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N.F.L. Playoffs: Schedule,
Matchups and Odds
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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers stiff-armed Lions tackle A’Shawn Robinson in the second half.CreditPaul Sancya/Associated Press When the Green Bay Packers lost to the Washington Redskins in Week 11, dropping to 4-6, Aaron Rodgers vowed to “run the table” in a march to the playoffs. With a 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night, the team fulfilled Rodgers’ promise.
Much of the drama of the matchup between division rivals was eliminated earlier in the day when the Redskins lost to the Giants, thus guaranteeing both the Packers and Lions would be playoff teams, but the N.F.C. North bragging rights, and a home game in the first round of the playoffs, were sufficient motivation for Green Bay to push hard enough to secure the team’s sixth consecutive win and the third consecutive loss for Detroit.
Pundits had spent the week deciphering all of the wild scenarios that could play out for positioning among the remaining teams. But when all was said and done, ten of the teams that were in line for a playoff spot remained in the same seeding order.
N.F.C. Wild-Card Matchups
N.F.L. Playoffs: Schedule, Matchups and Odds
Matchups and Odds
Photo
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers stiff-armed Lions tackle A’Shawn Robinson in the second half.CreditPaul Sancya/Associated Press When the Green Bay Packers lost to the Washington Redskins in Week 11, dropping to 4-6, Aaron Rodgers vowed to “run the table” in a march to the playoffs. With a 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night, the team fulfilled Rodgers’ promise.
Much of the drama of the matchup between division rivals was eliminated earlier in the day when the Redskins lost to the Giants, thus guaranteeing both the Packers and Lions would be playoff teams, but the N.F.C. North bragging rights, and a home game in the first round of the playoffs, were sufficient motivation for Green Bay to push hard enough to secure the team’s sixth consecutive win and the third consecutive loss for Detroit.
Pundits had spent the week deciphering all of the wild scenarios that could play out for positioning among the remaining teams. But when all was said and done, ten of the teams that were in line for a playoff spot remained in the same seeding order.
N.F.C. Wild-Card Matchups
N.F.L. Playoffs: Schedule, Matchups and Odds
