Aaron Rodgers Injured - NFC North is Now Up for Grabs

Michael Pham - Editor

For the second time in his NFL career, Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone. The Green Bay Packers' official Twitter account tweeted that he could be out for the entire season.

McCarthy on QB Aaron Rodgers' injury: It will require surgery. Potentially his season will be over. Focus is on getting Aaron healthy.

— Green Bay Packers (@packers) October 16, 2017

The good news is that the Packer have almost guaranteed themselves a playoff spot with a 4-1 record before Rodgers got injured. That's pretty much the only good news. The Packers' back-up QB, Brett Hundley, debuted with 3 interception, a 39.6 QB Rating, and only 1 touchdown in the 23-10 loss to the Vikings. To make it even worse, the Packers' offensive line has been struggling recently and allowed 4 sacks from an arguably sub-stellar Vikings Defensive line.

Before Aaron Rodger's injury, the Packers had practically clinched the NFC North, a division that they share with the Lions (3-3), Bears (2-4), and Vikings (4-2). Had Aaron Rodgers not gotten injured, the Packers would have been the favorites to beat the Vikings. If they had beaten the Vikings, the race for the NFC North would have looked much different with the Packers (5-1) and the Vikings (3-3). Instead, they're now tied. To make it worse, it looks like the Packers will struggle without Aaron Rodgers manning QB. Last time Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone, the Packers won only 2 of their 7 games without Rodgers after starting the season 5-2 with Rodgers.

It looks like all those Super Bowl 52 Winners posts that Green Bay fans made during the preseason are now being deleted and the ones remaining are just memes.

Sources: ESPN.com, Twitter.com