NFL Playoff-Clinching Scenarios: How Can Packers Clinch a Playoff Spot in Week 15?

The Texans, Vikings, Steelers, and Packers can clinch a playoff berth in Week 15, while a pair of division races could come to an end, too.

Entering Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season, only four spots in the 14-team playoff field have been accounted for. That total could double this weekend, as four more teams can clinch a spot: the 11-2 Minnesota Vikings and 9-4 Green Bay Packers in the NFC, along with the 8-5 Houston Texans and 10-3 Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC.

In addition, there’s another division-clinching scenario in play, as the streaking 11-2 Philadelphia Eagles can sew up the NFC East.

What needs to happen for each of these teams to clinch a postseason spot in Week 15? Let’s use PFN’s Playoff Predictor to find out.

Green Bay Packers’ Playoff-Clinching Scenarios in Week 15

The Packers are perfect against every team that currently has a worse record than them, but they’re 0-4 against the three NFC teams ahead of them in the standings (Vikings, Lions, Eagles). As a result, Green Bay appears destined for one of the Wild Card spots, though it will need a particular and unlikely scenario for it to occur this week.

PFN’s model gives the Packers a 94.8% chance of making the playoffs, a 3.7% chance of winning the NFC North, and a 6.8% chance of winning the Super Bowl.

Here’s how Green Bay can clinch a playoff spot in Week 15: