LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Veteran cornerback Tracy Porter enjoyed his finest day in a Bears uniform on Thanksgiving.

In front of a national audience, Porter had one interception and four pass break-ups in Chicago’s 17-13 upset victory over the Packers.

Here are five things to know about Porter, who is playing in his eighth NFL season.

1. Postseason pedigree: Porter had extensive postseason experience in New Orleans, starting six playoffs games from 2009-11. A key part of the Saints’ 2009 championship team, Porter had a 74-yard interception return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLIV. Porter finished the 2009 postseason with 17 tackles, two picks, three pass break-ups and one forced fumble.

2. Front office connections: Porter overlapped in New Orleans with Bears general manager Ryan Pace, who spent 13 years in the Saints’ player personnel department. The veteran cornerback also played for John Fox in Denver (2012), where he appeared in just six games (four starts). However, Porter’s familiarity with Pace and Fox paid off. Even though Porter battled hamstring injuries most of the preseason and early in the regular season, the club kept him around.

3. Superior coverage: Porter now has a career-high 14 pass break-ups in nine games -- he was credited with 12 PBUs for New Orleans (2009) and Oakland (2013). He is the first player to record four passes defensed in a single game based on press box statistics versus Aaron Rodgers in Rodgers’ entire NFL career, according to STATS, LLC.

4. Elite company: With his interception at Lambeau Field, Porter became one of five active players to intercept Rodgers and Brett Favre in either the regular or postseason. Former Bears cornerback Charles Tillman is also on that list. Porter picked off Favre (by then a member of the Vikings) in the fourth quarter of the 2009 NFC Championship Game to send the game into overtime.

5. Big Ten product: Indiana University does not have a great football tradition. Porter, however, had a great collegiate career for the Hoosiers. Porter left school with 16 interceptions, second in Indiana history. He owns the school-record with 413 interception return yards. Porter is also the first player in Indiana history to score on a punt, fumble recovery and interception return. He was name first-team All-Big Ten in 2007.