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Week 1

Wrap-up: Packers 21, Bears 15

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) reacts with guard Jason Spitz after Rodgers threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Greg JenningsSeptember 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 foGreen Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers reacts after throwing a 50-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jenningsur times.

Sooooooo glad I missed arguably one of the best NFC North games to have been played sofarthis season. In all seriousness, Green Bay’s 21-15 victory Sunday night over Chicago was wild, unpredictable and ultimately thrilling.

It wasn’t always played with precision or beauty, but you could sense the intensity, emotion and physicality through the television. And you could almost feel the exhalefrom 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: