NFC North presents big challenges, and the Packers haven’t been able to overcome them yet

Two divisional games at Lambeau Field, two losses. The Green Bay Packers have lost their first two NFC North games of the season for the first time since 2005. At that time, Brett Favre’s team was also defeated by the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, but the circumstances were completely different.

It was Ted Thompson’s first season as the general manager and Mike Sherman’s last one as a head coach — the only year in which the arranged marriage was up. The Packers ended up 1-5 in the Division, 4-12 in the season, leading up to significant changes in the offseason.

Right now, this Packers team is clearly much better . It’s a 6-3 team with real aspirations and Jordan Love in his second season as a full-time starter.

But the NFC North is also strong, and the Packers couldn’t overcome mistakes to beat the Vikings or the Lions.

“It’s definitely very disappointing,” quarterback Jordan Love said after the 24-14 loss to the Lions on Sunday. “Those are two games we did not play our best at all. Too many mistakes, we didn’t play our best in these games that we needed to be able to go out there and execute at a high level, play our best ball. It’s definitely very disappointing, but two teams that we’ll see again this season.”

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