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Packers hope week off gets them healthier for stretch run

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The NFC North-leading Green Bay Packers would love to showcase how good they can be when all their top players are available and healthy.

Whether they’ll actually get that opportunity remains uncertain.

Green Bay (9-3) enters its long-awaited bye week with a 3½-game lead in its division and trailing only the Arizona Cardinals (9-2) in the race for the NFC’s top seed. The Packers would own the tiebreaker advantage because they won 24-21 at Arizona on Oct. 28.

They’re hoping this week off gives their long list of injured players a chance to recover.