By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers   Published Jan 03, 2010 at 9:40 PM

UPDATED: 9:40 p.m. -- Heading into their Sunday afternoon game against the Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, the Packers already knew they would be back in Arizona again next week to open the playoffs.

Green Bay, thanks to Dallas' victory over Philadelphia, enters the playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the National Football Conference and will again face the Cardinals, who enter the playoffs as the No. 4 seed.

That game will be played at 3:30 p.m. and broadcast by FOX.

In the other Wild Card game, the Cowboys and Eagles will also meet for the second straight week and again at Cowboys stadium.

Waiting the winners in the divisional round are New Orleans (13-3) and Minnesota (12-4).

The top-seeded Saints dropped their third straight Sunday, losing to Carolina, 23-10, after opening the season 13-0. The Vikings clinched the No. 2 seed with  a dominant 44-7 victory over the New York Giants Sunday at the Metrodome.

In that game, Brett Favre threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns.


2009 NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND SCHEDULE
(All times Central)

Saturday, Jan. 9

New York Jets/Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals, 2:30 p.m. (NBC)
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 7 p.m. (NBA)

Sunday, Jan. 10

Baltimore Colts at New England Patriots, Noon (CBS)
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals, 3:40 (FOX)