The Green Bay Packers didn’t play a football game this week, but they did move up a spot in playoff seeding. Thank you, Seattle Seahawks!
Let’s take a temperature check on the NFC, going through Week 5’s action and where the conference stands going into Week 6. Each division has one 4-1 team in the driver’s seat right now, which makes the playoff picture really clean.
#1: San Francisco 49ers (4-1)
Backup quarterback Mac Jones threw for 342 yards and a 100.9 passer rating in a 26-23 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football. Starting quarterback Brock Purdy had a setback with his toe injury and was called week to week by head coach Kyle Shanahan.
#2: Philadelphia Eagles (4-1)
There are no more undefeateds in the NFC. The Eagles were finally stopped in the red zo