Five things to watch and a prediction for the Packers' showdown with the Vikings in Week 12:

Sunday's Nov. 23 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field is the Packers ' first of three straight games against division opponents. After hosting the Vikings, the Packers travel to Detroit for a Thanksgiving game against the Lions and then return home to face the visiting Chicago Bears.

The slumping Minnesota Vikings don’t have much time to rejuvenate their fading hopes for a second straight postseason berth.

The way the Minnesota Vikings can end the season sets itself up like a line from the hit sitcom Friends. “If I’m going down,” Chandler stated, “I'm taking

Here is an instant analysis of the Packers' dominant Week 12 win: Devonte Wyatt sacked J.J. McCarthy inside the 5-yard line on a second consecutive possession to start the fourth quarter. The sack set up a punt from the end zone, and the Packers only had to gain 19 yards to set up a field goal that extended the lead to three scores.

The hope remains that Christian Darrisaw will play again this season and put his knee injury behind him in the future.

By sundown on Sunday, the Chicago Bears may have eliminated the Minnesota Vikings from the playoffs. The Bears won’t be anywhere to be found in Dallas,

Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will play for NFC North lead on Dec. 20 in Chicago. Tickets prices reflect that, and playoff hopes.

Despite all the injury problems the Green Bay Packers had to face over the past few days, it's time to regroup and keep the NFC North battle alive. Two weeks after beating the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field,

A loss by Green Bay puts the Packers one loss or one Chicago win from clinching the NFC North but their schedule is more favorable with a home game against Lamar Jackson and the Ravens and a road game at the Vikings.