The Green Bay Packers need to win out over the final four games of the 2022 season to have a reasonable chance of making the postseason. At 5-8, there is no margin for error. But the Packers’ chances of making the playoffs with a 4-0 finish keep looking better and better.

After the Seattle Seahawks lost on Thursday night to the San Francisco 49ers, the Packers’ playoff chances only rose slightly in the present. But throw in four straight wins for the Packers into the equation, and the effect of Seattle’s latest loss becomes clear.