The Green Bay Packers accomplished another goal on the 2020 checklist, securing the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a 35-16 win over the Chicago Bears in the season finale on Sunday.
The 13-3 Packers will now get a first-round bye and a home playoff game in the NFC Divisional Round. For 37-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has never played in an NFC Championship Game at home, getting the top seed and the potential opportunity to play at Lambeau Field for a trip to the Super Bowl is a big, big deal. He’s been on the losing end of three-straight NFC title games away from Green Bay.
Now, the road to Super Bowl LV goes through Lambeau Field, where temps are guaranteed to be cold and the weather unpredictable. It’s a setting where the Packers believe they have a major advantage, especially against many of the potential contenders in the NFC.
Here are three other things to love from the Packers’ win: