For the most part, books seem to like the Packers’ chances more than the power rankings right now. In general, Green Bay is hovering around 8th to 10th in power rankings, while these books have the Packers ranked as the sixth- and eighth-most probable Super Bowl winners this year.

This year's NFC North race has been a doozy, but it hasn't gone down the way anybody expected. Whereas last year the Lions beat the Vikings in the final week of

For the Green Bay Packers, nothing changed and everything changed this week. From the nothing-changed perspective, the Packers remain in sixth

L.A. Rams (11-3) at Seattle (11-3) – The Thursday night clash is a huge one in the NFC West and the winner will have the inside track to the conference's top seed. That spot is all but out of reach for Green Bay now, but the loser here falls into the wild-card mix, which could affect the Packers' seeding if Green Bay doesn't win its division.

Despite a brutal game in Denver, the Packers' chances of making the playoffs remain quite strong, although there's one fly in the ointment.