NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Post-Thursday Night Football Standings, Review

December 4, 2015   ·   Andrew Gould   ·   Jump to comments

Down 17-0 after the first quarter on Thursday night, the Green Bay Packers needed a miraculous ending to avoid another upset to the Detroit Lions.  
They got it. Following a defensive penalty as regulation expired, Aaron Rodgers found Richard Rodgers on a 61-yard Hail Mary to salvage a 27-23 victory. 
Rather than falling to 7-5 and facing a mob of critics, the Packers can regain control of the NFC North if the Minnesota Vikings lose this weekend. At the very least, they'll keep the conference's No. 5 seed, which is perhaps even better positioning because of the NFC East's poor representatives.
Green Bay looked poised to plummet down the power rankings, but it will instead live to fight another day. Meanwhile, Detroit squandered an opportunity to leapfrog the leaderboard with its fourth straight victory, instead receiving a nail in its season's coffin.
 
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