On Sunday night, the Green Bay Packers destroyed the Minnesota Vikings to get their 8th win of the season. Notably, the Vikings are one of the best teams this season with a 12-4 record, and winning against them certainly helped the Packers a great deal regarding their playoff chances. Moreover, the Packers now have won 4 games in a row and Aaron Rodgers played a great part to revive the Packers’ season, which looked disoriented earlier.
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After Sunday’s win against the Vikings, Rodgers took a dig at the critics, who looked down on the quarterback and the Packers as a team. Now, they are just one win away to get a wild card spot in the playoffs.
Aaron Rodgers takes a dig at haters after winning against the Vikings
While talking to the reporters, Rodgers said, “We are becoming more of a dangerous team. You know, we have all seen some of the commentary outside as we went from 4-8 to 5-8 to 6-8 and nobody’s worried about the Packers, blah, blah blah. Now, what are they going to say?“
Notably, against the Vikings, Rodgers played one of the best games this season, as he recorded one passing touchdown as well as a rushing touchdown, according to pro football reference. During the last 4 games, Rodgers made some crucial plays, which helped his team a great deal. As a result, they have not lost a game since the week 12 match-up against the Eagles.
After that game, many experts and fans criticized Rodgers and the Packers and counted them out of the playoff contention. However, Rodgers found the perfect opportunity to hit back at the haters after getting closer to the playoffs.
The playoff scenario for the Packers
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Speaking about the playoffs, almost all the teams have qualified for the playoffs and only one spot is left. Apart from the Packers, there are other two teams, who can grab that spot; those are the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks.
The playoff scenario is pretty simple for the Packers, as they just need to win their last game against the Lions to qualify for the playoffs. As for the other teams, the Lions need to beat the Packers and wait for the Seahawks’ result. And the Seahawks will have to win their last game against the Rams and hope for a Lions’ loss. Of course, if the Packers win, other results won’t matter and they will qualify straight to the playoffs. The Packers will play that all-important game against the Lions on 8th Jan, next Sunday.
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