NFC North News

If Aaron Rodgers wasn't scrambling for his life every other snap, the Green Bay Packers would probably be in a better situation.

NFL Preview Look up, way up Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers readies to throw against the Minnesota Vikings at Heinz Fielddies to on October 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

CHICAGO The Bears will look to snap a two-game losing streak and rebound from the most lopsided defeat in Lovie Smith's six seasons as coach today when they host the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field.

's unfathomable season in Minnesota could be analyzed like a corporate earnings report.

Fire up the DeLorean and cue the Huey Lewis music. The Green Bay Packers might be going back to the future to protect their ailing quarterback.

The NFC North, the Black & Blue division, is showing a little bit of west coast swagger these days.

By Scott Garbarini, Associate NFL Editor -- - The Arizona Cardinals have yet to lose on the road this season, while the Chicago Bears have won every one of their home games thus far in 2009.

Now Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen has to show he can get sacks against somebody other than the Green Bay Packers.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Catching up on Thursday's news: Chicago Bears : Receiver Devin Hester missed his second day of practice.

Brett Favre's final game with the Green Bay Packers ended with an ugly throw. The pass was intercepted by Corey Webster, setting up the field goal that gave the New York Giants the 2007 NFC championship.

Almost halfway through the season, the 2009 Green Bay Packers are just another NFL team.

Favre has led an NFC North rival to a 7-1 start, and in the process he has nearly eliminated the Packers from contention for a division title.

The Vikings won the NFC North last season almost in spite of their special teams play.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Catching up on Monday's news: Chicago Bears : Coach Lovie Smith said he was "pleased" with the way defensive tackle Tommie Harris played Sunday against Cleveland, Harris' first game back since Smith gave him a week to rest his knee.

Favre returns today to the town where he became the NFL 's all-time leading passer - but he'll return as the opponent.

Being a Chicago Bears fan all my life, no name makes me cringe more than Brett Favre.

Adrian Peterson leaps over Packers defenders for a touchdown Sunday. Peterson was a first-round pick of the Vikings in 2007.

The Bears still are a month away from playing the Minnesota Vikings for the first time this season, but they have a sense of what the NFC North leaders are all about.

There were no late-game heroics this time, and Brett Favre proved to the world that he is not, in fact, a cyborg.

If there are any suggestions on how to slow down Brett Favre and the 7-1 Vikings before they run away with the NFC North, Bears defensive end Alex Brown is open to them.