Should the Packers also beat the Bears in Chicago in Week 17 to win out, they would match their regular-season record. That record also would guarantee they keep the No. This would open the door for the Saints and Seahawks to take No. The Saints go to the Panthers in Week 17, while the Seahawks go to the 49ers The Packers have it tough on the road against the suddenly red-hot Bears, but they are still favorites in that game and Saints provided some cushion with their loss to the Chiefs in Week So the Packers still have a good shot to finish ahead of the Saints in this scenario.
The concern for the Packers going is the Seahawks winning out. If the Seahawks finish , then they would have a conference record. Packers fans were still trying to catch their breath from the final drive of regulation, when Aaron Rodgers found Jeff Janis for a yard desperation touchdown as time expired to tie the game. Just three plays earlier, Rodgers completed a fourth-and pass to Janis for 60 yards in what effectively amounted to another Hail Mary. Remember, this is the same year that Rodgers completed that other Hail Mary to beat Detroit.
The Packers lost the game and the season died there, but if Janis wasn't already a folk hero in Green Bay, he cemented his permanent status. It was simply a game you had to see to believe. The game ended when Rodgers was sacked and fumbled four snaps into overtime, and Karlos Dansby recovered before running 17 yards for the walk-off defensive touchdown.
But the twists and turns were too numerous to count. Reliable kicker Neil Rackers missed a yard field goal at the end of regulation that would have given Arizona the win, just after Rodgers had found Spencer Havner for an yard touchdown on the first play after the two-minute warning to tie the game.
Rodgers threw for yards and four touchdowns, but he also committed two turnovers, while ageless wonder and former Packers quarterback Kurt Warner threw for yards and five scores, with no turnovers. Jermichael Finley six catches, yards and Greg Jennings eight catches, yards both had monster days for Green Bay, but it was the second time in three years that the Packers had endured an overtime playoff loss.
Of course, they won the Super Bowl the next year, so the wound healed. The Packers met the Cardinals in the final game of the regular season too, winning handily in a showcase where both teams but the Cardinals in particular avoided showing too much with the playoff rematch looming.
The entertaining battle didn't end up mattering, but what a trip it was while it lasted. That will be taking place at the same time Green Bay and Chicago are going at it p. CT kickoff. The Packers can get the No. So, obviously, cheer for the 49ers to beat the Seahawks. But, even though it's not fun to talk about, what happens in a worst-case scenario, if the Packers lose and the Seahawks win?
Two things could occur, neither favorable. Green Bay could end up in a three-way tie with New Orleans and Seattle for the top spot at if the Saints win, or the Packers could be in a two-way tie with the Seahawks if the Saints lose. In either of those scenarios, the Packers lose the No. The Saints would win a three-way tiebreaker based on having the best conference record, while the Seahawks would win a two-way tiebreaker with the Packers due to a better record in common games.
If it's only the Packers and Saints tied at , the Packers still get the No. Should the Packers and Seahawks tie at with the Saints dropping to , then the Seahawks get No.
The Seahawks would get the top seed based on having a superior record in common games Vikings, 49ers, Eagles, Falcons , vs. Without a win, the only way in which the Packers would keep No.
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