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Bears beat the Packers at Lambeau Field

GREEN BAY, Wis. Drenched from a soaking rain, Jay Cutler
finally walked out of Lambeau Field with a win.

The defense helped make Thursday night a Thanksgiving to remember
for the Chicago Bears.

Cutler threw for 200 yards and a score, and the Bears held off the
Green Bay Packers on fourth-and-goal from the 8 with 22 seconds
left for a 17-13 victory.

''It was just really a good team effort defensively,'' coach John
Fox said.

Aaron Rodgers' throw to the end zone deflected off receiver Davante
Adams' hands in the cold rain. James Jones couldn't hang onto a
potential touchdown catch on third down.

Cornerback Tracy Porter intercepted Rodgers' pass with 3:19 left at
the Bears 45 on the previous drive.

In his first year in Chicago, Fox has instilled confidence in his
team that it can hang tough in close games.

''We've been in a lot of games in the fourth quarter. We've won
some and we've lost some,'' Cutler said. ''But the thing of it is
we've always been there, we've always had a shot.''

Rodgers took a shot to the back of his left arm near the elbow in
the third quarter from linebacker Lamarr Houston while the
quarterback recovered a high snap. He said he lost feeling for a
while in his left hand, gradually regaining full feeling in three
fingers by the end of the game.

''It's my left hand, I'll be all right,'' said Rodgers, who was 22
of 43 for 202 yards and a touchdown.

Cutler was a little better, somewhat of a surprise given how poorly
he has played at Green Bay in his career with the Bears.

In his four previous games at Lambeau Field, all losses, Cutler had
thrown 12 interceptions. But under Fox and offensive coordinator
Adam Gase, Cutler avoided throwing a pick.

Green Bay had won six of its previous seven at Lambeau. And
Thursday night seemed to set up perfectly for the Packers faithful
on an emotional night with the team honoring former quarterback
Brett Favre at halftime. His name and No. 4 joined the franchise's
five other retired numbers on the north facade inside the stadium.

The Bears played spoilers.

''Looking at guys in that locker room that had been here for a
minute and maybe not had great success here, Jay included. It was
fun to watch,'' Fox said.

Chicago (5-6) has won three of its last four. The Packers (7-4)
lost a second straight home game.

''Difficult loss this evening. You need to win your home games,''
coach Mike McCarthy said.

The Packers caught a break after Cutler mishandled a shotgun snap
on third-and-11 to set up a punt.

But McCarthy's offense couldn't capitalize, moving quickly up the
field on its final two drives only to come up short.

Robbie Gould's 21-yard field goal in the fourth quarter for Chicago
was the only scoring for either team in the second half of a game
played dreary conditions.

It put ball security at a premium.

Eddie Lacy fumbled deep in Bears territory in the second quarter
after getting hit from behind. Cutler cashed in on Chicago's next
drive by finding Zach Miller for a 3-yard touchdown pass that tied
it at 7 with 6:03 left in the half.

Adams dropped another pass in the open on third-and-long in the
first quarter that could have led to a big gain.

''We didn't get it done tonight and really I think one of the
biggest factors was handling the football,'' McCarthy said. ''We
had opportunities to catch the football, protect the football. ...
They did a better job than we did.''

Lacy ran for 105 yards on 17 carries and scored on a 25-yard
catch-and-run.

For the Bears, Jeremy Langford had 48 yards and a touchdown on 12
carries. Matt Forte returned after missing three games with a knee
injury and ran for 44 yards on 15 carries.

The Bears also got back Alshon Jeffery, who had seven catches for
90 yards. He has missed five games this season with groin and
shoulder ailments.

The defense made the biggest statement.

''A huge win for this team,'' safety Chris Prosinski said. ''This
isn't an easy place to win, so this is definitely one we're going
to take into the next five weeks.''

 

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