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Packers to use last year’s bye-week approach again with mystery opponent up next

GREEN BAY — While their playoff run ended short of the Super Bowl last season, Matt LaFleur believes his Green Bay Packers’ approach to their playoff bye week was an effective one.

That’s why the Packers coach plans on following a similar blueprint both with his practice schedule and with his staff’s advance scouting work on potential NFC Divisional round opponents.

As the No. 1 seed, the Packers are assured of facing the lowest remaining seed after the three Wild Card weekend games are played. That means the No. 7-seeded Philadelphia Eagles (if they win at Tampa Bay); the No.