GREEN BAY, Wis. The Green Bay Packers, already with an NFC North championship and the guarantee of one home playoff game, had a chance to earn homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs on Sunday night.To get that prize, two things had to happen:First, in the afternoon wave of games, the slumping Arizona Cardinals had to beat the surging Dallas Cowboys. Dallas had won four in a row, including 56-14 last week against Washington. Arizona had the best record in the NFL until losing its last three games. In its last road Babe Ruth Jersey game, it got thumped by Detroit 30-12 in perhaps the most shocking upset of the NFL season.With those trends, the Cowboys were 6 1/2-point favorites at SI Sportsbook. However, the Cardinals (11-5) upset the Cowboys (11-5) 25-22.Dallas pulled within a field goal on Dak Prescotts touchdown pa s to Amari Cooper and two-point conversion to Cedric Wilson with 4:42 to go.Arizona needed to answer with a big drive. On second-and-7, Kyler Murray hit veteran tight end Zach Ertz for 11; Dallas burned its second timeout. On the next play, Chase Edmonds ran around right end for 11; Dallas used its last timeout. Runs of 6 by Edmonds and 9 by Murray gave the Cardinals another first down at the 2-minute warning. Murray took three knees to run out the clock.Scroll to ContinueThen, the Packers needed to beat the Minnesota Vikings in . With Kirk Cousins testing positive for COVID and Sean Mannion set to make his third start at quarterback in seven NFL seasons, the Packers opened the day as 12 1/2-point favorites at SI Sportsbook. The Vikings, however, had won the last two in the series, including 28-22 at Lambeau last season.The Packers took care of busine s, racing to a 20-0 halftime advantage. Green Bay led 299-70 in yards; Davante Adams and Aaron Jones each had more yards than the Vikings. AJ Dillon added two touchdown runs in the second half, the second of which making it 37-10 with 8:41 to go.The Packers had homefield advantage in last years playoffs but couldnt take advantage. After dispatching the Rams 32-18 in the divisional round, they were upset by the Buccaneers 31-26 in the championship game. Those games were played in front of le s than 8,000 fans. Home playoff games this year will be played in front of nearly 80,000 fans.For the most Bob Uecker Jersey part, the colder it is, the slower the rush and the offense can have an advantage, especially on a field that could be slick based on the elements, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. And the homefield advantage that we have with our crowd and being at home and not having to travel is a big deal. Its all those things. The weather is a part of it. The crowd is obviously a big part of it. The footing is a part of it. If you can handle the elements like weve handled it for the most part over the years, I think it gives us an advantage.Under coach Matt LaFleur, the Packers are 22-2 at home in the regular season and 2-1 in the playoffs. They were the only team that was undefeated at home this season. I think right now theres a lot of ball left in front of us, and if we look any further than the Minnesota Vikings, a team that has beaten us the last two times weve played them, then were not focused on the right things, LaFleur said. As far as the home fields concerned, I do think its going to be a tremendous advantage. Youre talking about a year thats totally different with packed stadiums. I thought our crowd did an outstanding job the other night of being loud and really supporting our team, and that brings a lot of positive energy, and I think it definitely translates to succe s on the field.Packers 2021 Review: The Year in PhotosHere's the story of the Green Bay Packers' 2021.Relive 2021 through words and photos from Imagn.Jan. 2: The Packers placed All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari on injured reserve. Arguably the best offensive lineman in the NFL suffered a torn ACL at practice David Justice Jersey on New Years Eve. Had he been healthy, would the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have recorded five sacks and defeated the Packers in the NFC Championship Game? Probably not but well never know.Jan. 16: The Packers beat the Rams 32-18 in the divisional playoffs. With 7,439 in attendance, the Packers clinched the game on Aaron Rodgers 58-yard touchdown pa s to Allen Lazard midway through the fourth quarter. The touchdown came just a few plays after Rodgers recovered AJ Dillons fumble. Im definitely a little emotional, just thinking about what we've been through, Rodgers said. It got me emotional with the crowd out there today.Jan. 23: Aaron Rodgers finally got a home game for the NFC Championship after losing Phil Niekro Jersey at Seattle in 2014, Atlanta in 2016 and San Francisco in 2019. It didnt matter. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Packers 31-26 in front of 7,772 fans who made as much noise as po sible by pounding cardboard signs into the metal bleachers. Tom Brady threw three interceptions but the Packers couldnt take advantage. Trailing 31-23 late in the fourth quarter, coach Matt LaFleur opted for a 26-yard field goal rather than keeping the offense on the field for a fourth-and-goal at the 8. The Bucs ran out the clock on Kevin Kings jersey-tugging pa s interference.After the game, Rodgers acknowledged his uncertain future and even thanked reporters a strong hint that he wasnt sure if hed be back for 2021. Theres a lot of unknowns going into this offseason now. Im going to have to take some time away, for sure, and clear my head and just kind of see whats going on with everything. But its pretty tough right now, especially thinking about the guys that may or may not be here next year. Theres always change. Thats the only constant in this busine s. Its really tough to get to this point. Really, Nick Markakis Jersey really tough, especially with there being only one bye week in the playoffs. Its a grind just to get to this point. And that makes the finality of it all kind of hit you like a ton of bricks. Thats why its a gutting feeling in your stomach. Ugh.Feb. 6: Aaron Rodgers won his third MVP after leading the NFL in completion percentage, touchdown percentage, interception percentage and pa ser rating a feat done only once over the last 80 seasons. Obviously, growing up and being a big Niners fan first, but then a big Favre fan once Joe (Montana) and Steve retired, watching Brett do it three straight years in the 90s was incredible, and something that will probably never be done again, Rodgers said on Favres SiriusXM NFL Radio show.I mean, legitimately. To be able to dominate like that for an extended time and to win three in a row is just kind of unheard of. To be able to join that group would be really special. And a lot of times people will talk about, like, I dont want to talk about awards, or whatnot. I just dont really subscribe to that. Were