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Packers: The impact of a potential seven-team postseason

It’s looking very likely the playoffs are set for a shakeup starting next season.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the playoffs could now feature seven teams from each conference instead of six. One team would receive a bye instead of two, with the other six teams competing in the wild-card round.

Schefter reported that a new collective bargaining agreement could be finalized this week, and that will include the change in the playoff format starting in 2020.

So, how would this have impacted the Packers this past season?

Green Bay earned the No.