All eyes on David Montgomery in first playoff game

Bears running back David Montgomery runs in Week 8 against the Saints.David Montgomery entered Sunday’s game against the Packers as a 1,000-yard rusher — 1,001, to be exact — but left it on the eighth play. The Bears running back was helped off the field after hurting his knee on a six-yard run.

Had Soldier Field been filled, it would have been dead quiet. But after testing his knee on the sideline — “I just tweaked a little something,” he said — Montgomery returned in time to end the drive with a two-yard run.

The Bears continued to lean on him while playing keep-away from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. They figure to do the same Sunday to try to keep Saints quarterback Drew Brees — and,…