{"id":6193,"date":"2024-12-30T20:14:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T20:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2024-12-30T20:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T20:19:30","slug":"nfc-playoff-picture-update-no-1-seed-decided-lions-vikings-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=6193","title":{"rendered":"Epic NFC Showdown: Lions vs. Vikings Finale Will Decide No. 1 Playoff Seed!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/fuVANbYlK_e8SZjSJ0e7MKwCq7Q=\/0x0:7794x5192\/1200x800\/filters:focal(2837x1456:4083x2702)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73816666\/1916334269.0.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Vikings v Detroit Lions\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"KjuJl2\">As we\u2019ve seen week after week after week, the\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0did not got the help they wanted from the outcomes of other games, and that means it\u2019ll be on them to earn the NFC North crown and first-round bye on their own.<\/p>\n<p id=\"qVYDWu\">With the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u2019 win over the\u00a0Green Bay Packers, the NFC North and the No. 1 seed in the NFC will be on the line next week when the Lions take on the Vikings at Ford Field. Here\u2019s a look at the updated\u00a0NFC playoff picture, with \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d in Week 17 still pending.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"aZVDcp\"><strong>NFC playoff standings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li id=\"WIWUso\">Vikings: 14-2 \u2014 Clinched playoff spot<\/li>\n<li id=\"MhmY2a\">Eagles: 13-3 \u2014 Clinched NFC East, No. 2 seed<\/li>\n<li id=\"GE151n\">Rams: 10-6 \u2014 Clinched NFC West<\/li>\n<li id=\"CDBkkT\">Buccaneers: 9-7<\/li>\n<li id=\"Zru6JW\">Lions: 13-2 \u2014 Clinched playoff spot<\/li>\n<li id=\"AEapMW\">Commanders: 11-5 \u2014 Clinched playoff spot<\/li>\n<li id=\"aFEjTh\">Packers: 11-5 \u2014 Clinched playoff spot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p id=\"OaSruB\"><strong>In the hunt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"npS1v6\">8.\u00a0Seahawks: 9-7 \u2014 Eliminated<br \/>\n9. Falcons: 8-8<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"5jKkfM\"><strong>Why are the Vikings No. 1?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"i8bRIG\">Well, because they have the best record at this exact moment (14-2 vs. 13-2). If the Lions beat the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0on Monday night, Detroit will slide back into the No. 1 seed heading into the final week, as they have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Vikings.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"3zBMI4\"><strong>Does Lions vs. 49ers matter anymore?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"Z4Ha9k\">No, not really.\u00a0<strong>If the Lions beat the Vikings in Week 18, they will win the NFC North and the No. 1 seed regardless of what happens against the 49ers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-ad m-ad__dynamic_ad_unit m-ad__desktop_article_body dfp_ad-wrapper--is-empty m-ad__collapsed\" data-concert-ads-name=\"desktop_article_body\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-desktop_article_body\" class=\"dynamic-js-slot dfp_ad--held-area dfp_ad--rendered dfp_ad--is-empty up-show\" data-google-query-id=\"CKee9Lim0IoDFdsiBgAdO-Yw4w\">\n<div class=\"default-creative-container\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.btloader.com\/safeFrame.html?upapi=true\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"upo-label\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0t4ORY\">The only way the 49ers game will matter is if the Lions and Vikings tie in Week 18. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"4zbW7h\">Lions lose to 49ers<\/li>\n<li id=\"jcjYNN\">Lions tie Vikings<\/li>\n<li id=\"Ai6qss\">Lions finish 13-3-1, Vikings finish 14-2-1 \u2014 Vikings win the NFC North, Lions move to 5-seed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"vAQils\">OR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"ICbyEz\">Lions beat 49ers<\/li>\n<li id=\"mAQNzM\">Lions tie Vikings<\/li>\n<li id=\"4kA1EM\">Lions and Vikings both finish 14-2-1 \u2014 Lions win NFC North and 1 seed due to head-to-head tiebreaker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"MeB3gy\"><strong>Will Lions vs. Vikings move to \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"khn4XY\">Almost certainly, yes. The only other game that seemingly has high stakes in Week 18 is Rams vs. Seahawks. However, if the Commanders or 49ers win on Sunday night or Monday night, respectively, the Rams will clinch the NFC West and that Week 18 game won\u2019t matter. Bengals vs.\u00a0Steelers\u00a0is another possible flex, but Cincinnati still needs a few more Week 18 results to go in their favor to even have a chance at the postseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ZAIMfp\">Despite all of that, the NFL isn\u2019t going to pass on the chance of two highly-entertaining 13+ win teams going at it for the No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"iCIFYq\">So get some sleep. We\u2019re staying up late next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve seen week after week after week, the\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0did not got the help they wanted from the outcomes of other games, and that means it\u2019ll be on them to earn the NFC North crown and first-round bye on their own. With the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u2019 win over the\u00a0Green Bay Packers, the NFC North and the No. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[165,1],"tags":[216],"class_list":["post-6193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-american-football","category-blog","tag-minnesota-vikings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","jnews-360x180":"","jnews-750x375":"","jnews-1140x570":"","jnews-120x86":"","jnews-350x250":"","jnews-750x536":"","jnews-1140x815":"","jnews-360x504":"","jnews-75x75":"","jnews-350x350":"","jnews-featured-750":"","jnews-featured-1140":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"Newssoccer","author_link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?cat=165\" rel=\"category\">American football<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Blog<\/a>","tag_info":"Blog","comment_count":"0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6193"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6200,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions\/6200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}