Don?t look now, but the Pack is back. And they?re back with an allstar
lineup of players still off the fi eld nursing a myriad of injuries.
Nonetheless, QB Aaron Rodgers has guided his squad to four straight
wins since their Bye Week, with the defense holding two of the foes to
season-low yards. Tonight, they take on Josh McCown ? fi lling in for the
injured Jay Cutler ? and the Bears with McCown sporting a 13-20 SU and
19-14 ATS career record as a starter in this league (including 7-3 ATS as a
division dog) with a 72.0 QB rating in those games. Chicago has cashed in
seven of its last nine Monday night road appearances while the Packers
counter at 7-3 ATS in games both as a Monday night host and in division
duels. The bottom line here is that former starting QBs (McCown) in
this league tend to do well in initial ?born-again? opportunities, and the
Bears tend to respond with aplomb in games off the Bye Week (5-1 SU
and 6-0 ATS as dogs against foes off a pair of wins).