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NFL playoffs: How your team can make it

By Matt Verderame

Dec 28, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) throws during the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) throws during the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 11, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers throws a pass against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half in the 2014 NFC Divisional playoff football game at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers throws a pass against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half in the 2014 NFC Divisional playoff football game at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /

49. . NFC. North. Green Bay Packers. 1. player

The Green Bay Packers might be the best team in the NFL. With quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the controls and Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb and Eddie Lacy surrounding him, the Packers are in a position to score more than 30 points per game. Only a late-game collapse held Green Bay out of the Super Bowl last year, and there is no reason to think anything will be different.

Frankly, it is impossible to make a case that the Packers won’t be in the postseason barring an injury to Rodgers. The NFC North is a decent division but there is not a team that can compete with Green Bay on its best day. The Packers are absolutely loaded on both sides of the ball, boasting players on defense such as outside linebackers Clay Matthews Jr. and Julius Peppers, along with safeties Morgan Burnett and Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix.

Provided the Packers are healthy, they have 14-2 or 15-1 written all over them. Rodgers already has MVP and Super Bowl trophies under his Discount Double-check belt, but he could use more hardware. It would almost be stunning if Rodgers doesn’t reach and win another Super Bowl, something that is definitely attainable with this group in 2015. It will also be interesting to see if DeVante Adams breaks out in his second season.

Look for the Packers to be a dynamic group that will not only challenge for a BYE week in the NFC playoffs but another Vince Lombardi trophy. Green Bay will be fantastic to watch in the venerable Lambeau Field, scoring drive after drive in those classic green and yellow jerseys. The Packers are formidable once again.

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