Green Bay took two of three from Chicago last year, with the biggest one being a 21-14 win in the NFC Championship at Soldier Field. That was only the second time the two historic franchises had met in the postseason. And it continued recent Green Bay domination as it was the Packers’ 14th win in the past 19 trips to Solider Field. This one is a 4:15 p.m. national TV game and that start is highly unusual. The teams have played in prime-time and mostly at noon, but this is the first 4:15 p.m. ET start (3:15 local) for a Packers-Bears game at Soldier Field since 1990.

The Packers are 2-0 as expected but not quite how expected. The offense behind Aaron Rodgers looks better than last year thanks in large part to the return from 2010 season-ending injuries to starting RB Ryan Grant and TE Jermichael Finley. Those two only played in one game combined vs. Chicago last year. In addition, WR Jordy Nelson is becoming yet another top-flight weapon with TD catches in each of the first two games, including an 84-yarder last week in a win over Carolina.

If there is a concern for Green Bay, it’s a defense that has allowed both the Saints’ Drew Brees and Panthers rookie Cam Newton to pass for more than 400 yards. Thus Green Bay is last in the NFL in pass defense. And that Green Bay secondary lost three-time Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins for the season last week.

Chicago (1-1) opened with an impressive home win over Atlanta before losing 31-13 in New Orleans. The story for Chicago, as it was last year, is an offensive line that can’t protect Jay Cutler. He was sacked six times and barely avoided several more. Cutler has gone down 11 times this year a year after the Bears allowed an NFL-high 56 sacks. Look for the Bears to run more starting in this one. Chicago won’t have arguably its best offensive lineman in this game as rookie right tackle Gabe Carimi injured his knee vs. the Saints.

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