Heading into the ultimate weeks of the 2024 NFL common season, the playoff image is coming into focus with eight of the 14 members already determined.
Within the NFC, 5 groups have gained 10 or extra video games via Week 16, led by Detroit and Minnesota as each franchises have an identical 13-2 data.
Nonetheless, there’s one other workforce from the NFC North that analysts consider might be a harmful opponent in January.
Analyst Scott Van Pelt believes the opposite workforce to have secured a playoff berth from that division – the Inexperienced Bay Packers – is a squad that might make a deep postseason run following this season.
“I believe they might completely win the Tremendous Bowl,” Van Pelt mentioned of the Packers.
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Van Pelt pointed to the workforce’s stout protection as his major motive for making this choice.
The Packers have allowed the sixth-fewest factors within the NFL, giving up 19.1 factors per sport in 2024.
Inexperienced Bay can be within the NFL’s prime eight in fewest whole yards, passing yards, and speeding yards allowed this season.
Van Pelt additionally pointed to the workforce’s skill to maintain working again Josh Jacobs recent as one more reason to consider the Packers might be a workforce to cope with in January.
Jacobs has rushed for 1,216 yards and 13 touchdowns via 15 video games whereas he has additionally caught 35 of his 42 targets for 340 yards and one rating this season.
Van Pelt’s podcast accomplice “Stanford” Steve Coughlin mentioned that he favored this younger workforce, particularly quarterback Jordan Love.
The youthful roster has proven zero worry to play any workforce throughout the common season, Coughlin added.
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