Overview
- Dallas now holds two first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft at No. 12 (own) and No. 20 (via Green Bay).
- Green Bay squandered a 21-6 lead entering the fourth quarter as Chicago scored 25 in the final period to win 31-27.
- Playoff mechanics set picks 19–24, and Carolina’s defeat fixed the Packers’ conveyed pick at 20 rather than 19.
- The pick stems from the Micah Parsons trade; Parsons later tore his ACL in Week 15, and the Packers have no first-round selection this year.
- Dallas is weighing whether to draft or deal from this leverage as it awaits projected compensatory picks and manages salary-cap pressure ahead of the April 23–25 draft in Pittsburgh.