Aftermath: The situation hasn’t improved. Sauerbrun has been taken off kickoffs to focus more on his punting, and the Bears practically held an open tryout to replace struggling PK Chris Boniol, who was acquired when Jaeger went down. In all, the Bears have used four placekickers this season who have combined to miss an astonishing number of FG attempts.

Aftermath: FS Mark Carrier said earlier this season that the Lions expect just as much from their reserves as they do from their starters. More times than not, that’s exactly what they’ve gotten. Players from all over the depth chart have stepped up to make big plays at key moments, and the team as a whole has finally bought into head coach Bobby Ross’ hard-working mentality.

Aftermath: The Packers have yet to recover from Holmgren’s departure, a point that was made painfully clear when Seattle came into Lambeau Field and whipped Green Bay in Week Eight. Brett Favre’s performance has suffered without his QB mentor, and the offense’s production in general has been below par. Green Bay has also lost its home dominance, dropping back-to-back home games for the first time since 1991. Under Holmgren, the Packers were 49-7 at Lambeau.

Aftermath: George has done everything that Cunningham didn’t. He’s read defenses well and given the Vikings’ offense the consistent big-play threat that was missing with Cunningham. George won his first four starts after taking over — the first time in his career he’s done that — and put Minnesota back in the NFC Central race.

Aftermath: Backup QB Eric Zeier didn’t do much better in his outing (a 20-3 loss to Detroit) and suffered a rib injury in the process. That meant a second chance for Dilfer, who has delivered this time. Dilfer has played more relaxed and thrown the ball much better, especially on deep passes. In fact, his two best games this season were the first two after his return.