Even after Green Bay earned consecutive wins via a 24-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, the chances that the Packers (6-8) pull off an end-of-season run into the playoffs remains remote.
First, they need to win their final three games — at Miami before visits from Minnesota and Detroit. They then need Seattle to lose at least once, Washington at least twice and the New York Giants to lose all three of their remaining games.
Aaron Rodgers knows all of this.
Which made Rodgers' postgame media session even more enjoyable, as he boldly talked up the Pack's chances, mapped out the scenarios for success and sent positive messages to his own locker room while, perhaps, sowing doubt in opposing ones should it come to that.