With Week 18 in the books, the Green Bay Packers can officially look ahead to the postseason. The Packers finished this past season as the NFC's no. 7 seed after both Green Bay and Washington lost in their final games.
And for the record, no, that win wasn't truly a "win," Bears fans. But, great job beating a backup quarterback off a last-second field goal.
Back on the subject at hand, and the 7-seeded Packers will draw the no. 2 seed Philadelphia Eagles over Wild Card Weekend.
This is going to be quite the week of pregame narratives for two teams that are matched up well with one another. Most notably, this is a rematch of the Week 1 game that saw quarterback Jordan Love suffer an MCL injury which caused him to miss a bit of time.
Love, of course, was hurt in the team's final game against Chicago as well. But, he should be fine for this one as Matt LaFleur noted his quarterback could have come back into the game if need be. But, the team didn't want to risk it.
The Packers will need Love to be healthy for this matchup, too, because this Eagles team has won 12 of their last 13 games going into the playoffs and are riding an MVP candidate in running back Saquon Barkley, who ended the year over the 2,000-yard mark and has been a huge difference-maker for the Eagles offense.
When do the Packers play in the NFC Wild Card Round?
- Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
- Date: Sunday January 12, 2025
- Time: 3:30 pm CT
- TV: FOX
The Packers and Eagles will be kicking off the three NFC Wild Card games this weekend as the first three games of the Wild Card round are all AFC; two on Saturday (Texans vs. Chargers, Ravens vs. Steelers) and one to kick off Sunday at 1pm ET (Bills vs. Broncos).
Date | Game | Time (CT) | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
Sat., 1/11 | Chargers at Texans | 3:30 pm | CBS |
Sat., 1/11 | Steelers at Ravens | 7:00 pm | Amazon Prime |
Sun., 1/12 | Broncos at Bills | Noon | CBS |
Sun., 1/12 | Packers at Eagles | 3:30 pm | FOX |
Sun., 1/12 | Commanders at Bucs | 7 pm | NBC |
Mon., 1/13 | Rams at Vikings/Lions | 7 pm | ABC/ESPN |
Following the Packers' road playoff game against the Eagles, fans will get to see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Washington Commanders on Sunday night.
Then, on Monday, it's the Los Angeles Rams hosting the NFC's no. 2 seed.
Green Bay could be shorthanded in this Wild Card Round, as well, with wide receiver Christian Watson hurt and LaFleur not sounding too confident in the receiver's status after the conclusion of the regular season.
Again, Love should be good to go for the playoffs though. LaFleur told reporters after the game, "Yeah, he was good to go back in," so fans shouldn't panic over the quarterback's status.