It’s now official: the Green Bay Packers will play for the chance to make the playoffs in prime time. On Monday afternoon, the NFL announced the full schedule for week 18, revealing that the Packers will host the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football. Kickoff for the game is now set for 7:20 PM Central Time on January 8.
The Packers-Lions game is not necessarily a winner-gets-in matchup, but the Packers are at least facing the chance to clinch the #7 seed with a victory. The Lions, meanwhile, would need the Seattle Seahawks to lose to the Los Angeles Rams in order to have a chance at the postseason; the Seahawks-Rams game will kick off at 1:25 PM Pacific (3:25 PM Central) on FOX.