Story byZach Kruse, Packers WireMon, December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM UTC·3 min readFor a fleeting moment in the third quarter on Sunday in Denver, the Green Bay Packers were up 23-14, cruising towards a fifth straight win and a 10-4-1 record and positioning themselves as the team to beat in the NFC with the postseason approaching. Then everything unraveled in one of the most devastating stretches of Packers football in recent memory. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJordan Love threw a game-altering interception, Christian Watson suffered a potentially significant chest injury, Micah Parsons suffered a likely season-ending knee injury and the Packers were outscored 20-3 the rest of the way as the Broncos sent Matt LaFleur's team home with a potentially season-derailing defeat. The loss, even to an AFC foe, was important -- now at 9-4-1, the Packers sit in second place in the NFC North and in the seventh spot in the NFC playoff race. There is nothing guaranteed about a playoff appearance with games against the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings over the final three weeks. The Bears and Ravens are both fighting for a playoff spot.