Meanwhile, the Lions have played in three winner-takes-all games in franchise history, losing their first two before coming out victorious their most recent one, a 13-10 win against the New York Jets in Week 17 of the 1997 season.
If the Packers return to the postseason once again, Rodgers will become the first quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to the playoffs during three different seasons in which his team had a below-.500 record at least 10 games into the year In 2016, the Packers began the year 4-6 before ripping off six consecutive wins in which Rodgers threw 15 touchdowns and no interceptions. Rodgers returned from a broken collarbone to play in that game. Rodgers powered the Packers to victory in the final game of the 2013 regular season with a 48-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Randall Cobb on fourth-and-8 in the final minute of Green Bay's 33-28 win at Solider Field against the Chicago Bears. In 2013, Green Bay was 5-6-1 before winning three of its final four to reach the postseason at 8-7-1. However, if the Packers win, they would become the third team in NFL history to go to the playoffs after winning no more than four of their first 12 games, joining the 2008 San Diego Chargers (4-8) and the 2014 Carolina Panthers (3-8-1).īeing in this spot is familiar territory for the NFL's back-to-back MVP and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers since he's led the Packers to the playoffs twice when his team had a below-.500 record at least 10 games into the year. Should the Seahawks lose and the Lions win on Sunday, Detroit would become only the second team all time and the first in 52 years, since the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals (1-6), to make the playoffs after winning no more than one of their first seven games.įollowing their 4-8 start, the Packers had a 1.1% playoff chance, according to SportsLine simulations. When the Lions started 1-6, they had a 0.3% playoff chance according to SportsLine simulations. Regardless of that outcome, Green Bay has the opportunity to reach the postseason with a win against Detroit in Week 18.Įven the mere possibility of these two teams squaring off in a winner-take-all game is nothing short of miraculous considering the Lions were 1-6 through their first seven games, and the Packers were 4-8 through their first 12 games. This game has the potential to morph into a winner-take-all contest for the NFC's seventh seed and final wild-card spot between the Lions and the Packers if the Seattle Seahawks lose their home finale against the Los Angeles Rams earlier Sunday.
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The entire 2022 NFL regular season ends on "Sunday Night Football" with a classic NFC North rivalry showdown between the 8-8 Detroit Lions and the 8-8 Green Bay Packers on the frozen tundra of professional football's most historic venue, Lambeau Field.
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