This season, there were many weeks when neither the Detroit Lions nor the Green Bay Packers had strong reasons to think that their teams would be playing in the postseason when the regular season came to an end.
Six of the Lions’ first seven games ended in losses, while the Packers had a 4-8 record at the beginning of December. Both clubs are currently 8-8, tied with Seattle for the final wildcard spot going into Sunday night’s matchup in Green Bay.
Let’s look at how things might pan out on Sunday night in Lambeau in an NFC North matchup with postseason implications.