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Packers playoff picture: Odds, remaining schedule, NFC North division standings


Packers playoff picture: Odds, remaining schedule, NFC North division standings

Still, all the Packers need to do now is take care of business against the five-win Saints on Monday. From there, they'll be into the postseason.

Green Bay can play for a higher seed in the final two weeks of the year, but it can't win the division title and potentially earn the first seed and a bye. Since the Packers lost both games to the Detroit Lions this year, they don't hold a head-to-head tiebreaker. They're also unable to earn a better record than Detroit after the Lions' Week 16 win over the Chicago Bears.

Here's everything to know about the Packers' playoff chances entering Monday night's game:

Green Bay can clinch its second straight playoff berth - and fifth in six years - with a win on "Monday Night Football."

With that being the case, the Packers already had excellent odds to make the postseason. Prior to any games kicking off in Week 16, BetMGM had the team at -10000 (99% implied) odds to be a playoff team.

The Packers have three more games in the regular season, including their Week 16 "Monday Night Football" clash. Two of them, including Monday night's game, are at home.

In Week 17, Green Bay will play the Vikings in Minnesota, a game with potential seeding implications in the NFC side of the bracket. The Packers lost their first matchup in late September but still have a chance to leapfrog the Vikings in the standings if more goes their way.

For their regular-season finale, the Packers host the Bears. Depending on how things turn out around the league in Week 17, it's possible that the only thing to play for in this matchup is the number of Chicago's first-round draft pick.

Below is a full look at Green Bays' schedule:

Both the Lions and Vikings have already clinched playoff spots of their own and are still battling for the division title over the final two weeks.

The Packers can't win the division since they already lost both games to the Lions and therefore don't own the head-to-head tiebreaker. However, Green Bay could leap Minnesota in the NFC's seeding. The Packers would need to win out - including against the Vikings in Week 17 - and the Vikings would have to lose out.

The Bears have lost nine straight games - starting with their Week 8 loss to the Commanders on a last-second Hail Mary - and can only hope to play spoiler in their final two games.

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