The NFC’s No. 1 seed will come right down to the ultimate week when the Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings.
The winner takes the NFC North and will get a first-round playoff bye and home-field benefit till the Tremendous Bowl. The loser turns into the No. 5 seed and should play on the street within the wild-card spherical.
The Vikings (14-2) held on for a 27-25 victory over the Inexperienced Bay Packers to arrange the high-stakes showdown in Week 18. The Lions (13-2) go to the San Francisco 49ers (6-9) on Monday evening in a rematch of the NFC title sport. Win, lose or tie, they need to beat the Vikings once more. Detroit beat Minnesota 31-29 in Week 7.
The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East and locked up the No. 2 seed with a 41-7 rout of the Dallas Cowboys. Nevertheless, coach Nick Sirianni has a troublesome resolution to make this week. Saquon Barkley is 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season document for yards speeding in a season.
Sirianni has to determine whether or not to relaxation Barkley and most of his starters to organize for the playoffs or let his star attempt for the 40-year-old document.
The Los Angeles Rams (10-6) have been on the verge of clinching the NFC West. They’d lock it up Sunday evening if the Commanders beat the Falcons.
The result of the Atlanta-Washington sport has a significant impression on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7). If the Falcons win, they’d stay first within the NFC South and would win the division with a victory in opposition to Carolina subsequent week. If the Falcons lose, the Buccaneers would take over first place and would safe the division with a victory over New Orleans subsequent week.
The Commanders would safe a wild-card spot with a win in opposition to Atlanta. In the event that they lose, Seattle stays mathematically alive for a wild card and the Buccaneers might additionally discover a path to the playoffs as a wild-card group.
Three groups within the AFC have already secured their seeds. The 2-time defending Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (15-1) received the AFC West weeks in the past and clinched the No. 1 seed.
The AFC East champion Buffalo Payments (13-3) are the No. 2 seed. The AFC South champion Houston Texans (9-7) are the No. 4 seed.
The Baltimore Ravens (11-5) would win the AFC North and get the No. 3 seed with a win or tie in opposition to Cleveland subsequent weekend or a loss or tie by Pittsburgh, which hosts Cincinnati.
In the event that they don’t win the division, the Steelers have already clinched a wild-card berth. The Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) additionally secured a wild-card spot. They’ll be no decrease than the sixth seed.
The ultimate AFC playoff spot comes right down to the Broncos (9-7), Dolphins (8-8) or Bengals (8-8).
Denver clinches with a win or tie in opposition to the Chiefs. The Dolphins want the Broncos to lose and so they should beat the Jets on the street to get in. The Bengals should win and the Broncos and Dolphins need to lose for them to get in.
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