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Six of the seven playoff spots in the NFC are essentially spoken for. Three NFC West teams – the Seahawks, Rams and 49ers – plus the NFC East champ Eagles and NFC North-leading Bears have all clinched postseason berths, with seeding still TBD. Meanwhile the NFC South champ, either the Panthers or Buccaneers, will likely get the No. 4 seed.
On this episode of "1st & North," Lou Canellis and NFC North insiders break down a wild week around the division. The Bears stun the Packers, sending fans into a frenzy after DJ Moore’s touchdown, while Green Bay looks for answers on how to bounce back.
The Bears erased a 10-point deficit in the final two minutes of regulation, recovering an onside kick, and hit the Packers in the gut in OT.
The Packers had a big road win and the NFC North lead in the bag against the Bears with less than 2 minutes to play. And then they crumbled.
Packers vs. Bears: Chicago stuns Green Bay with 16 unanswered points late in 4th quarter and OT, seize NFC North command Recovering an onside kick has become very rare in the NFL with new rules. That’s what made the Chicago Bears’ win Saturday night seem like a miracle.
Packers backup quarterback Malik Willis will be ready to start against the Ravens in Week 17 if Jordan Love remains out
For most of the game, it looked like the Bears were on track to lose to the Packers for the second time in three weeks, even after Green Bay lost quarterback Jordan Love to a concussion. But, just as Chicago has done all season,