Detroit looks like the best team in the North, and both the Bears and Packers are fighting to prove this season is different

The jury remained very much out on McCarthy prior to his Week 2 ankle injury. Sunday was a big step in the right direction for the second-year Vikings quarterback.

Join Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur and analyst Larry McCarren as they recap the Packers' trip to Arizona and the win over the Cardinals. This week's guest is LB Quay Walker.

The NFC North looks like a 3- team race with the Vikings fading. Caleb Williams and the Bears are wild card contenders in late October

The Sunday afternoon slate for Week 9 is headlined by two big AFC matchups with playoff implications. In the early afternoon window, it's two first-place teams facing off when the Indianapolis Colts (7-1) head to Pittsburgh (4-3) for a showdown with the Steelers.

The Packers added two more field goals to push the lead to 35-19 for a dominant 28-3 run over the bulk of the second half, and Love finished with a regular-season career-best 134.2 passer rating (29-of-37, 360 yards, three TDs).