Despite the fact that the Green Bay Packers are clinging to the final spot NFC playoffs after a bye week, most national writers doing NFL power rankings still consider the Packers among the top nine in the league.
What calms the nerves of Packers fans after an ugly loss to the Detroit Lions? The Chicago Bears, of course.
The Packers have won 10 straight against the Bears and, until that trend is broken, there was no logical reason to move the Packers down in the rankings this week: