5 Takeaways From Week 15 In The NFL

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2. Green Bay isn’t invincible, upset by the Bills

The surging Packers had won five straight and nine of their previous 10 games entering Sunday’s showdown in Orchard Park, N.Y., but ran into a very motivated Buffalo team primed to pull off an upset.

Bacarri Rambo picked off Aaron Rodgers — not once, but twice — the first interceptions by the Green Bay quarterback dating back to Oct. 26 in the team’s lass loss to New Orleans. More significantly, the loss prevented the Packers from clinching their sixth consecutive postseason berth, and instead has allowed the Lions (10-4) to overtake them in the NFC North standings.

Green Bay plays Tampa Bay and then hosts Detroit in the regular-season finale. But perhaps a bigger question is whether the Packers have legitimate struggles when they’re away from Lambeau Field. The team is 3-4 and has not looked as sharp — at times — against the likes of Minnesota, New Orleans, and now Buffalo on the road.

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