The Green Bay Packers can finally be put out of their season-long misery.
After their 24-17 loss to the hated-rival Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon, the Packers were officially eliminated from playoff contention.
The Packers have been eliminated from playoff contention. pic.twitter.com/ksCJHvFgpS
— ESPN (@espn) December 16, 2018
To add insult to injury, the Bears clinched the NFC North division title with the victory, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers saw his streak of 402 passes without an interception snapped.
For the Packers, it's the first time they have missed the postseason in back-to-back years since 2006. Last season, Green Bay went just 7-9 largely due to the fact that Rodgers missed most of the year with a broken collarbone.
The Packers' absence from the playoffs last year ended a stretch of eight straight postseason appearances, including a Super Bowl title during the 2010-11 campaign.
This has certainly been the most trying season for Green Bay in quite some time.
Earlier this month, the Packers fired long-time head coach Mike McCarthy, who had been at the helm since 2006. The firing came after a disappointing loss to the lowly Arizona Cardinals and was also likely a result of friction between McCarthy and Rodgers.
The Packers were never able to find their footing this season and were only above .500 once, when they held a 3-2-1 record after a Week 6 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Since then, Green Bay has gone just 2-6 to fall to 5-8-1.
The Packers will head east to take on the New York Jets next Sunday before concluding their season when they come home to play host to the Detroit Lions on Dec. 30.
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