Philadelphia Eagles to host Green Bay Packers in wild card round

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 06: DeVonta Smith #6 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after a first down during the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Arena Corinthians on September 06, 2024 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Ge

The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened the season in Brazil. Now, they will open the postseason against each other.

The NFC East champion Eagles (14-3) are the no. 2 seed in the conference and will host the Packers Sunday, January 12 at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX in a wild-card game.

The NFL released the wild-card game schedule Sunday night. 

Tanner McKee threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns in a game full of backups to help the Philadelphia Eagles tune up for the postseason with a 20-13 victory over the New York Giants.

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Tanner McKee threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns in a game full of backups to help the Philadelphia Eagles tune up for the postseason with a 20-13 victory over the New York Giants.

Meanwhile, the Packers will enter the playoffs coming off of a 24-22 loss against the Chicago Bears.

The winner of the Vikings-Lions game in Week 18 will be the NFC North Champions. That team will then take on the lowest-seeded remaining team in the divisional round.

The winner of the Eagles-Packers game will move on to the NFC divisional round.

The conferences and their current standings are as follows:

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