Packers host Saints, can clinch playoff spot at Lambeau Field

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers return to Lambeau Field and host the New Orleans Saints with a chance to clinch a playoff berth. Kickoff is set for 19.15 on Monday evening, December 23.

Green Bay (10-4) is coming off its first win in Seattle in more than a decade. Entering Week 16, the Packers are in third place in the top-heavy NFC North; The Packers and second-place Vikings are the NFL’s only teams with at least 10 wins that do not lead their respective divisions. The Saints (5-9) are in third place in the NFC South.

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The Packers are 18-10 against the Saints all-time, a streak dating back to 1968 when the teams went head-to-head in Milwaukee. The teams have never met in the playoffs.

Green Bay is 11-3 at home against New Orleans, including an 18-17 win last season in Week 3. In the Matt LaFleur era, Green Bay is 2-1 against New Orleans.

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Packers punter Daniel Whelan entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent when he signed with New Orleans in 2022. Linebacker Eric Wilson played for the Saints in 2022, and Green Bay signed him off New Orleans’ practice squad that October.

A number of former Packers players are now suiting up for the Saints: running back Jamaal Williams, wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, offensive lineman Lucas Patrick and defensive back Shemar Jean-Charles.

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Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst began his NFL career as a coaching intern with New Orleans in 1995. Former Packers players Jahri Evans and Matt Giordano are now part of the Saints’ coaching staff.

The game marks the 32nd straight season the Packers have played on Monday nights – the NFL’s longest streak in Monday Night Football history.