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Last game of Wild Card round: Packers square up against Redskins on Sunday

Published  January 7, 2016 9:31pm CST
Green Bay Packers
FOX 6 Now Milwaukee

WASHINGTON -- The Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins will meet on the gridiron at FedEx Field on Sunday, January 10th. It will be the last game of the Wild Card round in the NFL playoffs. It's a game you'll see only on FOX6.

We will have a FOX6 Blitz pregame starting at 2:30 p.m. -- which will be followed by the FOX Sports pregame show and game at 3:40 p.m. After the game, stick with FOX6 because we'll have post-game coverage live from Washington. Of course, you can get a full breakdown of the game at 10:30 p.m. with the FOX6 Sports Blitz.



According to Packers.com, Green Bay last played on the road in the Wild Card round during the 2010 playoffs, beating the Philadelphia Eagles, 21-16. It was also the last time the Packers played on the road against an NFC East team in the postseason.

The Packers are the No. 5 seed in the playoffs for the third time (1998, 2009) since the NFL went to a 12-team playoff format in 1990. It'll also be the 31st postseason appearance for the Packers. The green and gold are tied with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants for the most in the NFL.

The Packers website shows Green Bay is 31-20 all-time in the postseason. The Packers’ 31 wins are the second most in the NFL behind the Pittsburgh Steelers (33-22). Green Bay’s .608 postseason winning percentage ranks No. 3 in NFL history (Baltimore, 15-8, .652 / New England, 28-18, .609).



Sunday's game will be the third time Green Bay and Washington have met in the postseason. According to Packers.com, the two teams last met in the playoffs in an NFC Divisional game at Washington in 1972, a 16-3 Redskins victory. The only other meeting was in the NFL Championship in 1936 when the Washington franchise was located in Boston. The game was played in New York and Green Bay won, 21-6.

The Packers website shows Green Bay has won an NFL-record eight Wild Card games (1982, 1993-95, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012), including two under Head Coach Mike McCarthy. The Packers are 2-2 in Wild Card playoff games during the McCarthy era.