50. Packers 38, Bears 17 (2014)

With the Green Bay Packers starting their season in 50 days, I have decided to make a top 50 list for them as well. This will be a list of the top 50 wins in the Mike McCarthy era.

Green Bay was coming in at 1-2, coming off an embarrassing 19-7 loss in Detroit, and Chicago was coming in at 2-1. The Packers could not afford to fall essentially three games behind the Bears. Fortunately for Green Bay, it had not lost at Soldier Field since 2010.

It looked as though the Packers would be in for another long game on the opening drive, as Chicago marched 80 yards in 15 plays to take a 7-0 lead. Green Bay came back and scored on a short run by Eddie Lacy to tie it up. The big play was a 43-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers to Richard Rodgers to put the ball deep into Chicago territory.

It was a half that did not see any punts, and Chicago drove down the field and kicked a field goal to regain the lead, 10-7. But then the Packers drove down and Jordy Nelson hauled in a 3-yard touchdown to give the Packers their first lead, 14-10.

The Packers and Bears exchanged touchdowns one more time before the end of the half. Chicago’s was by Alshon Jeffery and Green Bay’s was on a 22-yard Rodgers pass to Randall Cobb.

The turning point was at the end of the half when Chicago was driving inside the 10 of Green Bay. With less than 10 seconds left in the half, Jay Cutler found Martellus Bennett, who fought his way to the 1-yard line, but the time ran out. Replays did not show Bennett scoring, so the scored stayed 21-17 at the half.

The second half was dominated by Green Bay.

On the first drive, the Packers drove into Bears territory, but settled for a long Mason Crosby field goal to put the green and gold ahead 24-17. On Chicago’s next drive, the Bears drove into Green Bay territory, but Clay Matthews stepped in front of a Cutler pass and picked it off and ran it back 40 yards into Chicago territory.

Nelson would cap off the next drive with another touchdown reception from Rodgers. Nelson would go onto have 10 receptions for 108 yards and the two touchdowns.

The Packers went onto score one more time to give the Packers the 38-17 win. Rodgers finished with 22-28 for 302 yards and four touchdowns.

That win helped catapult the team. After losing at Detroit in week three, Green Bay won 11 of the final 13 regular season games to give the Packers a 12-4 record and a first round bye.