With five weeks remaining in the NFL season, three teams remain in contention for the NFC North crown all separated by just a half game. Avery Williamson Jets Jersey . The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears both sit at 6-5, while the Green Bay Packers have a record of 5-5-1, coming off a 26-26 tie with the Minnesota Vikings. Its crunch time and one of these teams will come out on top of the division. Which one will it be? The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears are both currently playing without their starting quarterbacks; Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler. The Packers are 0-3-1 without Rodgers and the Bears are 2-3 in games without Cutler (or when he has exited with injury). Despite the injuries to stars within the division, the Lions have failed to pull away, winning just two of their previous five games. The division title, and right to host a home playoff game, could be won by any team. Both the Lions and Packers control their own destiny; if either team wins out, theyre in. The playoff chances of the Lions and the Packers could change dramatically when the two teams meet on Thursday. The Packers will have Matt Flynn under centre as Rodgers continues to rehab his broken collarbone. Flynn will be the fourth quarterback to start for the Packers this season in Rodgers absence but does have experience against the Lions. Flynn threw for 480 yards, six touchdowns and one interception against the Lions on January 1, 2012 when the Packers rested Rodgers in a meaningless game for them. Flynns career day on his second career start tied Packers records for yards and touchdowns in a game. After Thursdays game, the Packers will play the Falcons (2-9), Cowboys (6-5), Steelers (5-6) and Bears (6-5). Wins over the Lions and Bears in the next five games would give the Packers a division record of 4-1-1. The Lions are reeling after two straight losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, a win over the Packers would put them on pace to win the division with season sweeps against the Packers and Bears and a 5-0 record in the division with a matchup against the Vikings looming on December 29. The Lions can clinch a playoff spot by winning out their schedule against the Packers, Eagles (6-5), Ravens (5-6), Giants (4-7) and Vikings (2-8-1). The Bears have survived life without Cutler thanks to the strong play of Josh McCown, who has thrown seven touchdowns and just one interception in five games this season. However, the Bears have struggled on defence, ranking 25th overall and dead last in the NFL against the run. The Bears need help from the Lions to clinch the division. If the Bears win out, the Lions must lose once in order for the Bears to make the playoffs and the Bears remaining schedule is against the Vikings, Cowboys, Browns (4-7), Eagles and Packers. The Bears and Packers both hope to have their starting quarterbacks playing in the Week 14 but, with both teams playing within the division this week, it may be too late. Thursday will provide a major clue as clue as to win will the division. Until then, we leave it up to you. Which team will win the NFC North? As always its Your! Call. Trumaine Johnson Jets Jersey . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. Trenton Cannon Jets Jersey .C. -- Jackson Whistle made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Kelowna Rockets blanked the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-0 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. Toronto FC got what they wanted. Multiple Major League Soccer sources confirm Jozy Altidore will be a Toronto FC player. Toronto FC completed a swap move to bring Altidore back to MLS Tuesday with Jermain Defoe going the other way to Sunderland AFC. MLS insisted Altidore go through the allocation process upon re-entry back into the league. Altidore played with the New York Red Bulls between 2006-08. Toronto FC sat sixth in the allocation order and no team ahead of Toronto in the allocation rankings wanted Altidore. However, it is believed the New York Red Bulls pushed hard to move to the front of the queue in the allocation rankings as recently as Wednesday morning. The Red Bulls wanted Altidore and MLS wanted him in New York. It would have required a trade with the Montreal Impact, who had the top spot in the allocation rankings, as well as the Red Bulls paying a cash settlement for fair market value to Toronto FC for any chance to get Altidore. The cash settlement demands would have been the range of $7.5 million. Toronto FC was clear - they didn’t want the money, they wanted Altidore. Toronto FC were not going to budge. Toronto FC played hardball in their demands and negotiations, getting the player despite the advances of the Red Bulls and desire of MLS headquarters. This is a turning point move for the franchise and a significant win. Toronto FC has been denied players theyve wanted by MLS before. Toronto FC’s unified front, headed by CEO of Maple Sports and Entertainment, Tim Leiweke, inevitably got what they wanted. It will be priority for MLS to make the re-entry process more transparent, so MLS clubs are aware of the rules that all franchises are to abide by. Altidore, 25, provides power and promise for Toronto FC. The USMNT striker is believed to be signing a four-year contract with Toronto. Financial details are not known at this time, but Altidore will be a Designated Player. The American striker is said to be excited to relaunch his club career after failing to settle at Sunderland and enthused by the prospects of playing in Toronto alongside good friend and international teammate, Michael Bradley. Altidore only scored one goal in 42 appearances for the Black Cats after joining the Premier League in the summer of 2013. The struggles at Sunderland go against his previous impressive goal-scoring record. He scored 39 goals in 67 appearances with AZ Alkmaar of the Eredivisie, including leading hhis team with 23 goals helping AZ to their first Dutch Cup title in 31 years in 2012-13. Teddy Bridgewater Jets Jersey. He is Jurgenn Klinsmann’s first-choice striker with the USMNT, having scored 25 goals in 76 appearances. Altidore is the right age and talent to become a poster boy and prolific goal-scorer in MLS. A formal announcement is imminent. The player movement is not finished at Toronto FC. The club is pushing to get a deal done with Juventus attacking midfielder/striker Sebastian Giovinco as soon as possible. Time is of the essence for Toronto FC with multiple roster decisions need be made with training camp set to open in the coming weeks and the transfer window closing at the end of the month. Giovinco has been a priority target for Toronto FC for quite some time. Negotiations are in the advanced stages for Giovinco to join MLS in July. Giovinco, 27, is not getting the opportunity he desires at Juventus and a move is a certainty. The Italian international striker has started just two Serie A games this season, but brings requisite energy, footwork and ability that can make him a superstar in MLS. Toronto FC can offer a superior salary ($7 million CDN per season) and other personal demands that other potential interested European teams cannot. Multiple European teams are vying for his services. Toronto FC is very much in the mix and are said to be confident in their proposal and position. A decision is expected in the not-so distant future. Signing Giovinco would force Toronto FC to make another move, opening up a Designated Player spot for the Italian. Brazilian striker Gilberto would be the casualty of such a move. MLS rules state Gilberto would have to be off Toronto FC’s roster before the first game of the season, no matter when Giovinco would join. Gilberto showed glimpses of genuine talent in his first season in MLS, scoring seven goals and showing steady improvement as the season progressed. There is believed to be a genuine market for Gilberto’s services. His potential availability adds another layer of intrigue as trade talks continue to dominate the MLS landscape ahead of Thursday’s MLS SuperDraft. The seriousness of activity suggests further moves may be on the horizon at Toronto FC. A mid-season coaching change signalled a shift of power at the club. General manager Tim Bezbatchenko and head coach Greg Vanney have a shared vision and are working steadfast to shape the squad to their liking. NFL Jerseys Wholesale Disocunt Football Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Wholesale NFL Gear Discount NFL Jerseys ' ' '