Everyone knew the NFC North was going to be tough because of the talent at quarterback. Through five weeks, the degree of difficulty has become clear.
With the Minnesota Vikings at 5-0, the Detroit Lions at 3-1 and the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears at 3-2, the NFC North is the first division since the NFC West in 2012 in which all four teams have three-plus wins through Week 5.
By tiebreaker, the Packers are in last place in the NFC North. Thus, they can’t afford to give away any winnable games, such as last week’s victory over the injury-plagued Los Angeles Rams and this week’s home game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Against the Rams, Jordan Love’s pick-six put the Packers in a 13-7 hole. But Love led the Packers to a field goal before halftime, and back-to-back takeaways were turned into back-to-back touchdown catches by Tucker Kraft.
“You can talk about it until you’re blue in the face,” coach Matt LaFleur said after the team’s come-from-behind victory over the Rams.
“That’s the mindset you have to have, whether it’s in football or in life. There’s going to be some things that happen to you that are out of your control and all you can do and the only thing you can control is how you respond to everything.”
Part of that was Love completing nine consecutive passes with two touchdowns after throwing the interception.