Green Bay Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers (Photo : Reuters)
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are gunning for their first win of the season right on opening night against an injury-plagued Chicago Bears squad at the latter's home stadium of Soldier Field on Sunday, September 13.
The Packers are one of the favorites to win this year's Super Bowl with arguably the league's best quarterback right at the center of their offense even though their wide receiver lineup is pretty banged up.
Their top wideouts Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson are out of the season with injuries, but it does not matter much when you have a Super Bowl champion and MVP signal caller in your squad.
Speaking of injuries, Chicago is laden with such as they begin the new season. Jay Cutler's top four wide receivers, Alshon Jeffery, Marquess Wilson, Eddie Royal, and Kevin White are all sidelined along with his backup QB, Jimmy Clausen.
Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy is reportedly excited about their opening match and sees it as "the oldest rivalry in the National Football League," as per the International Business Times.
With the Bears' current string of injuries, they are no match against the Packers and is expected to lose by a landslide, as noted by RantSports.
Prediction: Packers win, 31-14
Green Bay Packers starting lineup
Offense: A. Rodgers (QB), Lacy (RB), Kuhn (FB), Montgomery (WR1), Adams (WR2), R. Rodgers (TE), Bakhtiari (LT), Sitton (LG), Linsley (C), Lang (RG), Bulaga (RT)
Defense: Pennel (DE), Raji (NT), Daniels (DT), Matthews (OLB), Barrington (ILB), Palmer (ILB), Peppers (OLB), Hayward (CB1), Shields (CB2), Burnett (SS), Clinton-Dix (FS)
Chicago Bears starting lineup
Offense: Cutler (QB), Forte (RB), Miller (FB), Meredith (WR1), Bellamy (WR2), Bennett (TE), Bushrod (LT), Slauson (LG), Montgomery (C), Long (RG), Leno (RT)
Defense: Ferguson (DE), Ratliff (NT), Jenkins (DE), Allen (OLB), Foster (ILB), Jones (ILB), McPhee (OLB), Fuller (CB1), Ball (CB2), Rolle (SS), Amos (FS)
