It’s almost here. The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears meet on Sunday afternoon with massive playoff implications on the line for both teams. Green Bay can clinch the NFC’s sole playoff bye and home-field advantage with a victory, while the Bears need a win to ensure themselves of a Wild Card playoff spot.
Both teams have routes to get what they want without a win, but each side would much rather take care of their own business rather than rely on help from other teams to make their way in. With all of the other relevant games kicking off at the same time as this contest, there will be no opportunity to learn about the other results in advance.