The second
NFC Wild Card spot belonged to the Atlanta Falcons, but they have now lost four straight after falling to a tough Minnesota Vikings team that had five consecutive wins before losing to the Green Bay Packers in Week 11.
Not exact matches
They can still compete for a
wild card spot, but they're not winning the
NFC East.
The Atlanta Falcons are the only team in the
NFC that knows where they'll be when the playoffs begin, and there are still a group of teams in the hunt for
Wild Card spots.
From Week 8 onward, the Seahawks won seven of their last nine games and captured one of the
NFC's
Wild Card spots.
The Seahawks finished 11 - 5, claiming one of the two
wild card spots in the
NFC.
The Ravens, Titans, Chargers, and Bills are all battling for two
wild card spots in the AFC, while the
NFC South still isn't decided.
Right now, they're on the bubble — needing to make a comeback in the
NFC North to catch the Packers or hold off the Seahawks, Niners and Cowboys for a
wild card spot.
New York is second in the
NFC East with a 9 - 4 record, and they're in line for one of the
wild card spots in the
NFC.
Green Bay faces the the Vikings once more in the
NFC Wild Card round after losing to Minnesota in overtime and failing to secure the No. 2
spot in the
NFC.
It's rare to see both
wild -
card spots filled by teams in the same division, but it happened last year when three
NFC South teams went to the playoffs.
Detroit are currently one game behind the Green Bay Packers in the
NFC North, while they are tied with both the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers for the final
wild -
card spot which the Seahawks own via the tiebreaker.
Many football fans are likely wondering how last week's results affected the playoff race — specifically the race in the
NFC East and the final two AFC
Wild Card spots.