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Packers Will Play at Bears in NFL Playoffs Wildcard Game

MINNEAPOLIS – The Green Bay Packers won’t be entering uncharted territory when they kick off the playoffs next week with a wildcard game at the Chicago Bears, but pretty close.

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Packers face an intriguing slate of opponents in their 2026 schedule, as it has now been fully determined

The Green Bay Packers finished the regular season second place in the NFC North. With the last games played throughout Week 18, the Packers already know all the teams they will face in the 2026 season.

Green Bay Packers News / NFL on ClutchPoints / January 4

Packers’ Matt LaFleur did not stutter about Trevon Diggs’ debut right before playoffs

The Green Bay Packers are about to put the end of the regular season behind them. They closed the year with a 16-3 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings and they lost their last 4 games.

Green Bay Packers News / Green Bay Packers on SI / January 4

Packers Might Have Found Some Juice to Lackluster Pass Rush

MINNEAPOLIS – The Green Bay Packers are heading to the postseason after wrapping up their regular-season obligations with a 16-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at U.S.

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How many of the players to throw for 4,000 yards in a single season most recently for each NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?

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Trevon Diggs Makes Packers Debut, Gets Strong Endorsement for Playoffs

MINNEAPOLIS – Javon Bullard has heard the naysayers who have minimized the Green Bay Packers’ addition of cornerback Trevon Diggs. “He’s a player,” Bullard said after Sunday’s irrelevant 16-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

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The best passing performances from one NFL playoff run

Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.

Green Bay Packers News / A to Z Sports / January 4

Packers avoid major fallout as relieving news follows a decision that nearly backfired vs. the Vikings

The Green Bay Packers tried to protect and rest as many important players as possible against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18, but some starters had to play.

NFL News / Total Apex Sports / January 4

Packers Limp into Playoffs as Vikings End Season on High Note

It was a tale of two different trajectories at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. The Minnesota Vikings, with nothing but pride on the line, played like a team hitting its stride, while the Green Bay Packers, supposedly gearing up for a postseason run, looked like a team running out of gas.

NFL News / Green Bay Packers on SI / January 4

Packers Stock Report: Key Players for 2026 Get Long Look in Loss to Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS – Call it the regular-season finale, or preseason game number four if you wish. The Green Bay Packers certainly treated Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings as the latter with several regulars taking a back seat to get ready for the start of the postseason.

Green Bay Packers News / Green Bay Packers on SI / January 4

Packers Predictably Dominated by Vikings in Week 18 Preseason Game

MINNEAPOLIS – Jordan Love won the pregame coin toss. That’s about the only thing the Green Bay Packers won on Sunday. The Packers were beaten, thoroughly and predictably, by the Minnesota Vikings at U.S.

Green Bay Packers News / A to Z Sports / January 4

Packers finally reach the end of a difficult regular season with one encouraging development standing out

Mercifully, the regular season has come to an end for the Green Bay Packers. Playing with their backups and third-stringers, the Packers lost 16-3 to the Minnesota Vikings, ending with a 9-7-1 record and the previously locked seventh seed in the NFC — it's the fourth team ever to go to the playoffs with a four-game losing streak.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

Green Bay Packers News / NFL on ClutchPoints / January 4

Malik Willis being out means Jordan Love is Packers’ backup QB vs. Vikings

The Green Bay Packers enter Week 18 against the Minnesota Vikings with a playoff spot already clinched. The initial plan was to start Malik Willis once again, but he is unfortunately dealing with an injury.

NFL News / WI Sports Heroics / January 4

Green Bay Packers list 5 starters as inactive for Week 18 showdown with Minnesota Vikings

The Green Bay Packers are 9-6-1 this year and are hoping to end the 2025 NFL regular season by snapping their three game losing streak with a victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

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Packers put their plan in motion to make the defense better at the perfect time as urgency and opportunity align

The Green Bay Packers won't miss any time putting their plan to being better on defense in motion. Claimed off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys earlier this week, cornerback Trevon Diggs will be officially active against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18.

Jordan Love News / Athlon Sports / January 4

Packers React to Jordan Love's Personal News Before NFL Playoffs

Jordan Love won't be playing in the Green Bay Packers' final regular season game against the Minnesota Vikings. The star quarterback has cleared the concussion protocol after missing their Week 17 outing, but the team has opted to sit him out in preparation for the NFL playoffs.

Green Bay Packers News / Green Bay Packers on SI / January 4

Top 10 Packers For Backups-Filled Finale at Vikings

We have reached the finish line. Of the regular season at least. The Green Bay Packers will take on the Minnesota Vikings Sunday at US Bank Stadium for one final tune up before postseason play.

Green Bay Packers News / PackersTalk.com / January 4

Packers Are Down But Aren’t Going To Be Anyone’s Underdog

Maybe I’m just being an absolutely delusional fan, but I still think the Green Bay Packers can win any game they play in the playoffs. Because of that, it would be a mistake for others to view them as an underdog.

Green Bay Packers News / A to Z Sports / January 4

Packers make a risky and unnecessary quarterback decision at a troubling time with the playoffs rapidly approaching

The Green Bay Packers decided not to elevate quarterback Desmond Ridder for Week 18, which means either Jordan Love or Malik Willis will be the backup to Clayton Tune, the third-string quarterback who will start against the Minnesota Vikings as the Packers will rest key players in a meaningless game.

Matthew Golden News / WI Sports Heroics / January 4

Packers’ Matthew Golden on verge of joining unwanted list amid tough rookie NFL season

Green Bay Packers rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden isn’t having the type of campaign that matches the hype that came with him when the team took him

NFL News / WI Sports Heroics / January 4

Packers, Vikings set for uncommon regular-season finale in Minnesota

The Green Bay Packers are assured of a spot in the NFL playoffs, but they have one more game left to play in the 2025 regular season. That will be against NFC North division rivals Minnesota Vikings, who will be hosting Matt LaFleur’s squad this Sunday at U.S.

Clayton Tune News / WI Sports Heroics / January 3

Green Bay Packers: Clayton Tune backup quarterback plan in Week 18 a little clearer after Saturday roster moves

The Green Bay Packers are heading into Week 18 against the Minnesota Vikings with their position in the NFL Playoffs already determined. Despite having lost each of their last three games, the Packers are going to be the seventh seed in the NFC with a current record of 9-6-1.

Evan Williams News / WI Sports Heroics / January 3

Green Bay Packers safety Evan Williams hit with fine by NFL for Week 17 violation

It is Saturday, so that means that Green Bay Packers players, as well as others around the NFL, are being handed down fines that the league deemed appropriate for various penalties and plays during play last week.

Green Bay Packers News / NFLTradeRumors.co / January 4

Packers announce six moves ahead of Week 18

The Packers announced six roster moves on Saturday, including placing OL Donovan Jennings and WR Savion Williams on injured reserve. Green Bay has also signed WR Jakobie Keeney-James and OL Lecitus Smith from the practice squad and elevated TE Drake Dabney and LB Jamon Johnson from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday.

Jordan Morgan News / PackersTalk.com / January 3

Jordan Morgan Film Review

There hasn’t been much to smile about in Green Bay lately. Ever since Jordan Love threw a deep pick with a 9 point lead in Denver, the direction of this season has changed course completely.

NFL News / PackersTalk.com / January 2

Packers' Clayton Tune & Golden: Proven Duo Reunited To Dominate

Green Bay Packers QB Clayton Tune will take the helm on Sunday, as the Packers close out a season riddled with injuries. The matchup against the Vikings has no consequence win or lose on the post season.