{"id":128881,"date":"2025-12-06T06:36:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T06:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128881"},"modified":"2025-12-06T06:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T06:36:41","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%af-report-packers-get-shocking-playoff-prediction-in-the-tight-nfc-north-could-this-be-their-year-to-break-through-as-the-battle-intensifies-the-packers-playoff-hopes-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128881","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfaf REPORT: Packers Get Shocking Playoff Prediction in the Tight NFC North \u2013 Could This Be Their Year to Break Through? As the battle intensifies, the Packers\u2019 playoff hopes are on the line!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249081652-e1764803402329.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249081652-e1764803402329.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249081652-e1764803402329.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249081652-e1764803402329.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Packers Get Eye-Opening Playoff Prediction Amid Crowded NFC North\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>DETROIT, MICHIGAN &#8211; NOVEMBER 27: Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers holds the Madden Thanksgiving MVP award after the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on November 27, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Green Bay Packers enter Week 14 with an 8-3-1 record and right behind the 9-3 Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Lions defeated the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, 44-30, to move to 8-5.<\/p>\n<p>With the final month of the regular season underway, the NFC North is one of the tightest division races.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears are the No. 1 seed in the NFC as of Week 14, but things can change very quickly depending on how everything else shakes up.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report picked division winners with December starting. And, although the NFC North is tough, he has the Packers sneaking by and winning the division.<\/p>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5313187\/element\/2\">\n<p><strong>\u201cWho\u2019ll Win It:<\/strong> Green Bay (11-5-1), with Detroit and Chicago both finishing 11-6,\u201d Gagnon predicted.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why The Packers Will Win The NFC North<\/h2>\n<p>A lot can happen in the final month of the season, but there are a lot of reasons why Green Bay should feel good about the NFC North race.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears, with first-year head coach Ben Johnson, have been arguably the best story of the league this year. However, the remaining schedule makes it tough for Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5313187\/element\/3\">\n<p>\u201cThe Bears are a great story, but their remaining schedule is just a nightmare,\u201d Gagnon added. \u201cThere\u2019s a good chance they relinquish the division lead to the surging Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, and even if they remain in the mix it\u2019s hard to see such a novice team hanging on against the Packers (again), 49ers and Lions in Weeks 16, 17 and 18, respectively. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>As for the Lions, getting a win against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football was encouraging, but they have a big hill to climb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5313187\/element\/5\">\n<p>\u201cThe Lions, meanwhile, haven\u2019t won consecutive games since Weeks 4 and 5, and their only remaining game against a team with a losing record is a potential trap in Minnesota,\u201d Gagnon added. \u201cDetroit has the talent to make a push, but the deficit is too large considering its recent play and upcoming schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lions\u2019 win against the Cowboys definitely kept them right in the thick of everything, and they are playing excellent football as of late.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Matt LaFleur\u2019s Team Has a Tough Path<\/h2>\n<p>While Gagnon has the Packers winning the NFC North, the schedule going forward isn\u2019t the easiest.<\/p>\n<p>They play the Bears twice in three weeks, with the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos sandwiched in between.<\/p>\n<p>If they can win two or three of those games, they should be feeling good with the final two coming against the Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>Dominique Yates of Packers News also has Green Bay winning, but it\u2019s very close: \u201cThis could be a photo finish, but here\u2019s how I think it\u2019ll play out: 1. Packers, 2. Bears, 3. Lions, 4. Vikings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In that same piece, Tom Silverstein and Pete Dougherty both had Green Bay finished second with Chicago on top, so it\u2019s going to be a tight finish in a thrilling ending to the year.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, if Green Bay can defeat Chicago at least once in the next three weeks, that will be a big momentum builder in hopes of snagging the NFC North crown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Matt Wadleigh covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravens. 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