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The Green Bay Packers enter their regular-season finale in a familiar situation. For a second straight season, a lopsided victory over the Minnesota Vikings in their second-to-last game has put the Packers in position to reach the playoffs by defeating an NFC North team at home. Green Bay blew a chance to earn a fourth straight postseason berth last season when its four-game winning streak ended with a 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions that was four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ last game with the Packers.

The good guys are down and it’s been ugly

Though the Vikings aren't technically eliminated -- not yet -- the chances of making the playoffs are now minuscule at best.

Green Bay went to Minnesota and routed the Vikings, 30-10, in a must-win game Sunday night. The Packers improved to 8-8 and can clinch a playoff spot with a win over Chicago in Week 18.

The corks were supposed to pop at midnight, along with the noisemakers, toasts and more. The Green Bay Packers put on quite a New Year's party a coupl...