Packers must improve recent road record vs. Vikings, Lions

The Green Bay Packers need to improve on the road in 2019. More importantly, they need to play better against two of their division rivals.

The Green Bay Packers may have won eight of their past nine road games against the Chicago Bears, but their recent road record against the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions isn’t as impressive.

The Packers are 0-3 at U.S. Bank Stadium and haven’t defeated the Vikings on the road since 2015.

They also have a 2-4 record at Ford Field over the past six seasons, and one of their two victories came as a result of an Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary at the end of the game. The Lions had dominated the game. That said, Matt Flynn was the starting quarterback in the 2013 loss at Detroit.

The Packers have now lost their past four games against the Lions. Although, they were without Aaron Rodgers due to injury in the two defeats at Lambeau Field.

Green Bay only picked up one victory in the division this past season, and lost all three of its road games.

To have any chance of winning the NFC North next season, Green Bay will need to improve its road record against teams in the division. Winning at home is key for any team to reach the playoffs, but the Packers have been strong at home with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. It’s their poor recent record against the Vikings and Lions that is most concerning.

Winning all six division games is a very difficult task. The Los Angeles Rams were the only team in the NFL to finish the 2018 season with a perfect record against opponents in their division. But only one division winner, the Baltimore Ravens, won fewer than four of their divisional games.

The Bears won the NFC North with an impressive 5-1 record against NFC North teams. And they should’ve won the season-opener at Lambeau Field after taking a 20-0 lead in the third quarter.

The Green Bay Packers have a lot to improve in the 2019 season. Near the top of the list is playing better on the road against the Vikings and Lions.