Whether the Green Bay Packers extend their season another week and knock off the top-seeded 49ers remains to be seen.
But they’ve got the oldest motivation card in the deck at their disposal and they’re going to play it. The Packers opened as 10-point underdogs in most sportsbooks.
“It’s been a long season,” Packers quarterback Jordan Love said Sunday after the No. 7 seed stunned second-seeded Dallas 48-32. “We’ve been counted out a lot, so just the way everybody keeps battling, keeps competing and just getting better. It’s a great feeling.”
Green Bay is 10-8 and at one point was 3-6.