New Orleans travels north to Lambeau Field and Monday Night Football.
New Orleans Saints: Trending Down
The New Orleans Saints have been eliminated from the playoffs. By way of the Atlanta Falcons win over the New York Giants, the Saints playoff hopes are now over. Despite winning three of their last five games, the Saints dug themselves too deep a hole to come out of in the middle of the season with their seven-game losing streak. All they have left to play for is pride and to see what they have from young players like Spencer Rattler, Kool-Aid McKinstry and Kendre Miller, all of whom will start on Monday.
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Green Bay Packers: Trending Up
Despite also being third in their division like the Saints are, the Green Bay Packers are comfortably in line for a playoff spot at 10-4. They have a two-game lead on the Seattle Seahawks for a wild card spot with three games to play, and have won eight of their last 10 games, with their only losses during that stretch coming against the 12-2 Detroit Lions. In fact, their only losses this year have come against the three 12-win teams in the NFC, the Lions, Vikings and Eagles. Running back Josh Jacobs has been a revelation for Green Bay, as the former Raider is trailing only Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry in rushing yards this year. Quarterback Jordan Love has thrown seven touchdowns and no interceptions in his last four games, and the Packers are arguably playing their best football of the year right now. The Saints are going to have an uphill battle on Monday night.
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