Day-After Notes: Packers Must Prepare For 'Different Level'

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Head Coach Mike McCarthy was clear Monday in describing how he likes the way his team is playing right now, and how the players effectively used the regular-season finale in Arizona to stay sharp and maintain their momentum so they could take their best football into the playoffs.

But he was equally direct in stating that the Packers can't rest on all that heading into Sunday's NFC Wild Card rematch with the Cardinals, because playoff football is a challenge unto itself, and as a No. 5 seed the Packers have plenty more challenges to overcome to keep their season going.

"Playoff football is different than regular-season football," McCarthy said. "Anybody that's been through it will tell you that. It goes to a different level.

"We're playing an opponent on the road, they're the defending NFC champions, they've won their division. There's definitely some challenge of playing a little bit uphill, and that's the mindset we're taking into this game."

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Source: Packers.com
 

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