Analysis: Former Green Bay edge rusher Jonathan Garvin signed with the Bears practice squad but GM Ryan Poles continues to ignore one huge pressing trade need.

Discover the latest on the Chicago Bears workouts, which included former Green Bay Packers starting OL Royce Newman.

The Packers are on top of the North at 5-2-1, followed closely by the Bears and Lions at 5-3 each and the Vikings at 4-4. It's the only division in the NFL in which every team is .500 or better.

Most of the country will get the Bears-Packers game. The rest of the country will get Rams-Patriots (yellow) and Browns-Saints (orange) as part of FOX's early slate of games. In the late slate, it will be Seahawks-49ers (blue) and Falcons-Broncos (green).

According to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, the Bears are signing a former Green Bay Packers defensive lineman to the practice squad to bolster a struggling and injured defensive line. "The Bears are signing former Miami Hurricanes DE Jonathan Garvin to the practice squad, per LAA," Pelissero reports.

The Chicago Bears are signing another former Green Bay Packers pass rusher to their roster after losing a rookie to a season-ending injury.

If money talks, then the league's biggest contracts confirm it: This position is easily the most integral in every team's hunt for a championship. The truth is a bit more complex: Every signal-caller is often only as good as his setup and situation, though a select few register as transcendent talents.

Aaron Rodgers' game against the Packers, your thoughts on Mike Tomlin, what film says about Tua and Week 8's most important game

Not only did the Packers not cover, they lost outright to the Panthers, costing a bettor huge. Patrick Everson has the scoop on that and more.

Week 9 saw a huge NFC North matchup between the Lions and the Vikings, while the Packers faced the Carolina Panthers, and the Bears took on the Cincinnati Bengals. Minnesota entered the game 3-4 and was on the road, taking on Detroit. The Vikings were clicking on all cylinders and came away with a huge 27-24 win.