We know the story by now: Matt LaFleur has won 16 straight games in the month of December. Coming into this month, his undefeated record in the month was a fun statistical oddity, but now that we’re in the second week of December, that streak is more immediately relevant.
It has become even more so after the results of Sunday’s games — particularly the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Chicago Bears. That result keeps the door open, at least a crack, for the Packers to make a run at the Lions and try to earn a division title after a one-year break.