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Packers Offense Must Show More Urgency After Sleepy First Half Against Bears

By Alex Kurpeski

The Packers are letting the Bears hang around, a classic trope for the team's game-plans recently
The Packers are letting the Bears hang around, a classic trope for the team's game-plans recently / Quinn Harris/Getty Images

It's Week 15 of the NFL season, so of course it's the time of the year when absolutely nothing makes any sense (Breshad Perriman has two touchdowns already, for reference).

One instance of this seemingly bizarro-world gameplay is occurring during today's game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, as the Cheeseheads are treating the matchup like a scrimmage through one half of football.

It's been hard to tell where the Packers sluggishness ends and the Bears incompetence begins. While Chicago has dominated time-of-possession, the Packers sit in the driver's seat leading 7-3. For a team that is currently sitting in the two-seed in the NFC, the Pack have looked borderline disinterested on offense, compiling just 30 rushing yards to this point.

If Rodgers and Co. can't shape up in the second half, they could leave themselves vulnerable to a Chicago upset. In the case of this event, Green Bay would be essentially inviting the Vikings in to play for the division next Monday night. It's time to get it together boys!