In mid-November last year, the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers were on opposite ends of the NFL spectrum. They were on opposite ends by the end of the season too, but had flipped positions.
The NFL moves fast and the participants in Friday night's historic matchup in Brazil can attest to it. The Eagles started 10-1 last season, then won only once the rest of the season and were blown out in their first playoff game. The Packers started 3-6 but won seven of their last 10 games including a playoff run that included blasting the Dallas Cowboys in a playoff opener and leading the San Francisco 49ers in the final two minutes of what turned out to be a playoff loss.