - Cutler! he can have a contest with Shields to see who had the worse game.

Dare I say the special teams looked good? Or am I just tempting fate?

The only play makers on GB defense are Clay and Pep. The rest is held together by duct tape and used chewing gum! Mental mistakes should be taken care of now that Mashed Potato Mike can 'manage the game" and not get engulfed by the clipboard calling plays. They were not. Shields had some nice passes defended but is tackling was as bad...well, not as bad as Ha Ha's, but it was terrible. Speaking of HA Ha, worse tackling starting safety in the history of the league. His nickname should be Ole' not Ha Ha. The PAckers O line is sooooooo over rated, especially in run blocking. Above average at pass pro but how many times does Lacy turn nothing into something after a big wiff by the o-line? In the end a W is a W but damn how can you make the make shift Bears Oline look like a cohesive bunch of 7 year vets that have played together forever?!?!?!?!?!!? Middle of the defense remains a huge weakness. At least Zook's units held their own! 1-0 feels good! As does this Sunday afternoon drunk!

Missing two key players on the D-Line showed. However, Peppers played his ass off. Yeah he started to slow down a little. But what do you expect being shorthanded, he had to play extended snaps.

My favorite part about the Pack D was watching Peppers celebrate his ass off after every big play he made(which was a lot). If you're a young kid on this team and you see a first ballot HOF veteran like him having that much fun, you are bound to join and feel the need to get better to make an impact.

This D is nowhere near championship ready. But with the leadership on the D side of the ball, it will get there.

I think we all forget how good Morgan Burnett is against the run. If you ask me the D-Line did their job because in a 3-4 they need to eat up blockers which I thought they did. It's the linebackers and safeties that need to come up and make the tackles.

Offense looks fine…

It's week 1 the penalties will be cleaned up and the defense needs to find its identity. Wins a win.

P.S. the defense held up in the redzone well

It didn't look like anybody was open today - all passes just about were contested - Aaron also held the ball quite a bit looking for someone to get open - that's one thing that concerns me

Sorry if this has been covered already...anybody else getting kicked off to app ads every time they try to read a CHTV article today?

As I said before the game. Teams make rivalries. The Bears and the Packers -- best rivalry in football. Great win. GO PACK GO!!!

Can't add much to what has been said. Defense was a hot mess and all the likely suspects were guilty. Worse tackling team in NFL. Cutler embarrassed our pass rush. Shields, Richardson and Dix embarrassed themselves. Nobody not named CMIII can play ILB on this team. Thank you Winston Moss/TT/MM/DC et. al.

Packers offense struggled to score against weak Bears defense. W/o JJ we probably lose that game. Cobb's catch in end zone was A+. I don't think Lacy fared well on that grass/turf(?). Starks would have fared much better. AROD was the difference-maker despite mediocre stats.

SEA's defense didn't look so good against RAMS today. But they scored 31 points on the Rams defense. Means they should score 48 or more against GB defense. SEA's defense has to be way better than Bears. Could be long day next Sunday for Pack. Best bet will be SEA is spread less than 7 and over if number is 50 ish.

Hate to say it after one week but watching these imposters play defense makes me believe SB is a pipe dream.

The kicking chicago's ass comment almost backfired. That's all they were talking about in barely town. No more bulletin board material MM. A win on the road is big, the Pack covered the spread. TY Cutler, you came through. Dumb penalties, clean it up. Rodgers IS the best.

I may be mistaken, but I don't believe we ran a single screen. I want to see Lacy get the ball in space and get a full head of steam up and watch people flail at him.

Now we know - Packers can't stop the run. ILB wasn't too bad - Palmer was solid. Daniels, Perry, Pennel played like they were INVISIBLE. You can't TALK yourself into being a good defense in the NFL, you actually have to make plays. Peppers and Matthews did, and it was just enough to win.

Who is ready for another penalty?

7-9

The Packers were bad on the road last year. They went 4 - 4 and three of those wins were a last second win over the Fish, a 3 point win over the Vikings and a lackluster win over the Bucs. Losses included the thumping by the Seahawks and bad losses to the Saints and Bills. They also had not won a season opener in a few years.

So I will take a week 1, road, division win anytime.

First time ever I fast forwarded a play thinking it was going to be a Bear TD. But somehow Matthews tackled forte. Amazing player.

That is the same pansy defense we've had to endure the past 5 years, and the weaknesses just aren't fixed. That defense needs another off-season, because they haven't been coached this one. If TT hasn't valued the ILB position, this is proof for idiots that the ILB is critical to controlling time of possession and the ground game. Belichick would never roll out such garbage. I had to flip over to the Rams-Seahawks game to actually watch a team respect defensive football. Wow, what cru in st. lu.

Showed up: Matthews, Peppers
JJ, Cobb, Rodgers and Rogers

Welcome back James Jones. You must feel absolutely vindicated today! What a great turn of career in past offseason; Raiders to Giants and cut. Looked like it was about over, and now....whoa, you turned heads on Sunday.

Seahawks suck. They haven't even won a game this season.

Seahawks suck. They haven't even won a game this season.

My issue for the past three years with the D, is it Capers? Or is it the lack of quality he has to work with?

Sorry posted too soon there! I think it's both! First Chicago ran the same play over and over because it worked. That's coaching! Not adapting to the situation. Second the outside linebackers are fixated on shoring up the end rather than attack the running back! Lot of standing around at the outside. My other bitch is now in year two you would think our oneick, dix could tackle and make plays and he is trying like hell to avoid contact.datone will be back and like last year I expect Nada from him! He and perry are still the busts brothers until they prove otherwise! I agree this team is going nowhere with the D play they showed yesterday