With Green Bay locked into the NFC’s No. 7 seed, they are expected to rest key players next week.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 28, 2025
The latest update on the Green Bay Packers could be great news for the Detroit Lions.
After the Baltimore Ravens downed a Jordan Love-less Packers squad on Saturday night, 41-24, the Chicago Bears clinched the NFC North crown. It also locked Green Bay into the NFC’s No. 7 seed for the playoffs.
For Lions fans, the Ravens beating the Packers is good news. With its postseason fate decided, Green Bay is reportedly expected to rest key players next week, per ESPN insider Adam Schefter.
That should help the Minnesota Vikings‘ chances to defeat Green Bay in Week 18, which would ensure that the Detroit Lions receive a fourth-place schedule in 2026.
Vikings starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy didn’t play against the Lions on Christmas Day, and his status against the Packers remains in limbo.
“It’s all going to come down to just grip strength and his ability to grip the football and throw it. Would obviously love to have him get one more opportunity for this year…
“I look forward to seeing how J.J. progresses here early in the week, and we’ll see if we can have him,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said on Friday of McCarthy.
In addition to its six-game NFC North slate, the Lions will play the NFC South and the AFC East, as well as one game each against the NFC East, NFC West and AFC South in 2026.
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