PREVIEW Tonight's game
GREEN BAY (1-2) At CHICAGO (0-2)
Time: 9 p.m.
TV/radio: WYTV (33), WEWS (5), WTAE (4), WBBW-AM (1240).
Series history: Bears lead 84-75-6. Last meeting: Packers beat Bears 30-20 on Dec. 1, 2002, at Green Bay.
Last week: Packers lost to Cardinals 20-13. Bears had bye, lost to Vikings 24-13 in Week 2.
Rankings: Packers offense (overall 14, rush 13, pass 17); Packers defense (overall 22, rush 17, pass 23); Bears offense (overall 32, rush 29, pass 31); Bears defense (overall 31, rush 32, pass 17).
Key matchup: Packers' soft defense vs. Bears' anemic offense. Bears have NFL's worst offense, averaging paltry 167.5 yards per game. QB Kordell Stewart has not been stellar in first two games in Chicago as team averages only 100 yards passing. Packers allow 231 yards passing per game, so this might be Bears' chance to rebound. But Chicago must do better than averaging 3.3 yards per play to have chance of winning in first game in renovated Soldier Field.
Streaks, stats and notes: Packers QB Brett Favre has thrown a TD pass in 22 straight games against Bears, second-longest streak all-time (Dan Marino threw TDs in 24 straight against Jets). ... Packers are 15-0 when RB Ahman Green rushes for 100 yards. He needs 130 yards rushing to pass Tony Canadeo for third in club history.
-- Associated Press
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