RedSoxExcel
15 years ago
First of all BIG BIG congrats to the Packers. I take back my MM hate, I was wrong. He did a great job of motivating them and getting them ready to play after that deflating loss to the Bucs. And I'd rather be us than the Vikings, Saints, etc. We are peaking at the right time and we are the hottest team!

But my question is, are we 100% locked to play the Cardinals next week if the Vikings win tonight? I know if Vikings lose the next two games, the Cards could get the 2nd seed but other than that I cannot think of a scenario where we end up playing anyone other than the Cardinals?
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IronMan
15 years ago
Playoff scenario chart created by Gratif at cheeseheadtv.com:

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yooperfan
15 years ago
We are definitely locked into playing the Cards next week as it is the final game of the regular season.
dfosterf
15 years ago
JSOnline; Playoff scenarios--Silvestein 

Playoff opponent possibilities
By Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel
Dec. 28, 2009 8:52 a.m.
Green Bay -- Here's an update on the Packers' potential opponents for the playoffs.
It appeared in the late editions of the newspaper this morning, but not in the online story that was posted late last night and so you might not have seen it if you read the paper online.

As of Monday, the Packers were the No. 5 seed in the NFC behind New Orleans (13-2), Minnesota (11-3), Philadelphia (11-4) and Arizona (10-5). Tied with the Dallas Cowboys at 10-5, the Packers have a tiebreaker advantage based on a head-to-head victory over the Cowboys.

If everything were to stay the same, the Packers, as the No. 5 seed, would play at the No. 4 seed, which would be the Cardinals. That means the Packers would have to travel to Arizona this weekend and then turn around in less than seven days and play there again.

As likely as a Packers-Cardinals match-up seems certain, there are all kinds of variables that leave the playoff picture a bit murky.

Heres what we do know about the first round:

The Packers cant play the Eagles.
Philadelphia plays Dallas next week for the NFC East division title. If they win, they would be the No. 2 or No. 3 seed and Dallas would be No. 6 (based on a tiebreaker edge the Packers have against them because of a head-to-head victory). Since No. 6 plays No. 3 in the first round, theres no way the Packers can play the Eagles that way.

If the Eagles lose, they are a wild card, and two wild cards cant play each other in the first round.

The Packers are most likely to play at Arizona.
If the Packers beat the Cardinals on Sunday, they will play the Cardinals the following week. If the Cardinals beat the Packers and the Cowboys beat the Eagles, the Packers would play at Arizona as well. The Vikings would have to lose twice and the Cowboys would have to beat the Eagles for the Packers to play at Dallas.

There is a chance the Packers could play the rival Vikings.
As incredible as it might seem, the Packers could play the rival Vikings in the first round. It would require the Vikings to lose twice (at Chicago Monday night, New York Giants Sunday), the Cardinals to beat the Packers and the Eagles to beat the Cowboys.

Under that scenario, the Eagles would be the No. 2 seed because they would have the second best record in the NFC at 12-4. The Vikings (11-5) would drop to the No. 4 seed because they would lose a tiebreaker with Arizona (11-5) based on the Cardinals head-to-head victory Dec. 6.
The Packers at 10-6 would be tied with the Cowboys, but would win a tiebreaker that would make them the No. 5 seed and the Cowboys No. 6. Since No. 5 plays at No. 4, the Packers would be headed to the Metrodome for a shot at the Vikings.

How the Cardinals approach next week will most likely depend on whether the Vikings lose to the Bears. If that happens, they could win the No. 2 seed if Dallas beats Philadelphia and the Vikings lose to the Giants. The Cardinals would have to beat the Packers as well.

If the Vikings lose tonight, Arizona may not know whether it has a shot at the No. 2 seed until kickoff. The Packers and Cardinals play at 3:15 p.m. central time and will be able to monitor the Vikings' game against the Giants at noon. The Eagles play the Cowboys at 3:15 p.m.

Dulak
15 years ago

Playoff scenario chart created by Gratif at cheeseheadtv.com:

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"IronMan" wrote:



+1 for the new avatar 🙂 and thanks for the chart
Jacob
15 years ago
yep it basically comes down to the cowboys vs the eagles next week, the eagles win we play the cards, if not we play the cowboys.
TengoJuego
15 years ago
Who would we rather have? The playoff winless Cowboys, or the Arizona Cardinals?
Kingdom22
15 years ago
It would be more fun if we get the Cards in the first round off the playoffs, since we are also playing them as the last game of the season.
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buckeyepackfan
15 years ago
A whole lot will be answered after tonights game, Vikings win and Packer and Cardinals don't have a whole lot to play for, Vikings lose, then next weeks early games will be watched very carefully.

I still want The Vikes to implode and end up # 4, Eagles beat the Cowboys, Packers lose to Cardinals, Vikes will be #4, packers #5.
I was addicted to The Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around!
15 years ago

We are definitely locked into playing the Cards next week as it is the final game of the regular season.

"yooperfan" wrote:



lol

I agree with Twinkiegorilla.

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