During the last two weeks, the Green Bay Packers had a chance to raise their chances of making the postseason to 80 percent or better. Instead, Matt LaFleur’s team played poorly and lost back-to-back games to the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, dealing a severe and potentially irreversible blow to the team’s chances of making the playoffs.
After Sunday’s 34-20 loss to the Buccaneers, the Packers’ chances of making the playoffs sit at only 25 percent, per the New York Times playoff simulator.
The loss was gigantic in impact.