The Green Bay Packers‘ first-round bye is over, and they will now prepare to take on the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round of the playoffs next Sunday in a rematch of the 2015 NFC Championship Game.
Along with an opportunity to self-scout and not having to win a playoff game in the wild-card round, the Packers also had a chance to get healthy during their week off. And that is so important in the playoffs.
The Packers had been fortunate with injuries for much of the season, but they began to lose some key players in the final couple of games of the regular season.