GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Packers have been in this spot before.
Back in 2011 they had the top seed, bye week, and home field wrapped up before the regular season finale. Back then Mike McCarthy and company chose to rest many of the stars against Detroit. Only to be ushered out of the playoffs by the Giants in the Divisional Round.
Still, not all situations are the same.
“We played uncharacteristically poor. Things happened that hadn’t happened all season. There was definitely factors, such as the sadness around the facility I think played an impact on it, but I don’t believe it was rust,” said quarterback Aaron Rodgers.