Having gone through 11 weeks of the 2024 season, what is the NFC playoff picture look like for the Commanders?
- Two division leaders are earning the respect of the rest of the NFC as Detroit (9-1) and Philadelphia (8-2) clearly are playing the best football in the conference.
- One division is literally up for grabs. The NFC West could easily be won by any of the four teams. The Cardinals (6-4) lead, but the Seahawks, 49ers and Rams are all tied only one game back at 5-5.
- The NFC South is a two-team race between the Falcons (6-5) and the Bucs (4-6).
So, the NFC division leaders and top current top-four seeds along with wildcard seeds are:
- Detroit 9-1 (NFC North)
- Philadelphia 8-2 (NFC East)
- Arizona 6-4 (NFC West)
- Atlanta 6-5 (NFC South)
- Minnesota 8-2 (NFC North)
- Green Bay 7-3 (NFC North)
- Washington (7-4) (NFC East)
With the Commanders having lost two consecutive games, they have fallen down to the last qualifying spot, the number 7 seed. What this means is that in the first round of the playoffs, if the regular season were to conclude with the teams in this order, Washington would travel to Philadelphia to play the Eagles.
Consequently, as it stands today, the first round of the NFC playoffs would find these match ups:
(7) Washington at (2) Philadelphia
(6) Green Bay at (3) Arizona
(5) Minnesota at (4) Atlanta
(1) Detroit would have the first-round bye and play at home in the second round against the lowest seeded team to advance to the second round.
