Sunday wasn’t a good day for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Not only did they blow a 21-point lead in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys … but they also witnessed the Los Angeles Rams dominate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(interesting to see that the Rams actually tried to add to their 21-0 lead in that game).
The combination of these outcomes means that the Birds no longer control their path to the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff picture.
The Eagles now need to find a way to make up a game with six left to play.
Let’s take a look at the remaining schedules for these teams.
EAGLES REMAINING SCHEDULE
Week 13 vs. Chicago Bears
Week 14 at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 15 vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 16 at Washington Commanders
Week 17 at Buffalo Bills
Week 18 vs. Washington Commanders
RAMS REMAINING SCHEDULE
Week 13 at Carolina Panthers
Week 14 at Arizona Cardinals
Week 15 vs. Detroit Lions
Week 16 at Seattle Seahawks
Week 17 at Atlanta Falcons
Week 18 vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Rams could very well lose a game or two; the Lions and Seahawks back-to-back will be interesting to monitor. But can the Eagles take care of business on their own end? That much remains to be seen. They do have winnable games on paper; Philly has the ninth-easiest remaining strength of schedule in the NFL. The Rams have the 12th-easiest.
Here’s the entire current NFC playoff picture.
PROJECTED PLAYOFF TEAMS
DIVISION LEADERS
1) Los Angeles Rams: 9-2
2) Philadelphia Eagles: 8-3^
3) Chicago Bears: 8-3
4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-5
^The Eagles currently hold a conference record win percentage tiebreaker over Chicago: 7-2 > 5-2. The Eagles and Bears play each other in Week 13, so, a head-to-head tiebreaker will likely be established.
WILD CARD TEAMS
5) Seattle Seahawks: 8-3
6) Green Bay Packers: 7-3-1
7) San Francisco 49ers: 7-3*
*49ers host the Panthers on Monday night.
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ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
IN THE HUNT
8) Detroit Lions: 7-4
9) Carolina Panthers: 6-5*
10) Dallas Cowboys: 5-5-1
*49ers host the Panthers on Monday night.
UNSERIOUS TEAMS
11) Atlanta Falcons: 4-7
12) Minnesota Vikings: 4-7
13) Arizona Cardinals: 3-8
14) Washington Commanders: 3-8
15) New Orleans Saints: 2-9
16) New York Giants: 2-10
