Heading into the season opener, Head Coach Mike McCarthy pointed to the turnover battle and special teams as two areas the Packers needed to gain an edge in to defeat the Chicago Bears.
The turnovers turned out to be a landslide at 4-0, with the Packers intercepting Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler four times. On special teams, it wasn't quite as dramatic an advantage, but Green Bay did hold its own against a team that had
given the Packers nightmares on special teams in recent years.
"We won the battle of the hidden yardage or field position, which is extremely important, and I thought we did an excellent job of covering Danieal Manning and Devin Hester," special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum said. "Those guys are so explosive."
Indeed, the Packers kept Manning and Hester - both of whom had posted long returns against the Packers over the last few seasons - under wraps most of the night. Manning had three kicko..
