Robinson had been suffering from back spasms most of the week and hadn't recovered by game time. He was inactive for the game. Without Robinson, who caught touchdowns of 58 and 68 yards in the first meeting this year between the teams, a young group of receivers made very few plays and crossed signals with Matthews plenty of times. Running back James Allen accounted for 11 of the Bears' 22 receptions, with the receivers chipping in only six for 83 yards. We said going into the year we had to find one of maybe two more receivers.
Someone has to step up and show up and play.
The Bears' first two drives were productive, gaining 109 yards but only producing three points. After that, the Bears gained only 54 yards on their next four drives, discounting Kaseem Sinceno's meaningless 28-yard catch on the last play of the first half. A couple of miscommunications in the fourth quarter typified how the Bears' passing game struggled without Robinson or either of their injured top two quarterbacks, Cade McNown and Jim Miller. On the first one, it appeared Matthews was expecting Dez White to come back on a pass route. But White kept running and when Matthews threw to the spot he expected the receiver to be, Packers cornerback Tyrone Williams picked it off and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown.