The only scenario in which the Packers jump to No. 6 is if the Commanders lose to former longtime Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, and the Packers win their 12th consecutive game against the Bears.

While Matt LaFleur appears to still be working through just how much he wants to play his most valuable guys in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field — with the likelihood of his team’s playoff seeding remaining unchanged even with a win — the Green Bay Packers coach is clearly ruminating on what happened the last time his team was in a similar predicament.