Jason Wilde offers three keys for the Green Bay Packers when they close out the regular season against the rival Chicago Bears in an NFC North showdown Sunday at Soldier Field in Chicago.
1. PRINCE AKIEM
While Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes when the Packers and Bears met just 35 days ago, Green Bay’s running game carried the night during that prime-time matchup. With 182 yards on the ground — only their Week 2 output against Detroit (259 yards), and their rushing numbers the last two weeks against Carolina (195 yards) and Tennessee (234 yards) have been greater this season — Rodgers admitted his job had been made infinitely easier that night.