Green Bay Packers: Predicting the Final 6 Games

The bye week is over and the Green Bay Packers have six games left in the regular season. Here is my prediction for how they will finish up.

Through 10 games, we couldn’t have asked for a much better start from the Green Bay Packers. Currently they sit at 8-2 overall and as the number two seed in the NFC. They are also a vital 3-0 within the NFC North. I can’t imagine that there are many out there who would have predicted this kind of start, but we will surely take it!

Now with the bye week over, the Packers have a Sunday Night matchup with the San Francisco 49ers for the top seed in the NFC, along with five other games. So let’s bust out the crystal ball and make some predictions for the rest of the regular season.

at San Francisco

While some of their offensive numbers may be inflated due to a weaker schedule, San Francisco does have a very good run game that is the second best in football with nearly 149 yards per game, along with one of the top defenses by DVOA standards. And although the Green Bay Packers are coming off of a bye, I think the combination of the 49ers’ rushing offense, overall defense, and Kyle Shanahan is too much to overcome on the road.

Prediction: Packers lose

at New York Giants

The one wrinkle in this game is that Green Bay goes from playing a Sunday night game in San Francisco to a noon game in New York the following week. But hopefully since they are coming off of a bye they will be more refreshed and we won’t see an ugly performance like we did in Los Angeles. This should be a game that the Packers win easily, even on the road.

Prediction: Packers win

v. Washington

This should be another fairly easy win for Green Bay. There are a couple of really bad football teams this season, and the Washington Redskins might be the worst. Their offense only scores 12.5 points per game – the lowest in football – and their total defense ranks in the bottom third of the league as well.

Prediction: Packers win

v. Chicago

The Chicago Bears’ offense is an absolute mess right now and it is difficult to envision things turning around all of a sudden. While their defense has still been playing at a high-level, at Lambeau Field the Packers will move to 4-0 within the NFC North.

Prediction: Packers win

at Minnesota

Since U.S. Bank Stadium has opened, the Green Bay Packers haven’t won a game there yet. And unfortunately, I don’t think it happens this year either. The Vikings have a very good home field advantage, and ultimately, I think Dalvin Cook will be too much for the Packer run defense to handle.

Prediction: Packers lose

at Detroit

At this point it is unknown if Matthew Stafford will even be playing in this game but whether he does or doesn’t, it won’t change the result. Just as they did in their first meeting, the Green Bay defense will keep Detroit out of the end zone for the most part and the Packer offense will be too much for this struggling Lion defense to handle.

Prediction: Packers win

So overall that puts the Green Bay Packers at 12-4, with a 5-1 record in the NFC North. And given the Minnesota Vikings remaining schedule, I do think that 12 wins will be enough to win the division, especially with Green Bay’s 5-1 NFC North record as a tie-breaker. Be sure to comment below or @DairylandXpress with your final record prediction!

All stats via ESPN and Football Outsiders