Aaron Rodgers completes wild return to Bears after injury

The last 30 minutes of play nearly brought down the house as Rodgers led the Packers to a 24-23 win.

"A huge uprising," said linebacker Blake Martinez. "You look at" 12 "and what he's able to do everyday in practice and obviously you've seen what he was able to do tonight, obviously you want that guy in the field."

Rodgers returned with 9 minutes, 10 seconds left in the third quarter and shot Davante Adams 8 yards in the next game. He led a 12-game practice that allowed Mason Crosby to reduce his lead to 20-3.

Panic woke up the Packers' attack as Rodgers led the Packers in 20-17 with touchdown passes to Geronimo Allison and Davante Adams in the fourth quarter.

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After quarterback Bears Mitchell Trubisky led a 14-game, 61-yard run that took 6.22 and ended in a 32-yard field goal on Cody Parkey to give Bears, Rodgers a 23-17 lead amassed 2:39 and 75 yards. in front of him to win the game.

It only took 26 seconds.

On the 3rd and 10th, Rodgers found Randall Cobb in midfield and the receiver flew over the field without paying attention to Khalil Mack. Rodgers pulled out of the pocket to his left and Cobb cut Eddie Jackson out of the Bears' security. Cobb was free at home.

"It's the GOAT guy," said Packers defensive tackle Kenny Clark. "It's the GOAT." He put the ball in the guy position he played, showing how competing he was and how long he had come back, hurting him, and the bring back and lead us to victory. "

It was a very different feeling at 9:22 of the second quarter, while a silence fell on the stadium as the coaches rushed to the quarterback of the Packers, who had been sacked on his own line of 25 yards by Roy Robertson. -Harris.

"It was painful," Rodgers said. "We did the check – out, we suffered, so we wanted to do other tests in the locker room.I came back, did some tests, I had the same thing. feeling that I could not hurt him at that moment, and agreed that I could come back and play. "

Rodgers got up to try to leave, but immediately grabbed his left knee and returned to the grass. After a few moments on the ground, he made his way to the Packers sideline, albeit cautiously.

Rodgers passed the next Chicago possession to be examined under the blue medical tent on the Packers sideline. At 6:44 am, DeShone Kizer came out to lead the Packers' offense and Rodgers was taken to the locker room.

The Packers led 10-0 at that time.

Rodgers, who missed nine games last season due to a clavicle fracture in Minnesota's Week 6, dropped the third and ninth in his 36th before the Bears' defense fell. As Rodgers came down to grab the bag, his left leg was lying down and Robertson-Harris, 294 pounds, was diving on him. No flags have been launched on the game.

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At this point in the game, Rodgers was just 3-for-7 for 13 yards (42.9 percent) for a score of 50.3. He was fired twice.

After the injury?

Rodgers went 17-for-23 for 273 yards. He was not sacked again and his score was raised to 130.7.

At halftime, the Packers felt that his return to action in the second half was questionable before getting out of the locker room to cheer.

"Once I realized it was not going to be, I was not going to hurt him anymore if I went outside, I realized I could put some weight on it, that adrenaline would be felt, "Rodgers told me. "Playing behind Brett Favre for three years, you realize that you have to be tough to play this position."

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers talks about the 24-23 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.
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In his absence, Kizer dropped the ball into the Bears' red zone on a Khalil Mack backpack three minutes from the end, then Kizer threw a pick to Mack with a minute to go to give the Bears a 17 – 0 advantage at half time.

Rodgers had his 2013 season interrupted by the Bears when he suffered a clavicle fracture at Lambeau on November 4th.

"That's what we are paid to do," said Rodgers. "We are paid to face our wounds and face them – that's what everyone does and will do throughout the season." It's the measure of a teammate, is not it? what are you ready to put into play? "

"For me, it's obvious, to be outside is special."

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