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Week 1

Wrap-up: Packers 21, Bears 15

Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant (25) is tripped up by Chicago Bears' Nathan Vasher (31) and Kevin Payne September 14, 2009 12:07 AM

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert

Quarterback Jay Cutler's tenure in Chicago got off to a rocky start as he was picked off four times.

Sooooooo glad I missed arguably one of the best NFC North games to have been played so far this season. In all seriousness, Green Bay’s 21-15 victory Sunday night over Chicago was wild, unpredictable and ultimately thrilling. Green Bay Packers' Al Harris (31) and Atari Bigby (20) break up a pass intended for Chicago Bears' Earl Bennett (80)

It wasn’t alwaysplayed with precision orbeauty, but you could sense the intensity, emotion and physicality through the television. Andyou could almost feel the exhale from Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers after his 50-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings won the game with 1:11 remaining.

Rodgers and Bears quarterback Jay Cutler each struggled for large parts of the night, but it was Rodgers who came up with the biggest throw of the game. As if to illustrate the current difference between them, Cutler responded on the next play from scrimmage by throwing his fourth interception of the game. Some thoughts on this evening before we call it a (long) day: