The Green Bay Packers (8-8) will go into the final week of the regular season with three different paths to clinching a spot the postseason.
The first is an obvious one but also the simplest and most desirable: Beat the Chicago Bears. Nothing else is required. A win at Lambeau Field next Sunday clinches a playoff spot as the No. 6 or No. 7 seed (depending on result of Rams-49ers).
But the other two paths show that the Packers can lose in the season finale and still sneak in.
Per the NFL, the Packers can make the postseason even with a loss or tie to the Bears in the following two scenarios:
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