Five players to watch for Packers Week 15 vs. Bears
By Jesse Fry
1. The offensive line
That was easy, five players is done for the week. All five guys on the offensive line. Just kidding, not really, but just kidding.
In all seriousness, the Packers’ five starters, whoever they are (David Bakhtiari and Corey Linsley seem to be the only sure bet) need to hold off the Bears pass rush.
Akiem Hicks and Khalil Mack can wreck whatever the game plan will be for the Packers. They both will move from left to right and set their matchup. But with the high probability of backups playing on the right side, you can expect Hicks and Mack to spend the majority of their time lined up to the offense’s right.
The Packers will likely slide extra protection to the right, leaving Bakhtiari and Lane Taylor or Lucas Patrick matched up one-on-one with Leonard Floyd and Bilal Nichols.
Green Bay cannot let the Bears do to them what they did to the Rams last week. For the Packers to stand a chance, the offensive line must hold the rush off long enough for Rodgers to find the open receiver.
They must also open holes in the run game that the Rams line couldn’t. The Packers will not win this game relying solely on the arm of Aaron Rodgers.