Weeks ago, many of us counted the Green Bay Packers out of playoff contention when they were sitting at 3-6 after a road loss to the Detroit Lions. Now sitting at 8-8, the Packers control their opportunity to sneak into playoffs if they beat that same Detroit team, this time on their home field. Many analysts and other sorts of talking heads keep hammering the narrative that “no one wants to see this Packers team in the playoffs,” but is this really the case?
First Thing’s First
I’d first like to address the fact that before this game is even played, the Kansas City Chiefs will play a game against the Las Vegas Raiders one day before to kick off the final week of the regular season, and one thought will be on almost every viewer’s mind.