SEATTLE — It’s a good thing the Green Bay Packers don’t play in the NFC West.
If they did, they might not even be a playoff team.
As it is, the Packers might keep winning the NFC North year after year after year — like they’ve done in 2011, 2012 and 2013 — and yet still can’t be considered a legitimate Super Bowl contender until they show they can handle the Seattle Seahawks or San Francisco 49ers.
They had their chance in one of the biggest regular-season showcases — the 2014 opening night game against the defending Super Bowl champions — and it was just like the 2012 game at CenturyLink Field.
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