Packers roundup: NFC playoff picture, predictions for rest of season

Green Bay Packers, Matt LaFleur (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
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A roundup of the latest Green Bay Packers articles for Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Welcome to the Packers News Report.

There are a lot of talking points in the Packers News Report today, from the top performers in Sunday’s win against the New York Giants, to the current playoff picture entering Week 14. Also, takeaways from Week 13, and predictions for the rest of the season.

Let’s get started.

News and notes from around FanSided

Top five performers vs. Giants in Week 13 win (Lombardi Ave)

Jesse Fry looks back at Sunday’s important win against the New York Giants. Which five players made a big impact on the game?

Green Bay Packers are in control of their own destiny in the NFC North (Lombardi Ave)

Christian Borman looks at the NFC North standings, and explains why Green Bay remains in control of its destiny in the final month of the season.

Five takeaways at New York Giants (Dairyland Express – Paul Bretl)

Paul Bretl of Dairyland Express writes about the top five takeaways from the victory over the Giants.

How the Green Bay Packers can still earn the NFC’s number one seed (Lombardi Ave)

Not only is Green Bay still in control of its destiny, as Christian Borman wrote in the article above, but it also still has a chance to get the No. 1 seed. I wrote about how it can happen.

Predicting each game remaining in final four weeks of 2019 (Lombardi Ave)

Winning out would be key to that. Here are my predictions for Green Bay’s games against Washington, Chicago, Minnesota and Detroit to finish the season.

More news and notes from around the internet

Marcedes Lewis catches ‘special’ first TD from Aaron Rodgers (Packers.com – Wes Hodkiewicz)

Packers notes: OLB Za’Darius Smith produces dozen pressures vs. Giants (Packers.com – Zach Kruse)

Packers 4 Downs: More athleticism could be in store at tight end (PackersNews.com – Pete Dougherty)

Packers Week 13 Snap Counts: Receivers rotate, Bulaga stays intact, and big dime (Acme Packing Company – Evan “Tex” Western)

More. Top 30 moments in franchise history. light

We hope you enjoyed this edition of the Packers News Report.