The NFC’s No. 1 seed will next play its regular season finale when the Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.
The winner will win the NFC North, a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage until the Super Bowl. The loser becomes the No. 5 seed and must play on the road in the wild-card round. If both teams enter with identical records and play for a tie, the Lions will hold a tiebreaker.
The Vikings (14-2) defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-25 on Sunday, setting up a high-stakes showdown in Week 18. The Lions (13-2) will face the San Francisco 49ers (6-9). ) A rematch of the NFC title game will take place on Monday night. If they win, they will have to beat the Vikings again or tie. Detroit defeated Minnesota 31-29 in Week 7. If we lose or tie, we have to beat the Vikings.
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The Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) defeated the Dallas Cowboys 41-7 to win the NFC East and secure the No. 2 seed. But coach Nick Sirianni has a difficult decision to make this week. Saquon Barkley is 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing yards record.
Sirianni will have to decide whether to rest Barkley and most of his starters to prepare for the playoffs, or let his star player try for a 40-year-old record.
The Commanders defeated the Falcons 30-24 in overtime Sunday night, giving the Los Angeles Rams (10-6) the NFC West title and eliminating the Seattle Seahawks (9-7). Washington (11-5) clinched a wild-card spot with the win. The Commanders and Packers (11-5) hold the final two spots in the NFC playoffs.
Atlanta’s loss leaves the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7) in control of the NFC South, while the Falcons (8-8) fall to second place. The Buccaneers will win or tie next Sunday against New Orleans to clinch the division championship.
Three AFC teams have already been seeded. The two-time Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs (15-1) clinched the No. 1 seed by winning the AFC West a few weeks ago.
The AFC East champion Buffalo Bills (13 wins, 3 losses) are the second seed. The AFC South champion Houston Texans (9 wins, 7 losses) are the 4th seed.
The Baltimore Ravens (11-5) win the AFC North and earn the No. 3 seed with a win or tie against Cleveland on Saturday night or a loss or tie against Pittsburgh, which hosts Cincinnati on Saturday night. I will do it.
If they don’t win the division, the Steelers already have a wild-card berth. The Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) also secured a wild-card spot. They won’t be lower than the No. 6 seed.
The final spot in the AFC playoffs will go to either the Broncos (9-7), Dolphins (8-8), or Bengals (8-8).
Denver will be confirmed with a win or a tie against the Chiefs. The Dolphins need the Broncos to lose and must beat the Jets on the road to qualify. For the Bengals to win, the Broncos and Dolphins must lose.
