Green Bay Packers take command over NFC North, set eyes on top playoff seed Bleacher Report

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For all intents and purposes, the Green Bay Packers crown themselves NFC North Kings as winter approaches. Now, they will move forward in the fight for the supremacy of the convention with little competition for speaking.

The Chicago Bears lost 21-25 on Sunday, destroying the last vestiges of any team within the division capable of snatching the Green Bay throne.

The 8-post Packers are the only All-Black & Blue team to post a winning record. At 5-6 p.m., the Bears are now paired with the Minnesota Vikings, while the Detroit Lions resettling general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia early in the week.

To be fair, Chicago fell apart at the seam in recent weeks. Matt Nagy’s seat is full of flames. Meanwhile, Ryan Pace – or anyone who serves as the next off-season as Chicago Bears general manager, needs to cut out a piece of scratch paper and write the following instructions: “Franchise quarterback doesn’t matter.”

The Vikings are the closest thing to a standing true contender for Green Bay. They already split their two-game series with the Packers. Also, Kirk Cousins ​​and KA have won four of their last five games. However, the shortcomings of the three games are impossible to remove for about five weeks of play.

In this way, the Packers can shift their gaze to the wider NFL landscape and peer toward the likes of the New Reliance Saints and the Seattle Seahawks, which serve as their top competitors from here on out.

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AFC shows more depth overall. Nine teams have won records compared to six in the NFC.

Therefore, obstacles against Green Bay are not so difficult. But being a conference representative in the Super Bowl is all that matters, and the Packers have as many shots as they like.

So far, Matt LaFleur’s squad is definitely in a better position than his primary opponent to earn the NFC’s top overall playoff seed. Before looking at the schedule, the current setups are problematic in both the Big Easy and the Great Northwest.

According to ESPN, Drew Bryce’s return from 11 broken ribs and partially ruptured lungs has not yet been scheduled. Ad Worder. Sure, the Saints are 2-0 with Tessem Hill in the back in the middle, but the multi-purpose threat was thrown against the Denver Broncos for just 78 yards on Sunday. Granted, the Saints didn’t need to be more aggressive after launching the practice squad wide receiver at the Denver quarterback, but Hill would have benefited by putting up a good performance on top of each other.

Defend is the name of the game right now in Big Easy as New Orleans features the league’s top unit after closing out the Broncos. But let’s not forget that Aaron Rogers threw three scores without any turnover during the 3rd win of the week over the Bruce-led Saints.

Rogers is putting together one more monster campaign with NFL-leading 33 passing touchdowns compared to just four interruptions. It’s always X-factor. More importantly, he and his head coach / play-caller are clicking.

“I think the beauty this year is the subtlety of the simplicity that I think is being implemented in Matt the Fison.” Told reporters After Sunday’s game. “It really makes me feel very comfortable with the plan every week.”

When the NFC counterpart does not feature someone like Health Bryce or Russell Wilson, it is automatically at a disadvantage.

Luckily, the Seahawks have Wilson in their lineup. What they don’t have is a defense that is capable of slowing down Rogers, running behind Aaron Jones or anyone else in that regard.

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As the Seattle prepares for Monday night’s meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles, their defense is allowing 343.7 passing yards per game. To better understand how terrible that number is, no other team allows more than 291.5 per competition.

The dynamic duo of Wilson and Seattle, the wide receiver, Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf, are exceptional, but the Seahawks are the team with the main flaws on the other side of the ball. Green Bay’s defense is also not the best. But the Packers are clearly better in that particular area.

With five games left to play, Green Beno is facing only one opponentTennessee Titans in Week 16With a winning record. Surprisingly, the same is true for both New Orleans and Seattle.

Of the three, Seattle has the easiest rest schedule based on current win-loss records, although there is a slight objection to the Week 14 meeting with the Winless New York Jets.

The Packers should face two reeling teams in the Eagles and Lions in a two-to-back week before sandwiches the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears around the Titans. The record of 13 – 13 is still on.

Green Bay is all about climbing to the top of the NFCA, but is guaranteed based on the organization’s approach and what lies ahead.

However, no team should go too far ahead of itself. After all, it’s a week-by-week league, especially during epidemics. With that said, the Packers are in a good position to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl LV.

The AFC side of the leisure will be a gantlet for any war-weary squad that emerges.

Currently, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs are the best teams in the league for completely different reasons. The Steelers have opportunistic defense and experienced quarterbacks who push all the buttons. The Chiefs, on the other hand, show Patrick Mahoms a spectacular offense leading the way, and the ruling Super Bowl MVP is limitless in what he can do.

But other councils include the Rough-End-Tumble Cleveland Browns, Derrick Henry’s Tennessee Titans, two climbing AFC former representatives in the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins, and one of the league’s best defenses in the Indianapolis Colts.

However, the most important thing that can be said about the team, Pax ason does not apply to the packers nearby: they can beat anyone.

Green Bay has already made its case, as the NFC has recommended giving it some resistance. The Packers should now have their eye on a huge crown, the way the field is arranged in their favor.