The Chicago Bears are on their bye this weekend, but with the Detroit Lions beating the New England Patriots in Germany, 35 to 10, the Lions have leapfrogged the Bears into first place in the NFC North. That also dropped the Bears down to the fifth seed in the conference.
The Packers and Vikings are playing right now, and a Minnesota win would move them up to the fifth seed, so adjust your rooting interests accordingly.
We’ll update these standings later today, but for now here’s hw the NFC shapes
up.
NFC playoff standings after Lions’ Sunday morning win
1. San Francisco 49ers (7-1)
2. Detroit Lions (7-2, 2-0 NFCN)
3. New York Giants (5-3-1)
4. Carolina Panthers (3-5, 1-1 NFCS)
5. Chicago Bears (7-2, 0-2 NFCN)
6. Minnesota Vikings (6-2)
7. Green Bay Packers (6-3)
8. Seattle Seahawks (5-4, 2-1 NFCW)
9. Los Angeles Rams (5-4, 0-2 NFCW)
10. Dallas Cowboys (4-5)
11. Washington Commanders (3-5-1)
12. New Orleans Saints (3-5, 0-1 NFCS)
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6, win over ATL, 3-3 NFC)
14. Atlanta Falcons (3-6, loss to TB, 3-3 NFC)
15. Arizona Cardinals (3-6, 2-5 NFC)
16. Philadelphia Eagles (2-7)
