Green Bay suffered a major blow to its defense as star pass rusher Micah Parsons went down with a non-contact knee injury in the Packers’ 34-26 defeat to the Broncos in Denver on Dec. 14.

Late in the third quarter of the game, Parsons was in pursuit of Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, when Nix side-stepped. This caused Parsons to plant with his left leg and go down to the ground clutching his knee.

Green Bay will travel to Denver for a game against the 11-2 Broncos at 3:25 p.m. Dec. 14.

How do the two teams look against each other?

Packers’ offense vs. Broncos’ defense

The Packers have faced some good defenses this year, including their own in practice. There is a difference, however, between good and great.

The Green Bay Packers are into the middle of December and looking to win the NFC North and potentially find their way into the top seed in the NFC playoffs.

If they are going to do either of those things, they are certainly going to earn it. Sunday’s game is Denver is the second of five games in a row against teams fighting for playoff positioning.

Football season has nearly come and gone with the Green Bay Packers taking their journey into the middle of December.

They’re in the midst of a stretch where they will see the Chicago Bears twice in three weeks, with a date against the Denver Broncos sandwiched in between them.

TIME AND DATE: 3:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14

LOCATION: Empower Field at Mile High

TV: CBS

RADIO: Flagship WRIT-FM Milwaukee — 95.7; Packers Radio Network includes WIXX-FM Green Bay — 101.1, WRLO-FM Antigo — 105.3, WLST-FM Marinette — 95.1, and WSAU Wausau — 550 AM and 95.1 FM

2025 RECORDS: Packers, 9-3-1. Broncos, 11-2.

The old proverb goes that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

At this point in the 211th meeting between the Packers and Bears, it looks like the rivalry is the embodiment of the proverb, as Green Bay took down Chicago in the midst of the best Bears season in many years.