Dan Campbell clearly doesn't think the Packers have a shot against the Eagles in the playoffs
Three NFC North teams are in the playoffs after all. The Detroit Lions won the division and got the first seed in the NFC, but the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers reached the postseason as wild card teams. For Lions head coach Dan Campbell, Green Bay won't be there for long, though. Right […]
Three NFC North teams are in the playoffs after all. The Detroit Lions won the division and got the first seed in the NFC, but the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers reached the postseason as wild card teams. For Lions head coach Dan Campbell, Green Bay won't be there for long, though.
Right after beating the Vikings 31-9 in the regular season finale, Campbell had a quick exchange with Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell and had some strong words.
"Good job, great season, I'll see you in two weeks," Campbell told O'Connell.
Well, for that to happen, the Green Bay Packers will have to lose against the Philadelphia Eagles next Sunday.
Because the Packers are the seventh seed, they would face the Lions in the divisional round in case they beat the Eagles.
If the Packers lose, the Commanders lose to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Vikings beat the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night, then yes, the Lions and Vikings will play again in two weeks.
Reality and possibilities
Dan Campbell had a strong opinion, for sure, but the reality is that the Packers lost their five games against the top three teams in the NFC in terms of wins — Lions, Vikings, and Eagles. They were all close games, including against Philly in Week 1, in Brazil, when the Eagles won 34-29.
However, it's not like the Packers are that far away from them.
"This is like March Madness from here on out, anything can happen and you gotta be sharp, you gotta be detailed," Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said on Sunday. "I don't think anybody has to do anything out of the ordinary, any superhuman effort. It's just guys gotta be dialed in, doing their responsibilities."
For the Packers, Dan Campbell's perspective doesn't matter. But it can be another type of motivation, and they will certainly want to prove the Lions head coach wrong — two weeks in a row.
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