The Bears/Packers game was anything but ‘foot’ball, plus the best of the weekend
We call this game “football,” but in truth, foot rarely meets ball, and in most cases, it’s when the hands and legs have failed in their duties. Sunday’s 38-17 Packers victory over Chicago featured exactly zero punts, only the second time in NFL history that’s happened. (The first: Buffalo-San Francisco in September 1992, but you knew that.) The game featured more than 850 yards of total offense and nine scores of various types, mostly by Green Bay. Next up: we want to see an NFL game with nothing but punts.
The no-punt tale leads off this week’s NFL in :90, where we take you through the biggest stories of Sunday. Check it out for details on Steve Smith’s triumphant Carolina battle, the miserable Miami-Oakland game in London, and San Francisco’s performance in its first statement game.
Here’s more of the best of Sunday in Shutdown Corner:
• Did a 49ers fan prank the Eagles with a fire alarm at the team hotel?
• JJ Watt, offensive juggernaut.
• Steve Smith with the line of the week: “I ran around those boys like they were schoolyard kids.”
• Geno Smith got very irritated at a fan and used some unfortunate language.
• Your latest franchise quarterback is … Mike Glennon?
• Michael Crabtree got his helmet torn completely off, and it was mostly his own fault.
• The Saints are a mess, and nothing in the NFL makes sense anymore.
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Jay Busbee is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or find him on Facebook or on Twitter.
