Although the Falcons opened as 5.5 - point favorites at the Westgate Superbook, the defending
NFC champions opened as 6 - point favorites at BetOnline.
Finally, a battle between the last two
NFC champions won't be nearly as exciting as it sounds.
That Jared Goff will have Sean McVay (the likely coach of the year), Todd Gurley (an MVP candidate), and an elite defense around him should make his first playoff game a bit easier, even against the reigning
NFC champions.
One thing to know: The reigning
NFC champions are still in control of their own destiny — if they win Sunday, they will be in the wild - card round and have a chance to defend their NFC title.
The Titans are currently two point favorites against the lowly Bears, while the Raiders are four point favorites against the reigning
NFC champion Panthers team.
Earlier in the week, the Seahawks opened as a three point home favorite against the reigning
NFC champion Falcons.
The NFC champion Seahawks remain small underdogs at a few spots, including online sportsbook Bovada, which has the defending Super Bowl champions +1.5 after sitting at +2 for most of the last two weeks.
Carolina opened as 1 - point underdogs at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook, but public bettors have hammered the defending
NFC champion for months.
On Sunday, February 7th at 6:30 PM,
the NFC champion Carolina Panthers will play the AFC champion Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.
At 12 - 1, New York began the season with better Super Bowl odds than the defending
NFC champion Atlanta Falcons.
Not exact matches
In his last three games — a win over the Vikings, a showdown with the Lions to determine the
NFC North
champion, and a Wild Card game against the Giants — he's thrown for at least 300 yards and four touchdowns in each.
It's not inconceivable that the
NFC West
champion could finish below.500 for a second consecutive season, because most of the divisional games are on the back end of the schedule — after tough early matchups.
After months and months of anticipation, the NFL season will kick off tomorrow evening with the defending Super Bowl
champion New York Giants hosting their longtime
NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys.
Between 2004 and 2016, the
NFC East has never had a repeat
champion.
The Rams got the receiver that could take them from
NFC West
champions to plain
NFC champs.
Also, as the
NFC's top seed, Green Bay would avoid the other two division
champions — say, San Francisco and Philadelphia — until the
NFC Championship Game on Jan. 12, when the weather would clearly be a factor.
Wilson led the Seahawks to a Wild Card round win over the
NFC East
champion Washington Redskins — a game held in Washington D.C.
I finally inherited my dad's Bears 1985
NFC Central
Champions pennant with Sweetness» autograph on it.
Green Bay (10 - 6) is the
NFC North
champion.
The Falcons looked every bit the
NFC defending
champions they are and every inkling of a team with one foot stomping its past while the other is planted on a mission of redemption.
The New England Patriots were crowned AFC
champions on Sunday, followed soon after by the Philadelphia Eagles winning the
NFC Championship.
The loss puts the Saints at 9 - 4, and the Falcons now right behind them at 8 - 5 with a chance to defend their title as
NFC South
champions.
Suh saw his punishment downgraded to a fine, and he is relishing the opportunity to play against the
NFC East
champions, the Cowboys (12 - 4).
The Rams were crowned
NFC West Division
champions for the first time since 2003.
The 2017 Super Bowl
champion Philadelphia Eagles were 7 - 9 and 2 - 4 in the
NFC East in 2016.