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1996 NFL NFC Central standings
The Green Bay Packers won the 1996 NFL NFC Central division race at 13-3, 4 games ahead of the Minnesota Vikings.
🏆The 1996 playoffs, game by game
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NFC Central standings, 1996
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Green Bay Packers (GB) b | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | - | 8-2 | W5 |
| Minnesota Vikings (MIN) x | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears (CHI) | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB) | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 7 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions (DET) | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 8 | 1-9 | L5 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- b
- clinched a first-round bye
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Green Bay Packers trailed by as many as 1 game in Week 4.
- The Green Bay Packers took first place for good in Week 7.
- The Green Bay Packers won 5 games in a row from Week 5 to Week 10, the longest run of the race.
- The Minnesota Vikings led by 1 game as late as Week 4.
- The Green Bay Packers went 6-2 from Week 4 to Week 13, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 3 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Green Bay Packers spent 16 of the season's 17 charted weeks in first place.