Of particular interest in applications is the case when the high frequency end of the chain is resonantly excited, and coupling results in a cascade of subharmonic bifurcations down the chain. This class of systems, which is a generic model for passive frequency dividers, is shown to have rich dynamical behavior. Specifically, the coupling is such that the response of one resonator parametrically excites the next resonator in the chain, and also creates a resonant back-action on the previous resonator in the chain. We consider a chain of N nonlinear resonators with natural frequency ratios of approximately 2:1 along the chain and weak nonlinear coupling that allows energy to flow between resonators.