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Chicago features one of the better 1-2 combinations in the league in kickoff returners Johnny Knox and Danieal Manning, so preventing either one of them from having a momentum-changing return on Sunday at Soldier Field will be critical.
The rookie Knox enters Sunday's contest as the top kickoff returner in the league with a 29.4-yard average on 29 returns, including a 102-yard touchdown, and Manning ranks No. 14 in the NFL with a 24.7 average on 20 returns. Manning led the NFL last season with a 29.7-yard average.
The two players, who happen to both be alums of Abilene Christian University in Texas, have helped the Bears to the No. 2 ranking (tied with New Orleans) in kickoff returns with a 25.6-yard average, as well as an average starting field position after kickoffs of 31.6, which also ranks second in the league. The Bears lead the NFL with six returns of 40-plus yards, with four of those coming from Knox and two from Manning.
"I think Knox has really sh..
Source: Packers.com
