NFC North Predictions for 2023: Vikings roar while Lions cower

3rd Place in the NFC North

Green Bay Packers

• Final Record: 9-8
• Division Record: 3-3

Are the Green Bay Packers worse this year without Aaron Rodgers as their starting quarterback? The simple answer is probably yes, but are the Packers now about to be one of the worst teams in the NFL because Rodgers is gone? No, that doesn't seem very likely.

Green Bay's offense is the team's unit with the most question marks surrounding it entering the 2023 season, and rightfully so.

Jordan Love will be the Packers' starting quarterback after waiting patiently behind Rodgers for the last three years. Green Bay's wide receiver room is full of youth and potential that might still need some time to meet their expectations. And if the recent rumors about the Packers wanting to trade for Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor are true, what does that say about the team's confidence in their current group of running backs?

For the first time in quite a while, Green Bay's defense is likely going to be what keeps them in games this season. The Packers' defense is easily the most talented unit on their roster, and they're likely going to need that side of the ball to make even more plays than they have in the recent past.

Green Bay is in a new era this season, but it's likely not going to be an era that sees them stumbling week after week. There will be some hiccups, but the Packers are still going to be a competitive team that opponents have to fully prepare for.