The Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks find themselves once again jostling for the final playoff spot in the NFC. Last year, the Packers would’ve knocked the Seahawks out of the postseason with a win over the Detroit Lions, but failed in front of their home fans on national television. A Packers win would’ve meant a superior conference record (7-5 vs. 6-6), which is the top tiebreaker used in lieu of head-to-head.
This year is a unique circumstance not seen in the NFL playoff picture since 2017. If the Packers and Seahawks win and thus finish with identical records, the Packers have the path to the postseason on the rarely used fourth Wild Card tiebreaker.