With the Bears beating the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, the Packers are in control of their own destiny heading into the final quarter of the season. Green Bay must beat the Washington Redskins who are statistaically still alive in the playoffs despite a 3-9 record.
The Lions are a sneaky-good football team heading into their first division game at Lambeau Field. The Packers and Lions won't face off again until Week 17 to close the regular season. This one is big.
The NFC North boasts the best record in the NFL after the first quarter of the season has come to a close. While it's too early to even think about the playoffs, there's a strong possibility this division comes down to the final few weeks of the season.
For the first time since 1991, the Green Bay Packers (5-8-1, 1-3-1 NFC North) will have back-to-back losing seasons after falling to the Chicago Bears (10-4, 4-1 NFC North) 24-17 Sunday. With the win, the Bears clinch the NFC North Division for the first time since 2010 and officially eliminated the Packers from playoff contention.
The Green Bay Packers’ road game struggles continued Sunday night, as they still remain winless on the road this season after falling to the Minnesota Vikings 24-17.
The Green Bay Packers (2-2-1, 1-1-1 NFC North) struggled tremendously against the Detroit Lions (2-3, 1-0 NFC North) Sunday and fell to their division rival 31-23 on the road at Ford Field.
One week the Packers (1-0-1, 1-0-1 NFC North) score 21 points in the fourth quarter. The next week they give up 22 points in the fourth quarter and tie with NFC North rivals, the Minnesota Vikings (1-0-1, 1-0-1 NFC North), 29-29 after both teams failed to score in overtime at Lambeau Field.
