With the Minnesota Vikings losing to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, the Packers are cleanly in first place of the NFC North and currently hold the number three seed in the NFC. The games haven’t always been pretty, but in the NFL, a win is a win.
A favorable schedule allows the team to get hot and fight for a playoff bye week. This team has a clear identity: it dominates in the red zone and in takeaways but struggles with giving big plays between the 20s and avoiding third-and-long situations. The team’s modus operandi is unlikely to change this far into the season, but there are adjustments the team can make to play with the big boys.