While sitting idle in week 14, the Green Bay Packers got some help in their playoff hopes in a few of the games around the NFC. If you read our rooting guide or our playoff scenario articles heading into Sunday, you know that the three teams the Packers most need to lose games down the stretch are the New York Giants, the Washington Commanders, and the Seattle Seahawks.
Among those three, two played on Sunday and both lost, helping boost the Packers’ playoff odds by a couple of percentage points, according to 538. The Giants were blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles — a fairly expected result — but the bigger shock came in the late time slot, as the Seahawks lost an upset to the Panthers at home.