For one game at least, McCarthy more alchemist than astrologer

Packers win! Packers win! Even a skeptic like me has to admit that Brett Hundley can have a good game, good enough not to throw it away when the Chicago Bears are so desperate to hand it over on a silver platter. The Bears had four three-and-outs in which they managed -10 yards of offense, and for just one measly yard on a ridiculous challenge they lost a tying touchdown, and then a 29-yard pass interference penalty followed by a 37-yard run for a touchdown by Ty Montgomery, and that is the way cookie crumbles. But what Hundley did do was impressive for him. For the second straight game he didn’t throw an interception, and threw the ball downfield a couple of times, and threw a slick pass on the run to Davante Adams that iced the game. After a missed field goal the Bears still had a chance to tie at the end of the game, the type of game that the Packers should have won handily if Aaron Rodgers were playing, instead of another adventure. But for at least one week, Mike McCarthy has avoided looking more like an astrologer than an alchemist in his appraisal of Hundley’s ability. Maybe there is something actually there after all. We might even be wearing rose-colored glasses after the Ravens and their 20^th-ranked defense comes to town. Hell, who knows, we might even be “shocked” if the Packers win in Pittsburgh in two weeks. After that game, everything suddenly looks suddenly “winnable.” Let the Hundley love-fest begin in earnest. It might even be for real.