Aaron Rodgers Out For Season, Packers Miss Playoffs

The Green Bay Packers have put quarterback Aaron Rodgers on injured reserve Tuesday, which means he will sit out the remainder of the season.

In the complex NFC playoff picture, the Packers mathematical playoff odds officially fell to zero Monday night when the Atlanta Falcons beat the Tampa Bay buccaneers 24-21.

The Green Bay Packers rusty, disheveled performance against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday was by many accounts, the team's last best hope at making the 2017 NFL playoffs.

The Packers 31-24 defeat featured the return of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. His return, however, was complicated by a collar bone that was not fully healed, arm strength that was not back to 100 percent, three interceptions, and a defense that did not help the team out in any great measure.

Packer fans can expect to see a return of Brett Hundley to the quarterback position for the remaining two games. The team also re-signed third string quarterback Joe Callahan to back up Hundley. Hundley guided the Packers to victories over Tampa Bay, Chicago, and Cleveland during Rodgers’ 8-week absence due to a broken collarbone.

Green Bay's Remaining 2017 Games:
Dec. 23 home vs. Minnesota Vikings
Dec. 31 at Detroit Lions

Kickoff time: Saturday Dec. 23, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI

TV: NBC

Radio: WTMJ AM 620

Tickets: Find Vikings-Packers tickets on NFL Ticket Exchange.

Odds: Oddsmakers have yet to put a line on the Vikings-Packers game, presumably awaiting the Packers' quarterback decision.

NFC Playoff Picture

1. Philadelphia Eagles (12-2)**
2. Minnesota Vikings (11-3)**
3. Los Angeles Rams (10-4)
4. New Orleans Saints (10-4)
5. Carolina Panthers (10-4)
6. Atlanta Falcons (8-5)

**clinched division

In the hunt:

Detroit Lions (8-6)

Seattle Seahawks (8-6)

Dallas Cowboys (8-6)

Green Bay Packers (7-7)

Photo credit: Minnesota Vikings middle linebacker Eric Kendricks (54) tackles Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (33) in the second half of an NFL football game in Minneapolis, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. Minnesota won 23-10. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)