According to data, the Green Bay Packers enter Week 10 of the 2024 season – the bye week for Matt LaFleur’s team – with a 65 percent chance of making the playoffs, but only a 5 percent chance of winning the NFC North. Athletic’s playoff projection model.
Heading into Sunday, the Packers (6-2, 0-2 in the NFC North) currently sit in seventh place in the NFC playoff standings and are at least two wins ahead of every team behind them in the playoff standings.
Although the Packers won’t play in Week 10, LaFleur’s team will be influenced by its performance in the NFL.
Here are some games Packers fans should keep an eye out for this week:
Minnesota Vikings (6-2) – Jacksonville Jaguars (2-7) – The Packers are ahead of the Vikings in the NFC North standings and with a wild card.
Detroit Lions (7-1) at Houston Texans (6-3) – The Packers will need facilitate catching the Lions in the NFC North.
Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) – Dallas Cowboys (3-5) – The Eagles outright beat the Packers and are currently in 6th place in the NFC.
New England Patriots (2-7) – Chicago Bears (4-4) – Can the Bears take a lead in the second half?
San Francisco 49ers (4-4) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5) – Two teams are chasing the Packers for the final wild card spot.
Miami Dolphins (2-6) – Los Angeles Rams (4-4) – The Rams are one of five teams chasing the Packers for seventh place with four wins.
