NFL, the playoffs and Elimination Scenarios
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The Atlanta Falcons' upset of the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night continued to muddy the waters in the NFC South. The champion of that division and the AFC North are the only remaining playoff spots open in the NFL heading into the regular-season finale.
If the Buccaneers beat the Panthers and then the Falcons follow that up on Sunday with a win over the Saints, that would create a three-way tie at 8-9 and the Panthers would the division in that scenario due to having the best head-to-head record among all three teams.
Patriots fans feel some type of way about Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers resting Justin Herbert and starters in Week 18.
Week 17 was the kind of NFL Sunday that reminds you why nothing is guaranteed in this league. Superstars stumbled, contenders flipped the script, and playoff paths shifted in real time as games came down to the final seconds.
Heading into the final weekend of the season, four teams are one win away from securing a spot in the postseason. And by most normal measures, none of them has any business being there.
A former Chicago Bears defensive tackle has been claimed off waivers from the Green Bay Packers before the start of the 2025 NFL playoffs.
The Packers have lost three straight games and are limping into the postseason. Playoff expectations? Evaporating in the new NFL power rankings.