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What do the Green Bay Packers need to make the NFL playoffs?

The places of the teams that advance to the postseason are practically defined and the Packers can still get their playoff ticket.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 31: Patrick Taylor #27 and Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers warm up prior to a game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.   David Berding/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by David Berding / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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The final stretch of the 2023-24 NFL season remains electrifying, and the teams that qualify for the 2024 playoffs are almost defined.

For this Week 18, the Green Bay Packers (8-8) will host the Chicago Bears (7-9) at Lambeau Field, one of their divisional rivals but who have already been eliminated from the postseason. In Week 1, the Packers won 38-20 against the Bears on their visit to Soldier Field.

  • At the moment, the Packers have an 8-8 record. They are in seventh overall position in the National Conference (second position in the NFC North behind the Detroit Lions) with a 63% chance of advancing to the playoffs.

What time is the game?

The matchup against the Chicago Bears is scheduled for this Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET/ 1:25 p.m. PT and will be broadcast on CBS in the United States.

What do the Packers need to qualify for the 2024 NFL Playoffs?

The Packers depend on themselves to seal their pass, so they have their ticket guaranteed with a victory. Otherwise, they could expect one of the following combinations.

  • Win over Bears
  • Tie with Bears + Loss Draw by Seahawks + Loss Draw by Saints
  • Tie against Bears + Loss of Seahawks + Loss of Buccaneers
  • Tie against Bears + Tie from Seahawks + Loss Tie from Buccaneers
  • Loss or Tie with Vikings + Seahawks Loss + Buccaneers Loss
  • Loss or Tie with Vikings + Seahawks loss + Saints loss
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