The Detroit Lions clinched the NFC North title last week, leaving the Green Bay Packers — and five other teams — competing for the final two wildcard spots in the NFC playoff field with two games to go.
While Matt LaFleur’s team can’t clinch a playoff spot in Week 17, the Packers can be officially eliminated from playoff contention in several different ways.
The Packers are actually one of 10 teams capable of being eliminated in Week 17.
According to nflplayoffscenarios.com, the Packers can be eliminated in four different ways this week:
— Packers loss AND Seahawks win/tie
— Packers loss AND Rams win/tie
— Packers loss AND Buccaneers tie AND Falcons win
— Packers tie AND Seahawks win AND Rams win
There’s a fifth scenario requiring a Packers loss and wins or ties from nine other games.