The Green Bay Packers, fresh with a rookie head coach, sophomore general manager, and many free agents who had never played together, are your 2019 NFC North Champions.
But as the team shirts say, “the North is not enough.” The Packers have a real shot at a first-round bye with a win over the Staffordless Detroit Lions and can take the #1 seed in the NFC with a GB win and a Seattle win.
One of the most impactful reasons the Packers have gotten this far is perhaps the addition of outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith.
It’s no secret the Packers needed edge help after last season, where age, injuries, and lack of overall talent made the position a dire need.