GREEN BAY – As the only two teams in the NFC with fewer than two losses, the 6-1 Packers and 7-0 Panthers are playing for the driver’s seat in the conference on Sunday.
Truthfully, though, no matter what team wins, little can be confidently projected in the race for playoff byes and homefield advantage. A glance at the schedules for all the NFC’s top contenders shows why.
It’s true a loss to the Panthers would put the Packers in a big hole in the quest for the No. 1 seed. There’s no denying that. Falling behind Carolina by two games, plus the tiebreaker, with eight to play isn’t a promising position for building a road to the Super Bowl through Lambeau Field.