7. Washington Commanders at 2. Philadelphia Eagles

6. Green Bay Packers at 3. Atlanta Falcons

5. Minnesota Vikings at 4. Los Angeles Rams

1. Detroit Lions (13-2; lead NFC North; clinched playoff berth)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (12-3; lead NFC East; clinched playoff berth)

3. Los Angeles Rams (9-6; lead NFC West)

4. Atlanta Falcons (8-7; lead NFC South)

5. Minnesota Vikings (13-2, clinched playoff berth)

6. Green Bay Packers (11-4, clinched playoff berth)

7. Washington Commanders (10-5)

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-7)

9. Seattle Seahawks (8-7)

11. Arizona Cardinals (7-8)

12. San Francisco 49ers (6-9)

13. New Orleans Saints (5-10)

15. Carolina Panthers (4-11)

16. New York Giants (2-13)

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings both control their own destiny for the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed. Minnesota hosts the 11-4 Green Bay Packers on Sunday, and Detroit plays at the San Francisco 49ers on Monday.

Wins by both teams set up a huge matchup on Sunday, January 5 with the Lions hosting the Vikings for the No. 1 seed. Detroit beat host Minnesota earlier this season, 31-29.

Philadelphia had a chance to steal the NFC’s No. 1 seed, but those chances have fallen by the wayside after a 36-33 loss to the Washington Commanders. At 12-3, they can still get there but need home wins against the 7-8 Dallas Cowboys and 2-13 New York Giants (very doable) but need Detroit to lose out and Minnesota to fall to Green Bay for that to happen.

The Eagles can still lose the NFC East but would need to lose out and have the Commanders win out for that to happen.

In the South, the 8-7 Atlanta Falcons control their own destiny by virtue of the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Atlanta finishes the year at the 10-5 Washington Commanders and home versus the 4-11 Carolina Panthers.

It’s not an easy stretch, especially with the Panthers looking frisky of late and most recently spoiling the Cardinals’ season with a 30-27 overtime win last Sunday. But rookie Michael Penix Jr. breathed new life into the Falcons in his first pro start last Sunday in a 34-7 win over the New York Giants.

Tampa Bay, meanwhile, needs to win one more game than the Falcons down the stretch to take the division. The Bucs no longer control their fate after a 24-22 road loss to the Dallas Cowboys. They do finish the season at home against the Panthers and the 5-10 New Orleans Saints, so the table is set for a 2-0 finish. Tampa Bay needs Atlanta to slip up once, though.

In the West, the Rams are in the driver’s seat at 9-6. They’ll clinch the NFC West with a win at home against the 7-8 Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and a Seattle Seahawks’ road loss to the Chicago Bears on Thursday. The Bears may be home, but they’ve also lost nine straight, so Seattle is favored there. L.A. hosts Seattle on Sunday, Jan. 5 for a potential unofficial NFC West championship showdown.