The Green Bay Packers did little to help their cause during Sunday’s 31-17 loss to the New England Patriots
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Elgton Jenkins Jersey 2019 , a similar narrative formed around the Packers. Yahoo Sports dropped them one spot to No. 12 while ESPN placed them 13th. USA Today. Meanwhile, NFL.com and USA Today each slotted Green Bay in at No. 15.NFC North Rundown: Thielen & Golladay lifted their teams in week five If one thing is certain in the NFC North after the first five weeks of the 2018 regular season, it is that the divisional race is wide open.Following a sloppy 31-23 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers (2-2-1) find themselves in the thick of a battle behind the division-leading Chicago Bears. With the Packers heading home to Lambeau Field on Monday night to face the San Francisco 49ers, it is becoming almost imperative for the team to re-right the ship before the bye week.Elsewhere across the NFC North, a pair of wideouts have become reliable weapons for their respective teams. Minnesota’s Adam Thielen and Detroit’s Kenny Golladay have posted intriguing weekly numbers over the first five weeks
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