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Matt Forte has shouldered a heavy burden for the Bears' offense this season, getting 35 percent of the touches and accounting for 52 percent of the yards.
Jay Cutler has been sacked 11 times this season, which, barring injury, means he’s on pace for an NFL-record 88 sacks. In his first 32 games with the Broncos, Cutler was sacked 51 times. He was dropped 52 times in 15 games last season.
Packers have won 14 of their last 19 at Soldier Field, including the NFC championship game.
Aaron Rodgers (126.4) is second in the league in QB rating behind Tom Brady (128.0). Jay Cutler (84.1) is 21st.
Including playoffs,, Lovie Smith is 8-7 against the Packers; Mike McCarthy is 6-5 against the Bears.
Packers LB Desmond Bishop (22 tackles) and safety Morgan Burnett (21) are in the top 5 in the NFL in tackles.
The Bears' top tackler is Tim Jennings, who ranks No. 19 with 17. Next is Lance Briggs at No. 42 with 14.
The Packers have just one fumble and no interceptions and are a +4 in the turnover category. The Bears have two giveaways and four takeaways.
The Packers are averaging 36 points per game this season, but scored just 48 in the three games vs. the Bears last season.
The Bears will wear their orange jerseys on Sunday. Bears history in orange: 17-9 win over 49ers in 2005; 41-10 win over 49ers in 2006; 16-7 loss to Lions in 2007; 27-23 win over Lions in 2008; 30-6 win over Browns in 2009.
There’s no doubt the Bears are getting their money’s worth out of Matt Forte this season. The fourth-year running back accounts for 52 percent of the Bears’ offense, while taking home a little more than one percent of the team’s payroll. Employee of the month, …