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Packers Starters Will Play Week 18 vs. Bears amid NFL Playoff Image, LaFleur Says

Zach Bachar Contributor I January 2, 2025 Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images The Green Bay Packers’ playoff positioning can’t change all that much in Week 18, but head coach Matt LaFleur confirmed that the team’s starters will suit up. “You’ve got a 53-man roster plus two call-ups, so guys gotta play, so that’s the approach that we

Packers Starters Will Play Week 18 vs. Bears amid NFL Playoff Image, LaFleur Says

Zach BacharContributor IJanuary 2, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers during a game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images)

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The Inexperienced Bay Packers’ playoff positioning cannot change all that a lot in Week 18, however head coach Matt LaFleur confirmed that the crew’s starters will go well with up.

“You have received a 53-man roster plus two call-ups, so guys gotta play, so that is the strategy that we take right here,” LaFleur defined, by way of Michael David Smith of Professional Soccer Speak. “The correct reply is no matter works, and I feel you have to have a philosophy on what works greatest for you. We had been in an identical state of affairs a number of years again the place we performed the fellows a half, and misplaced within the second half, after which we had the bye and we misplaced within the playoffs.”

“I feel there’s worth to going on the market and taking part in, and taking part in effectively,” he added.

The Packers are at present the No. 7 seed within the NFC standings and have already clinched a playoff berth. They’ll rise as excessive as No. 6, however they’d want a win to associate with a Dallas Cowboys victory over the Washington Commanders.

LaFleur beforehand rested his starters within the second half of a Week 18 contest in 2021, as Inexperienced Bay already locked up the No. 1 seed. The Packers finally suffered a loss to the San Francisco 49ers within the divisional spherical of the playoffs, although.

Inexperienced Bay sits at 11-5 this season, however they’re coming off a hard-fought 27-25 defeat by the hands of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

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It is clear that LaFleur needs his crew to probably have some momentum heading into the playoffs.

The Packers will try to shut out the common season on a excessive word in opposition to one other NFC North rival, internet hosting the Chicago Bears. The Bears maintain a 4-12 document this 12 months and are within the midst of a 10-game shedding streak.

Kickoff between Inexperienced Bay and Chicago is on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

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