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What do the Green Bay Packers need to clinch a spot in the 2024 NFL playoffs?

The Packers’ postseason objective is clear when they host the New Orleans Saints in week 16 Monday Night Football.

The Packers’ postseason objective is clear when they host the New Orleans Saints in week 16 Monday Night Football.
JANE GERSHOVICHAFP

Ahead of Monday Night Football in week 16, eight teams have already clinched their spots in the 2024 NFL playoffs. That number could extend to nine as the Green Bay Packers (10-4) host the New Orleans Saints on December 23 (kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET).

How the Packers can reach the postseason in week 16

The Packers are currently third in the NFC North behind the Detroit Lions (13-2) and the Minnesota Vikings (13-2) yet are just a victory (or even a tie) away from featuring in the postseason.

At present, Matt LeFleur’s team are sixth in the NFC, occupying one of the wild-card spots, and will ensure a top-seven finish by avoiding defeat to the Saints on Monday.

Can the Packers still win the NFC North?

Although Green Bay could still finish the regular season with the same overall record as the Lions and the Vikings, Detroit have beaten the Wisconsinites twice this season and therefore hold the tiebreaker.

The Packers could still be in with a chance of finishing second and boosting their seedings for the playoffs, although they would need to win out and hope Minnesota, on a run of eight straight victories, ends with two defeats. That would bring common games into play.

The two teams meet at U.S. Bank Stadium in week 17 (Sunday, December 29), which will give the Packers an opportunity to make up ground.

The strength of the NFC North

As mentioned, Green Bay’s 10-4 record is only good enough for third spot in the NFC North but would have them in first place in three other divisions in the NFL (NFC South, NFC West and AFC South), as well as being the favourites to win the AFC North, where the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens are tied at the top with 10-5.

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