Packers Clinch NFC North: Latest Comments and Reaction

January 2, 2017   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments

With their Week 17 win over the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers earned the NFC North title and clinched a playoff berth for the eighth straight season Sunday.

The team's Twitter account celebrated the moment:
It's a remarkable turnaround considering the team was barely treading water after a 42-24 loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 11.
It was their fifth loss in six games and dropped them to 4-6 on the season.
During that stretch, head coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers were reported to be at odds, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
But Rodgers shot those rumors down quickly, per Michael Cohen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (h/t USA Today): "Don't waste your time reading crap like that."
On top of that, he stated the Packers could still "run the table" after the Week 11 loss, per ESPN.com's Rob Demovsky.
Regardless of the rumors and his job status seemingly being in jeopardy, McCarthy remained calm, pointing...

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