The Green Bay Packers never would have not gotten a bye last season under a new playoff system approved by NFL owners Tuesday.
Each conference will have one extra team make the field, creating a 14 team playoff bracket. The number one seed will still receive an opening-round bye, setting the stage for six games in the playoffs' opening weekend. The change will be implemented for the 2020 season. If it had been in place last year, the Packers would have hosted the Los Angeles Rams in the first weekend of the playoffs, instead of having a bye before facing the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau.