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NFC NORTH: Where all four teams stand heading into Week 11

DETROIT

Record: 6-3

Week 10 result: Detroit 44, Washington 22

Offensive rank: 6th (372.4)

Scoring offense: 2nd (31.4)

Defensive rank: 7th (294.0)

Scoring defense: 13th (22.2)

NFC playoff picture: No. 3 seed

Detroit's playoff probability percentage stands at 87 percent.

(Next Gen Stats' playoff probability simulates the remainder of the NFL season 10,000 times to estimate every team's chances of making the playoffs)

Quotable: "Knew they'd be ready to go. That's just what they do. Got the right guys, man," Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after the win Sunday. "You could feel it all week just the intensity and the focus. They wanted to get back in the win column."

Twentyman: Make it 13-0 dating back to October of 2022 for the Lions when coming off a loss. Sunday was arguably one of Detroit's more impressive games of the season, particularly offensively, as Campbell took over play calling. Campbell called a nice game mixing the run and pass, as Detroit became the sixth team in NFL history to produce a road game with at least 320 net passing yards with three passing touchdowns and 225 rushing yards with two rushing touchdowns.

Up next is a monster matchup on the road against the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles in a game that could have major implications in the NFC playoff picture.

Next up: at Philadelphia (7-2), Sun. Nov. 16, 8:20 p.m.

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CHICAGO

Record: 6-3

Week 10 result: Chicago 24, New York Giants 20

Offensive rank: 3rd (379.8)

Scoring offense: 7th (26.6)

Defensive rank: 27th (375.7)

Scoring defense: 25th (27.4)

NFC playoff picture: No. 6 seed

Chicago's playoff probability percentage stands at 40 percent.

Quotable: "I told the guys in the locker room a minute ago, it really feels like I'm on repeat here," Bears head coach Ben Johnson said after the come-from-behind win. "These guys are finding a way to fight until the end and win these games."

Twentyman: The Bears are finding ways to win games in the fourth quarter and that's the sign of a football team growing and maturing under a first-year head coach. Johnson has the Bears currently in the playoffs as the sixth seed and tied with the Lions for the best record in the NFC North.

Chicago is about to embark on a four-game stretch that will likely define their season with games at Minnesota, vs. Pittsburgh, at Philadelphia and at Green Bay over the next month.

Next up: at Minnesota (4-5), Sun., Nov. 16, 1 p.m.

GREEN BAY

Record: 5-3-1

Week 10 result: Philadelphia 10, Green Bay 7

Offensive rank: 12th (349.3)

Scoring offense: 15th (23.7)

Defensive rank: 5th (287.2)

Scoring defense: 7th (19.6)

NFC playoff picture: No. 7 seed

Green Bay's playoff probability percentage stands at 70 percent.

Quotable: "We're not getting any consistency right now," Packers quarterback Jordan Love told packers.com after Monday night's loss to the Eagles. "We're not getting into a rhythm. We'll have a good play here, and then a negative play, whether it's a turnover, penalty, drop, sack … you know, it's a lot of things."

Twentyman: Green Bay's offense has been in a funk for two weeks now. In losses to Carolina Week 9 and Philadelphia Monday night, both at home, the Packers have scored just 20 points combined and Love does not have a touchdown pass. Green Bay's been dealing with injuries on that side of the football, and something just seems off.

Head coach Matt LaFleur will have to figure it out with an important stretch of games coming up with three of their next four being against NFC North opponents.

Next up: at New York Giants (2-8), Sun. Nov. 16, 1 p.m.

MINNESOTA

Record: 4-5

Week 10 result: Baltimore 27, Minnesota 19

Offensive rank: 24th (299.9)

Scoring offense: 21st (22.3)

Defensive rank: 12th (317.2)

Scoring defense: 16th (23.7)

NFC playoff picture: No. 10 seed

Minnesota's playoff probability percentage stands at 18 percent.

Quotable: "In many cases it was things we did to ourselves," Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said after Sunday's loss. "Lose the turnover battle 3-0 and then the penalty situation, which we've gotta get fixed immediately. Whatever was going on with the cadence or whatever it may be, it's just not acceptable in any way. We've gotta get it fixed, and we will. When you average 6 yards a play on offense, it's all for naught if you're going to be giving back so many of those yards in different capacities."

Twentyman: The Vikings turned the ball over three times and didn't generate any takeaways. When that happens against a good team like Baltimore, the result is typically what the final score ended up being on Sunday. The Vikings are going through the growing pains of playing a first-year starting quarterback with the ups – last week's win over Detroit – and downs –Sunday's 20-for-42 outing with two interceptions. Minnesota was also penalized 13 times with eight false starts in a contest played at home in U.S. Bank Stadium.

Next up: vs. Chicago (6-3), Sun., Nov. 16, 1 p.m.

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