When Aaron Rodgers went down in 2013, things looked pretty tough. Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers were all 5-3 after Bears beat the Packers that fateful Monday night. Now, Packers and Minnesota Vikings are tied with two losses while the Lions sit with three losses and Bears at four. It is anyone’s division as all four teams have their own issues. The NFC North can still be won by Green Bay and Brett Hundley. It’s not as hard as people might make it out to be on this Monday when morale is down.

It’s not fair to judge Brett Hundley after that start. He played in one of the most hostile environments in the NFL playing at Minnesota, and they also were dealing with such a beat-up offensive line. Things were not easy for the first start. Hundley gets a full week of first team reps next week, and they play a New Orleans defense that is opportunistic yet shitty. He’s going to get a chance against this defense, and it’s a great barometer to see if the Packers need to explore other ideas at quarterback.

Even though I don’t think most of the Vikings and Lions fans cheer an injury, they should see this as a massive opportunity with the kingslayer down. Minnesota might be getting Teddy Bridgewater back, but after next Sunday’s game versus Baltimore, they have three home games left. That’s not good for a team whose noticeably better at U.S. Bank Stadium. Lions have a huge two-game stretch out of the bye playing Pittsburgh and Green Bay in primetime. Lose both of those and suddenly, they’re 3-5. Detroit also has a stretch where they play four road games in six weeks. This is a base-level look at things, but these teams have noticeable warts just like the Packers.

This thing is far from over. NFC North can still be had by the Green Bay Packers even without Aaron Rodgers.

Charlie.