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Some of you are interested. Some of you hate me for it. But as long as I'm the NFC North blogmaster, we're going to post weekly updates of the NFC playoff standings*. The Green Bay Packers' loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3 ended in unique an...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning. Week 14 brought us two things in the NFC North: Snow and a bit of clarity. We've largely dispatched the former, so let's hash through the latter while we have a moment. The Green Bay Packers (9-4), w...

A few thoughts on Sunday night's events at Lambeau Field: What it means: The Green Bay Packers overcame a two-touchdown deficit and are now within one victory of the NFC North title. They are 9-4 and can clinch the division with a victory next Sun...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A few thoughts on Sunday's events at the Metrodome: What it means: The Chicago Bears continued their late-season slide, losing for the fourth time in five games. They're now 8-5 after a 7-1 start and staring at a fight for a wild-ca...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Good morning from the snowy Upper Midwest. Snow has been falling outside the Metrodome since Saturday night and the snow has begun in Green Bay, Wis., as well, I'm told by reliable sources. Week 14 is gonna be sweet (and slick). Rem...

Five nuggets of knowledge on Week 14: Recent dominance: The Chicago Bears have won six consecutive games against the Minnesota Vikings, their last loss coming in 2009 when Brett Favre was the Vikings' quarterback. There might be some mild animosit...

If all goes well here in Week 14, I'll cover two NFC North teams live, watch another two on national television and not have to worry about a bizarre settling of December fog on Monday. Yep. I'll be at the Metrodome for the Chicago Bears' annual v...

Let's take a peek at the NFC North's standing in ESPN.com's Week 14 Power Rankings. 7. Green Bay Packers Trending: Up two after a 23-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Comment: The Packers hold the tiebreaker edge over the Bears in both the ...

FALLING 1. Certainty in the short term, Chicago Bears: Their season derailed by injuries to quarterback Jay Cutler and tailback Matt Forte, you wonder if the Bears are approaching the end of days for their nucleus of the past eight years or so. Al...

Five nuggets of knowledge on Week 14: Seeking rest: Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, the Green Bay Packers will be going for their 19th consecutive victory, which would stand alone as the second-longest streak in NFL history. More important, th...

Go ahead. I realize you don't need my permission, but feel free to call me a Green Bay Packers homer. It's hard to avoid at this point. Sunday, I'll be with the Packers for the seventh consecutive week. Lambeau Field will be the site of what the P...

Let's take a quick look at ESPN.com's Week 14 Power Rankings, in which one of our teams continues to separate itself from another with the same record: 1. Green Bay Packers Trending: Unanimous for 10 weeks and counting. 12. Detroit Lions Tren...

FALLING 1. Chester Taylor, Chicago Bears tailback: I've been on board with the Bears consistently utilizing their running game this season, if for no other reason than to set up their play-action passes. But it must be noted that Taylor is on pace...

DETROIT -- We're Black and Blue (and a little embarrassed) all over: We've had some high-flying offense in the past two years here in the NFC North. In Week 14, we, uh, had something different. Thanks to @peaceispimp for pointing it out right a...

Some thoughts on a low-scoring game at Ford Field: What it means: The Detroit Lions snapped their NFL-record 19-game division losing streak by defeating a Packers team that lost quarterback Aaron Rodgers (concussion) in the second quarter. The Lio...

It was amusing to see read your reaction to Friday's weekend programming note. I thought I spelled out my Week 14 game selection pretty clearly, but apparently I left it open for interpretation. AND NOW YOU'LL NEVER KNOW FOR SURE!!! Mwahahahaha...