Three ways the Packers can make a Super Bowl run

1. Just be OK on special teams

We know the Packers’ special teams have struggled this season. They’re not going to suddenly become one of the league’s best in this phase of the game overnight. But they don’t need to. The Packers must simply be OK. Not bad. Not a problem.

In the victory over the Chicago Bears last month, special teams proved to be a disaster. Green Bay allowed 259 yards and a touchdown on kickoff and punt returns, and made a long list of special teams errors from a kickoff out of bounds, fielding a Bears kickoff that was heading out of bounds, a fumbled punt return, and a 22-yard punt.

Fortunately, they were playing the Bears. The Packers still walked away 45-30 winners.

But give up a 97-yard punt-return touchdown against the Buccaneers or the Dallas Cowboys or the Los Angeles Rams, and you likely won’t be so lucky.

Green Bay has been able to mask its special teams errors against some teams, but in the playoffs, that won’t happen. Good teams will punish the Packers for their mistakes.

Fortunately, the Packers seem to have turned a corner in recent weeks. Mason Crosby has got back on track in the kicking game, the kickoff/punt coverage has been improved, and new addition David Moore looked good in punt returns on Sunday night.

The Packers don’t need to dominate on special teams, just play OK and don’t put the team in bad positions.