Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals

Green Bay Packers (10-5, 10-4-1 ATS) vs. Arizona Cardinals (10-5, 9-6 ATS), Week 17, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Sunday, Jan. 3rd, 4:15 PM.

The Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals are both already in the playoffs, but they'll play their regular-season finale Sunday out in Glendale for seedings, and with the very real possibility that they meet again next week in an NFC Wild Card game on the same field.

The Cardinals are also listed at right around -200 on most NFL betting moneylines, with the Packers getting about +175 as the underdogs.

The Pack clinched a Wild Card berth last week with a 48-10 rout of Seattle, their sixth win in their last seven games. So Green Bay will enter the playoffs as either the five or six seed in the NFC.

Arizona won its second-straight NFC West Division title two weeks ago, then beat the St. Louis Rams last week 31-10. And thanks to Minnesota's loss at Chicago Monday night, the Cardinals still have a shot at earning the two seed in the NFC, and a first-round bye. First, Arizona would need the New York Giants to upset the Vikings at the Metrodome early in the day Sunday. If that happens, the Cardinals would then need a win over Green Bay and a Dallas victory over Philadelphia to get that two seed.

But if Minnesota beats the Giants early Sunday, Arizona might be tempted to rest some of its starters, including, among others, QB Kurt Warner and WRs Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin.

And in that eventuality, both teams may play it close to the vest Sunday afternoon, and save some of their good stuff for Wild Card weekend.

On the season the Packers are outgaining opponents on average by a 381-291 YPG margin, and outrushing foes 118-86.

The Cardinals are outgaining opponents this year by a 355-347 YPG margin, but are getting outrushed 113-96.

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