The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost the top spot in the NFC last week with their loss and even though they won in Week 8, they didn’t get a ton of help in the playoff race. The loss by the San Francisco 49ers
moved the Bucs up one spot from fourth to third.
The Green Bay Packers are in first place and still play on Sunday night, though.
The Philadelphia Eagles won in Week 8 to hold onto the second spot via tiebreaker over Tampa.
The only playoff team to lose was the San Francisco 49ers, who fell from fourth to seventh. The Seattle Seahawks slid into the division lead in the NFC West.
The Eagles and Buccaneers share an identical 6-2 record, but Philly is 5-1 in the NFC while Tampa is 4-2 in the conference. That’s the tiebreaker there.
NFC standings during Week 8
The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams were on a bye and kept their playoff positions in the wild card.
The Commanders play on Monday night and the Packers play Sunday night. We will update.
1. Green Bay Packers (4-1-1)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (6-2win over TB)
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2, loss to PHI)
4. Seattle Seahawks (5-2, 1-1 NFCW)
5. Detroit Lions (5-2, 2-1 NFC)
6. Los Angeles Rams (5-2, 0-1 NFCW, 0-2 NFC)
7. San Francisco 49ers (5-3)
8. Chicago Bears (4-3)
9. Carolina Panthers (4-4)
10. Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1)
11. Atlanta Falcons (3-4, win over WAS & MIN)
12. Minnesota Vikings (3-4, 1-2 NFC)
13. Washington Commanders (3-4, 1-4 NFC)
14. Arizona Cardinals (2-5)
15. New York Giants (2-6)
16. New Orleans Saints (1-7)
NFC South standings after Week 8
The Carolina Panthers ran into a buzz saw and were blown out by the Buffalo Bills. The New Orleans Saints were dismantled and the Atlanta Falcons stubbed their toe in the afternoon. All three NFC South teams lost except the Bucs.
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2)
2. Carolina Panthers (4-4)
3. Atlanta Falcons (3-4)
4. New Orleans Saints (1-7)
