3 NFC Championship Contenders That Can Upset Packers in Lambeau

Everything's coming up Milhouse for the Green Bay Packers.

With a full week of the season left to play, they've already locked up the top seed in the NFC: potentially giving their starters multiple weeks to rest up; knowing they'll have a bye during Wild Card Weekend.

Additionally, let's not forget that their starting quarterback (the one who said this offseason he no longer wished to play another game in Green Bay) is now the heavy favorite for NFL Most Valuable Player at WynnBET Sportsbook.

While Rodgers and Green Bay may feel somewhat invincible as the league's best team and undefeated at Lambeau Field; BetSided's Matt De Saro wrote how the Packers' playoff results at home have not actually been the advantage they had hoped for.

Working off WynnBET's odds to win the NFC Conference, here are the three teams most likely to upset Green Bay in the postseason.

Top 3 Bets to Knock off Green Bay in the NFL Playoffs

Los Angeles Rams (+350)

I know the Rams tend to leave much to be desired, but the talent is there to contend not just for an NFC Championship, but a Super Bowl as well.

Sean McVay has guided Matthew Stafford to the best season of his 13-year career, throwing for 38 touchdowns through 16 games; two off the pace of league-leader Tom Brady in Tampa Bay but in 113 less attempts. They also have the league's best receiver in 2021 in Cooper Kupp, who leads his Packers counterpart Davante Adams in receptions, yards and touchdowns this season.

While the passing game has been a strength, the Rams also have a three-headed rushing attack they can rely on in the cold weather in Green Bay as well. Darrell Henderson and Sony Michel have combined for 1,490 yards on the ground, and will also be able to add their No. 1 running back Cam Akers into the mix as well as he recovers from his preseason Achilles injury.

Defensively, no other team in the NFC has the likes of an Aaron Donald, Von Miller or Jalen Ramsey to contend with the Packers' offense. The Rams have allowed the second-fewest touchdowns through the year, and the sixth-fewest rushing yards on the season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+375)

Like a season ago, the Bucs have a handful of noticeable warts as they prepare for the postseason, but this is still, in essence, the same team that went into Green Bay and beat Rodgers and the Packers 31-26 to return to Tampa and face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

Tampa's top-ranked rush defense will force Rodgers and the Packers to be one-dimensional in the postseason. Last year, it worked to their advantage as they got off to a big lead, forcing Green Bay to abandon the run and leaving Aaron Jones to only carry the ball six times for 27 yards.

The Bucs' receivers are banged up headed down the final week of the season, and one of Brady's favorite weapons just got up and left last week as Antonio Brown exited stage left vs. the New York Jets. The good news is Chris Godwin will hopefully give it a go come playoff time and Tampa could be getting reinforcements back ahead of the playoffs as well.

Ultimately, I still can't and won't rule out Tampa Bay as long as No. 12 is under center.

San Francisco 49ers (+1600)

Like Tampa Bay, San Francisco has beaten the Packers in the postseason before when they went on to face Kansas City back in 2020.

While the numbers for Green Bay's rush defense look impressive (5th in attempts, 13th in yards allowed), the Packers rank second-to-last in yards/attempt. The issue is Green Bay's offense tends to put games out of reach early, forcing opposing teams to have to throw to try and keep up.

The Niners, however, rely heavily on the run game to set up play-action in their offense. They rank fifth in attempts, seventh in yards, and sixth in touchdowns on the ground.

If the Niners defense, which has drastically improved since the start of the season can hang in, their offense should be able to sustain drives and keep Rodgers off the field; a recipe for success against a team like Green Bay.