365 days ago, the blew out the on the penultimate Sunday of the 2022 regular season. That set Green Bay up with an 8-8 record and gave them a chance to clinch a playoff berth at home in week 18 by beating an NFC North rival.
That was last year. But on New Year’s Eve 2023, that history repeated itself, despite a different quarterback being under center for the Packers. Now it’s on Jordan Love and company to rewrite the ending to the story, rather than repeating the finish a year ago.
The Packers — and surely any fans reading this — remember the sting of last year’s week 18 defeat at the hands of the rising Detroit Lions.