Packers Without Lacy Tonight Against Bears

By ESPN

Packers running back Eddie Lacy is not expected to play against the Chicago Bears on Thursday, and he is seeking a second opinion on his injured left foot, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

A league source told ESPN's Ed Werder that Dr. Bob Anderson will view Lacy's scans and determine whether the running back will travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, for a visit.

With James Starks undergoing knee surgery, Lacy had been the Packers' only active running back against Dallas on Sunday, when he rushed for 65 yards on 17 carries in a 30-16 loss.

With both Lacy and Starks now expected to miss time, the Packers made a move Tuesday to address their thinning running back corps by acquiring Knile Davis in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Packers gave up a conditional draft pick for Davis, who already has started practicing with his new team. A source told Schefter that the pick is a conditional seventh-rounder in 2018.

Starks is expected to be out a couple of weeks, and the same could be true of Lacy, with a source telling Werder, "I don't see [Lacy] playing anytime soon."

The Packers will have to get Davis up to speed on the playbook quickly if he is to be ready when the Bears visit Lambeau Field on Thursday night.

"It's obviously a big challenge when you're on a short week, but he's definitely a talented young player," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "So just looking forward to getting him into the mix and get going."

It won't be the first time the Packers have used Anderson as a consultant. Last year, he performed ankle surgery on receiver Ty Montgomery, and he helped in the diagnosis of tight end Jared Cook's sprained ankle earlier this season.

To make room for Davis on the active roster, Green Bay placed top cornerback Sam Shields, who has been out since the season opener with a concussion, on injured reserve.

Chicago Bears

Expectations for Jay Cutler were reasonably high for 2016. After all, Cutler posted a career-best 92.3 quarterback rating last year under former offensive coordinator Adam Gase. The Bears said they wanted to keep Cutler in the same system with current coordinator Dowell Loggains. In seven quarters of play, however, Cutler threw two interceptions and lost one fumble, and then he suffered a right thumb injury. Cutler's replacement, Brian Hoyer, has six touchdown passes and zero interceptions in 189 attempts (100.8 rating), but Chicago is 32nd in points scored (16.8) for the season. -- Jeff Dickerson

Indianapolis Colts

Andrew Luck has completed 64.1 percent of his pass attempts so far this season, which is a career high. He also has a career-high QBR of 71. The issue for Luck -- outside of the Colts' 2-4 record -- is that he has committed six turnovers in six games: four interceptions and two fumbles lost. Plus, the offensive line can't be blamed for all 23 times he has been sacked this season. Combine all those factors, including the losing record -- though he he's far from the person to blame -- and Luck's grade so far this season is a B. -- Mike Wells