GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 16: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers stands under center in the first half against the Los Angeles Rams during the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 16, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
When the NFL decided to add a 17th game to the regular season schedule of every franchise this fall, it just so happened that the addition brought forth perhaps the single most anticipated game of the year. That’s because, by whatever methods were used to decide how the schedule would shape up at first, the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs were placed on each other’s slates.