By CHRIS JENKINS
Drummers practice at Lambeau Field before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Four days after starting the season with a demoralizing defeat,
Clay Matthews and the
Green Bay Packers looked every bit like the team they were expected to be this season.
Maybe even better, at least on defense.
The Packers (1-1) pulled off a perfectly executed trick play, then rattled and robbed
Jay Cutler the rest of the way in a 23-10 victory over the division rival
Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Thursday night.
The win represented an impressive rebound from a season-opening loss to San Francisco. Had the Packers lost to the Bears, they would have fallen to 0-2, with both losses coming at home.
''Inside the facility, there wasn't any panic,'' Aaron Rodgers said. ''Outside, I think people were worried if we lose to Chicago, you're kind of putting yourself behind the eight ball a little bit. Good win for us. We're 1-1.
Again, it's one game. We need to get better on offense; defense played incredible.''
Especially Matthews, who was credited with 3 1/2 of the Packers' seven sacks of Cutler.
With six sacks in the Packers' first two games, Matthews already has equaled his total from last season.
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