Packers to Keep NFL Playoff Hopes Alive Thursday Night
Nope, don’t count the Green Bay Packers out just yet.
On NFL Thursday Night Football, the surging Green Bay Packers will try to keep any hope they have left of reaching the NFL Playoffs as they host the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field. Yep, the PACK are still in contention for a playoff seat. Forget for a moment the Green Bay Packers are two games under .500.
Forget that their 17-9 victory on Sunday at Lambeau Field over the Detroit Lions, arguably the worst team in the NFL, was no work of art. Forget the NFC is as weak as it’s been in years.
The Green Bay Packers, just like majority of the NFL Football teams hovering around .500, trying to get a playoff spot, is within striking distance from the coveted wild card invite.
Just like the surging Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals, these Packers were deemed dead as early as the halfway point of the NFL Football season.
But after winning back-to-back games, especially after Brett Favre passed Dan Marino for the all-time completion record in the NFL last Sunday, No.4 had his team and the entire state of Wisconsin talking about Packers in the post-season.
Believe it.
The Green Bay Packers earned their second victory in a row on Sunday and boosted their record to a mediocre 6-8. As unbelievable as it sounds, they stand a decent chance of qualifying for the playoffs if they find a way to win their final two games and finish 8-8.
Two NFC wild-card berths are up for grabs, with the surprising Philadelphia Eagles (8-6), the stumbling New York Giants (7-7) and the broken Atlanta Falcons (7-7) having the inside track. But the Packers are still in contention at 6-8, tied with the Carolina Panthers, the San Francisco 49ers, the St. Louis Rams and the very team they will be facing on NFL Thursday Night Football, the Minnesota Vikings.
This game on Thursday Night Football will prove to be a game that might just decide the fate of these two teams. Moreover, the fate of the legendary Brett Favre.
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