NFC Divisional: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals (University of Phoenix Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff time: 8:15pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Green Bay Packers traveling to Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in University of Phoenix Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Green Bay Packers versus Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Divisional. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Green Bay Packers-Arizona Cardinals cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 12-4 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 12-4 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-6 | W1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 5-11 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-13 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | 9-7 | W3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8-8 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | L3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 3-13 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 12-4 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W10 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7-9 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | 13-3 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 9-7 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-9 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | L3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 11-5 | W3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 7-9 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 15-1 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8-8 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-10 | L4 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 06132020 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 77102026 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | Michael Floyd 8 yard pass from Carson Palmer ( Chandler Catanzaro kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Mason Crosby 28 yard field goal | 3-7 |
| Packers | Mason Crosby 34 yard field goal | 6-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Jeff Janis 8 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick) | 13-7 |
| Cardinals | Chandler Catanzaro 28 yard field goal | 13-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | Michael Floyd 9 yard pass from Carson Palmer ( Chandler Catanzaro kick) | 13-17 |
| Cardinals | Chandler Catanzaro 36 yard field goal | 13-20 |
| Packers | Jeff Janis 41 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick) | 20-20 |
| OT | ||
| Cardinals | Larry Fitzgerald 5 yard pass from Carson Palmer | 20-26 |
| Packers | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 18 | 20 |
| Total Yards | 386 | 368 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 24/44 | 25/41 |
| Pass yards | 261 | 349 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 10 | 21 |
| Net pass yards | 251 | 328 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 22 | 19 |
| Rush yards | 135 | 40 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 8 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 55 | 26 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | |||||
| Aaron Rodgers | 24/44 | 261 | 2 | 1 | |
| ARI | |||||
| Carson Palmer | 25/41 | 349 | 3 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Eddie Lacy | 12 | 89 | 0 | 61 |
| James Starks | 7 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 2 | 21 | 0 | 19 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ARI | ||||
| David Johnson | 15 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
| Andre Ellington | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| John Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Jeff Janis | 7 | 145 | 2 | 60 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 4 | 55 | 0 | 18 |
| Richard Rodgers | 5 | 45 | 0 | 15 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| James Starks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Eddie Lacy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARI | ||||
| Larry Fitzgerald | 8 | 176 | 1 | 75 |
| John Brown | 5 | 82 | 0 | 21 |
| David Johnson | 6 | 43 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Floyd | 3 | 26 | 2 | 9 |
| Darren Fells | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| JJ Nelson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Arizona Cardinals defeated Green Bay Packers 26-20 at University of Phoenix Stadium in the NFC Divisional. The final scoring play was Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald 5 yard pass from Carson Palmer. Top line of the day: Carson Palmer: 349 pass yards on 25-of-41, 3 TD, 2 INT. Arizona Cardinals move on to the conference final.
Arizona Cardinals walked out of University of Phoenix Stadium as the team that survived an NFC Divisional Green Bay Packers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 26-20. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald 5 yard pass from Carson Palmer. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Arizona Cardinals move on to a conference championship.
Arizona Cardinals 26, Green Bay Packers 20. Round: NFC Divisional. Attendance: 65089. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. OT: 1 scoring play. Top performers: - Carson Palmer: 349 pass yards on 25-of-41, 3 TD, 2 INT - Eddie Lacy: 89 rush yards on 12 carries - Larry Fitzgerald: 8 catches for 176 yards
NFC Divisional, played at University of Phoenix Stadium. Final: Green Bay Packers 20, Arizona Cardinals 26, with Arizona Cardinals taking the result by 6. **First quarter**
- Cardinals: Michael Floyd 8 yard pass from Carson Palmer ( Chandler Catanzaro kick)
**Second quarter**
- Packers: Mason Crosby 28 yard field goal - Packers: Mason Crosby 34 yard field goal
**Third quarter**
- Packers: Jeff Janis 8 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick) - Cardinals: Chandler Catanzaro 28 yard field goal
**Fourth quarter**
- Cardinals: Michael Floyd 9 yard pass from Carson Palmer ( Chandler Catanzaro kick) - Cardinals: Chandler Catanzaro 36 yard field goal - Packers: Jeff Janis 41 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick)
**Overtime**
- Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald 5 yard pass from Carson Palmer
**Top performers**
- Carson Palmer: 349 pass yards on 25-of-41, 3 TD, 2 INT - Eddie Lacy: 89 rush yards on 12 carries - Larry Fitzgerald: 8 catches for 176 yards