The Green Bay Packers have officially locked up home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs this January. Matt LaFleur’s team won its 13th regular season game for the third time in his three seasons as head coach, defeating the Minnesota Vikings 37-10, and with some help earlier in the day the team locked up the NFC’s top seed with a full week of games still yet to go.
The Arizona Cardinals delivered the help the Packers needed in the afternoon, beating the Dallas Cowboys 25-22. That gave Green Bay the opportunity to clinch home-field and the conference’s only playoff bye with a win on Sunday Night Football, and the team delivered a solid performance in all three phases of the game.