The Green Bay Packers have been a very good team that has been stuck behind some elite NFC powerhouses all season. But following Week 18, we now know where the Packers will begin their postseason next weekend.
What Is the Green Bay Packers’ Current Playoff Picture?
The Packers clinched a playoff spot in Week 16 with a shutout win over the New Orleans Saints. But after a Week 17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Packers fell to the No. 7 seed in the NFC.
Then, on Sunday, the Packers suffered a loss at home to the Bears to secure their seeding in the NFC. Green Bay will be the NFC’s No. 7 seed.
This means that the Packers will travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles on Wild Card Weekend, scheduled for Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET. It will be a rematch of their season-opening game that was played in Brazil. In that game, both teams gained over 400 yards of offense in a high-scoring affair that the Eagles won, 34-29.
In addition to their loss to the Eagles, the Packers have also been swept by the Vikings and Detroit Lions. That means the Packers are 0-5 against the trio of NFC teams with more wins than their total of 11.
Last year, the Packers dismantled the Dallas Cowboys 48-32 in the Wild Card Round before blowing a fourth-quarter lead in the Divisional Round to the San Francisco 49ers in a 24-21 loss.
What Were the Packers’ Potential Playoff Seeds?
The Packers entered Week 18 with the chance to finish at either the No. 6 or No. 7 seed.
The Packers would have earned the No. 6 seed by defeating the Chicago Bears in Week 18, coupled with a Commanders loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Theoretically, the Packers would have also moved up with a win and Commanders tie OR a tie and Commanders loss.
Regardless, we now know that the Packers will be the No. 7 seed following their loss to the Bears.
