The Packers’ rookie linebacker, trailing Bears receiver Cameron Meredith up the seam, turned his head in time to have a Matt Barkley pass ricochet off his hands with a little more than 5 minutes remaining in the eventual 26-10 victory over the Bears.
As the ball fell to the ground, Martinez clapped his hands together when it dawned on him how close he was to grabbing the turnover and sealing the win.
“I thought we were going to get that one,” Martinez said.
He didn’t have to wait long for a second chance, though.