The Minnesota Vikings are stuck in a three-way tie atop the NFC North and they didn’t get any favors with the Chicago Bears on a bye and the Detroit Lions winning big in Germany.
In the NFC North, the three-way tie goes to the Detroit Lions because of their win over the Vikings. They are undefeated in the three-way head-to-head. The Vikings are next because they have a win over Chicago. The Bears fall from second to sixth this week on their bye.
We are still waiting to see if the San Francisco 49ers
lose to fall back into that 7-2 cluster.
NFC playoff picture after Week 10
1. San Francisco 49ers (7-1)
2. Detroit Lions (7-2, 1-0 vs CHI/MIN, 2-0 NFCN)
3. New York Giants (5-3-1)
4. Carolina Panthers (4-5)
5. Minnesota Vikings (7-2, 1-1 vs DET/CHI, win over CHI)
6. Chicago Bears (7-2, 0-2 vs DET/MIN, loss to MIN)
7. Green Bay Packers (6-4)
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. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6, 3-3 NFC)
13. Arizona Cardinals (3-6, 2-5 NFC)
14. New Orleans Saints (3-6, 1-4 NFC)
15. Atlanta Falcons (3-7)
16. Philadelphia Eagles (2-7)
In the NFC North, the three-way tie goes to the Detroit Lions because of their win over the Vikings. They are undefeated in the three-way head-to-head. The Vikings are next because they have a win over Chicago.
If the Vikings lose, they fall behind the Bears in the NFC North and into a tie with the Lions at 6-2. Minnesota’s loss to the Lions would put Detroit ahead of them, too. Minnesota falls from second in the NFC to sixth with a loss.
