Injuries have taken a huge toll on the Bears (6-6) and Packers (5-6-1), who were tied atop the North at 8-4 last year. Both lost their starting quarterbacks, with Aaron Rodgers' absence in Green Bay perhaps the most devastating loss in the entire league.
Minnesota (3-8-1) is playing out the string instead of surging to the playoffs behind Adrian Peterson's 2,Air Max 1 Wholesale,097 yards rushing in an MVP season.