Lions-Packers NFC North title game moved to Sunday night

Unlike in the AFC, the NFC still has a couple spots up for grabs next week.

The Packers can finish as high as the third seed or miss out on playoffs completely.

There hasn’t been a tie in a regular-season finale since the National Football League went to a 16-game schedule in 1978, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

By now you know Sunday’s Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers game will decide the NFC North championship.

To get a win however, the Burgundy and Gold (8-6-1 on the season) will have to beat their NFC East division nemesis – the New York Giants (10-5). It’s worth noting the Packers enter this game with two extra days of rest than their hosts.

The victor of the January 1st showdown between the Packers and Lions will win the NFC North and be guaranteed to host a playoff game.

The Redskins made the playoff last season, losing in the wild card round to the Packers, 35-18. The Chiefs are already locked in to at least a wild card berth.

It’s a headache to figure out the bottom of the NFC playoffs, but at the top, the Cowboys sit alone without a worry, controlling their own fate until February.

The Packers play their usual pair of games against their NFC North opponents – one at home and one on the road. The last two weeks we had the same predictions, which went Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, Green Bay, New York, Detroit. Green Bay’s nine wins have come against teams with 59 wins.

No. 6 seed: If the Lions lose to the Packers, the only way they can make the playoffs is if Washington loses or ties at home against the Giants. If they make the playoffs it will be a different story. It would then put added pressure on the Week 17 game against the Green Bay Packers.

The matchup will determine the victor of the NFC Central and will guarantee the victor a playoff spot.