The Detroit Lions were unable to defend the den and their defense got torched by Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys. The Denver Bronco’s almost played spoiler as they traveled to Minnesota to play the Vikings, but Kirk Cousins had other plans. Mitchell Trubisky went down with a hip injury as the Chicago Bears dropped a game against the Los Angeles Rams. The Green Bay Packers were off, still sitting atop the NFC North.

Let’s take a closer look at the NFC North starting at the bottom of the division:

Detroit Lions (3-6-1)

Simply put, the Lions couldn’t get the job done, and it was the defense putting up a dud — again.

Jeff Driskel started at quarterback for the second consecutive week, and had a good stat line, completing 15 of 26 for 209 yards and two touchdowns while notching another touchdown on the ground with 51 yards on eight carries.

Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay each sit with a league-leading eight touchdowns, and the Lions only silver lining is that they continue to put up points on offense.

The Lions lose their third in a row on the season, and fourth in a row to the Cowboys 27-35. The Lions hope to rebound against the struggling Washington Redskins, next week.

Chicago Bears (4-6)

In the Bears 7-17 loss to the Rams, Mitchell Trubisky went down with a hip injury and possibly lost his starting job for the rest of the season.

The Bears couldn’t get anything going on offense as the Rams defense held them to 267 total yards and seven points. The details on the injury to Trubisky’s hip haven’t surfaced as of yet, but some expect Chase Daniel to take over the reins at quarterback for the next couple of games. Thanksgiving in Detroit is shaping up to be Daniel vs Driskel — yes, I took a deep breath putting that thought down too.

The New York Giants come to town next week, and the Bears will be looking to not start another losing streak this season.

Minnesota Vikings (8-3)

The Vikings proved that they are a powerhouse team, picking up the win against the Broncos 27-23.

If you didn’t watch the game and just see the box score, this may sound puzzling to you. At halftime, the Broncos led the game 20-0 and seemingly had the game in hand. Mike Zimmer made some adjustments at the half, and his Vikings looked virtually unstoppable scoring 27 to the Broncos 3.

The Vikings get a lengthy bye as they won’t take the field again until a Monday Night Football Week 13 meeting on the road against the surging Seattle Seahawks.

Green Bay Packers (8-2)

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were on a bye week and still hold first place in the NFC North, however that could be in jeopardy as they have a Sunday Night Football showdown next week with the (9-1) San Francisco 49ers.