Expert Picks: Packers Edge Bears For NFC North Title
(CBS) Every week during the Bears season, our experts from 670 The Score, CBS2 and WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9 FM provide their picks for the Bears game:
 |
 |
 |
| Brian Hanley | Terry Boers | Matt Spiegel |
| Bears 34, Packers 33 | Bears 31, Packers 30 | Packers 30, Bears 24 |
| All-everything QB Aaron Rodgers is back. Rookie-of-the-year RB Eddy Lacy likely to play. Even wide receiver Randall Cobb could get the green light after a 10-game absence. Should spell trouble for the Bears. But nothing this season makes sense. | Going back to Dick Schapp, Dick The Bruiser and Dick Young again this week. The bad news? They were wrong last week. | Rodgers, and Cobb, provide enough in their returns to power the Packers through a surprisingly valiant Bears defensive effort. Cutler commits enough errors to make the offseason as interesting as the season has been. |
| Record: 7-8 | Record: 9-6 | Record: 8-7 |
 |
 |
 |
| Hub Arkush | Adam Hoge | Matt Abbatacola |
| Bears 37, Packers 34 | Packers 34, Bears 30 | Bears 17, Packers 13 |
| Rodgers may be back, but Randall Cobb is still doubtful, Eddie Lacy is questionable and Clay Matthews and Jermichael Finley are out -- yet the Packers are favored at Soldier Field. The Bears are my five-star lock of the week. | The Bears' defense has always given the offense a chance to beat Rodgers, but as Cutler pointed out, they "weren't as good on offense." Now they are. Problem is, the defense is horrible. | Or it could be Bears 38, Packers 31. We'll see. |
| Record: 11-4 | Record: 9-6 | Record: 8-7 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ben Finfer | Nick Shepkowski | Jay Zawaski |
| Packers 34, Bears 24 | Packers 31, Bears 27 | Bears 28, Packers 23 |
| Even a rusty Aaron Rodgers should carve up this Bears defense. Jay Cutler would have to be close to mistake-free to keep up. I don't think he's capable of that. No playoffs this year. | Rusty or not, the best player in the NFL is back for the Packers and you just can't put a price tag on that. | The Bears will bounce back from their national TV embarrassment against the Eagles and get in to the playoffs. People will buy NFC North Champion T-Shirts, then regret the purchase, as they are eliminated in the first round. |
| Record: 11-4 | Record: 4-3 | Record: 7-8 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ryan Baker | Dan Durkin | Josh Liss |
| Packers 31, Bears 24 | Packers 30, Bears 27 | Packers 32, Bears 29 |
| I wish it weren't as simple as saying the Packers have the edge with Aaron Rodgers back. But it is. | There won't be any rust on Aaron Rodgers, as he exacts some revenge against the downtrodden Bears defense. | "The season ends as I imagined opening day-- behind Green Bay. But with a truly potent offense fans can look forward to, and a defense that's bound to improve. |
| Record: 8-7 | Record: 8-7 | Record: 8-7 |
