HAHAHHA: Packers hoping old friend Mike McCarthy can provide a favor in Week 18

The playoff seeding of the Green Bay Packers will be determined in part by the performance of Mike McCarthy team’s during the season finale.

Matt LaFleur and the Packers need McCarthy’s Dallas Cowboys to knock off the Washington Commanders on Sunday to help Green Bay claim the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs.

“Hopefully, Mike (McCarthy) does us a favor,” LaFleur said Wednesday.

McCarthy coached the Packers between 2006 and 2018 and was the winning coach of Super Bowl XLV. Now, he could be approaching his final game as the Cowboys coach — and he’ll have a shot to help his former team in a big way.

The Packers, who are currently the No. 7 seed, are expecting to play all their healthy players on Sunday against the Chicago Bears despite being locked into a playoff spot.

There is a potential reward: if the Packers and Cowboys both win, the Packers will jump the Commanders and be the No. 6 seed — avoiding a trip to Philadelphia to play the Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round.

Both teams kick off on Sunday at noon, so there might be some scoreboard watching in Green Bay.

Can the Cowboys pull off the upset? Two weeks ago, McCarthy’s team upset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium. Over the last six games, the Cowboys are 4-2, including a win over the Commanders in Washington. Not having receiver CeeDee Lamb, who is out with a shoulder injury, will hurt the cause.

If the Packers win and Cowboys lose, the Packers will be the No. 7 seed. The Commanders hold the tiebreaker on conference record.

Related Posts

Packers’ Quarterback Jordan Love Hopes To Face Aaron Rodgers In 2025

The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers will play in Pittsburgh this season. And if Rodgers is a Steeler, the storylines will be endless.

UNBELIEVABLE: Dаvіd Montgomery Surprіѕeѕ Boy Bаttlіng Brаіn Tumor – A Phone Cаll Turnѕ Into аn Emotіonаl Hoѕpіtаl Vіѕіt!!!!

UNBELIEVABLE: David Montgomery Surprises Boy Battling Brain Tumor – A Phone Call Turns Into an Emotional Hospital Visit!

Dаn Cаmpbell Bаnѕ 2 Plаyerѕ for Full Seаѕon Due to Anthem Kneelіng: ‘In My Fіeld, No One Dіѕreѕpectѕ My Anthem’.

Daп Campbell Baпs 2 Players for Fυll Seasoп Dυe to Aпthem Kпeeliпg: ‘Iп My Field, No Oпe Disrespects My Aпthem’

Sh0ckіng: Lіonѕ free аgent Zа’Dаrіuѕ Smіth іѕ reportedly dаtіng rаpper Kаѕh Doll. “She’ѕ the perfect role model…”

Getty

The Lіonѕ аnd the Vіkіngѕ аre іn poѕіtіonѕ to do eаch other fаvorѕ аgаіn аt the 2025 NFL Drаft

The Detroit Lioпs aпd Miппesota Vikiпgs, NFC North rivals with a history of blockbυster draft trades, are oпce agaiп positioпed to poteпtially help each other

Coltѕ, Sаіntѕ Strіke Mаѕѕіve Deаl In Lаteѕt Mock Drаft

The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints swap picks as the Saints land their franchise quarterback in Rotowire’s latest mock draft