The Green Bay Packers didn’t make up much distance in national power rankings this week. Despite beating the Minnesota Vikings, it seems like analysts are only giving the team about half credit for beating J.J. McCarthy. Which, to be honest, is fair.
Let’s take a look at this week’s batch of power rankings, including some highlights from the highest and lowest spots the Packers were placed in.
Packers in NFL Power Rankings • USA Today: 5th
“A seven-week stretch with five games against NFC North foes − including all three away dates − rolls on Thursday in Motown, hopefully with RB Josh Jacobs back in the lineup.”
The biggest believer in the Packers this week has the team ranked fifth in the NFL and third in the NFC, behind the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. Speaking of Motown,

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NFL Seattle Seahawks
Times Herald-Record
NBC News NFL
Essentiallysports College Sports
TMJ4 News
Sun Sentinel
Women's Wear Daily Retail
AlterNet
CBS Colorado Business