Packers top FanSided’s power rankings entering Week 15

The Packers lead the way in FanSided’s Week 15 NFL power rankings.

A win for the Green Bay Packers and defeat for the Arizona Cardinals means there’s a new leader in the NFC, and they play their games at Lambeau Field.

The Packers returned from their bye week in impressive style, overcoming a slow start to comfortably defeat the division-rival Chicago Bears for the sixth time in a row.

With Green Bay on top of the NFC, it has also moved into first place in FanSided’s Week 15 power rankings.

“Special teams, yikes. The offense? Sublime. Another win for the Packers.”, wrote FanSided’s Matt Verderame.

I couldn’t have put it better myself.

We knew Green Bay’s special teams were a mess. A disaster. But even passionate Packers fans had to have been surprised just how painfully bad it got on Sunday night versus the Bears.

Lombardi Ave’s Dillon Graff perfectly summed up the special teams performance in his weekly five takeaways column.

Yet despite the poor play on special teams — which is a real concern for the postseason — the Packers are clicking in the other two phases of the game.

Aaron Rodgers didn’t look like a QB playing with a fractured toe. He looked at his MVP best, particularly in the second half.

The defense played its part, too, outside of uncharacteristically allowing two big touchdown passes. Outside of that, Joe Barry’s unit put in another solid performance.

The NFC North standings are no longer of interest for the Packers — one more victory or Minnesota Vikings defeat will seal it — but rather the three-way race for the NFC’s top seed.

Green Bay holds the advantage due to conference win percentage, but can’t afford to slip-up as both the Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are tied for first place.

It should make for a fascinating four-game stretch to end the season. For now, it’s the Packers on top of the NFC and the FanSided NFL power rankings for Week 15.