With the playoff image still all mixed up in the final week of the NFL season, the league made some changes to the schedule, including the Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers move to
This new scheduled time aligns them with the Arizona Cardinals in the Los Angeles Rams, as these are the two games that will decide the 6th and 7th seed in the NFC.
Chicago playoff scenarios
If the Bears beat the Packers, they have a guaranteed place in the playoffs at 9-7, and if the Cardinals beat the Rams, the Bears would be the 6th seed with Arizona getting 7th and LA getting the arrow in a three-tie scenario.
A Chicago win and a Rams win would mean that Bears is the 7th seed, with Rams taking 6th place.
If the Bears lose against the Packers and the Cardinals win, the Bears would be out of the playoffs, but if the Bears and Cards lose, the Bears get the 7th seed with the Rams at number 6.
The Rams could be without quarterback Jared Goff, who broke his thumb during the week 16 game against Seahawks.
Here is the full week 17 schedule for Sunday, January 3, 2021.
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Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s FOX # 1 team of advertisers is expected to host the Bears game.
Washington takes the spot on Sunday night because its game will decide NFC East. If they win, they win the division, but if they lose, the Cowboys-Giants winner takes the title.