GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay Packers became the first 7-seed to win in the expanded NFL playoffs when they took down the Dallas Cowboys 48-32 in Wild Card Weekend. Green Bay Nation’s Ryan Wood and Marques Eversoll joined Lauren Helmbrecht to discuss Aaron Jones' impact on Green Bay's offense and the potential of the Packers' defense.
Next up, Green Bay heads to the Bay area to face the San Francisco 49ers. The top seed in the NFC is coming off of a bye-week and has a 12-5 record. Lauren, Ryan, and Marques break down the power of the Packers' deep, wide receiver room and MVP-candidate Christian McCaffery.
Local 5’s Cam Ezeir went into the locker room for In the Zone to hear how the Packers offense is preparing to face the strong San Francisco defense. Then, Ryan, Marques, and Lauren discussed the Niners' main strengths on the defensive side of the ball.
For Challenge or No Challenge, Presented by The Good Guys Heating and Cooling, Lauren made some exciting predictions about the Packers-49ers game, including the Packers forcing turnovers and Green Bay's pass catchers and Ryan and Marques had an opportunity to throw the challenge flag like Matt LaFleur.
Finally, the Green Bay Nation team picked their divisional-round playoff winners.