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The San Francisco 49ers take on the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football this week, a game that will impact the Green Bay Packers in the playoff race, depending on what you are rooting for. As of now, the Packers have a 97 percent chance to make the postseason, with the only path of Green Bay falling short of the playoffs being the team losing out while the Detroit Lions win out.
Here’s how the Packers’ chances at different seeding spots change with a 49ers or Colts win, according to the New
York Times’ playoff simulator.
- #2 seed: 6 percent with a SF win, 7 percent with an IND win
- #6 seed: 10 percent with a SF win, 32 percent with an IND win
- #7 seed: 76 percent with a SF win, 52 percent with an IND win
So if you want Green Bay to be anything other than the last seed in the NFC playoffs, this game actually has some sway on the Packers’ future.
Current NFC Standings
- Seattle Seahawks: 12-3 (NFCW leader)
- Chicago Bears: 11-4 (NFCN leader)
- Philadelphia Eagles: 10-5 (NFCE winner)
- Carolina Panthers: 8-7 (NFCS leader)
- Los Angeles Rams: 11-4
- San Francisco 49ers: 10-4
- Green Bay Packers: 9-5-1
- Detroit Lions: 8-7
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7-8 (only alive for the NFC South title)
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