By virtue of playing in the Monday night window of NFL Super Wild-Card Weekend, the Minnesota Vikings now know their path through the NFC playoffs, should they survive and advance past the Los Angeles Rams.
Both the second-seeded Philadelphia Eagles and sixth-seeded Washington Commanders won on Sunday night to advance to the NFC Divisional Round. That means, both the Vikings and Rams are playing for the right to play the Eagles next week at Lincoln Financial Field.
The NFL reseeds its playoff teams after each round of the playoffs. The idle Detroit Lions, the No. 1 seed, await the worst-remaining seed from this weekend’s wild-card winners. With the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers eliminated, the sixth-seeded Commanders will head to Ford Field to play the Lions next week.
The Eagles (15-3) did not play the Vikings during the 2024 regular season. They did play the Rams though, rolling to a 37-20 win over Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium in Week 12.
Philadelphia will be a difficult place to go and win in these playoffs, as the Eagles rank among the NFL leaders in both rushing offense and passing defense.
For that to even matter, Minnesota will first have to advance past the Rams at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, a game the NFL moved due to the deadly wildfires currently spreading across the Los Angeles area.
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