Overview
- Philadelphia sits at 8-2 as the NFC’s top seed, with projections putting their NFC East title odds at 99%, and winning out would lock up the conference while a victory over Dallas could set up a Week 13 division clinch.
- Analysts identify the Rams as the chief threat to the top seed and urge rooting for Tampa Bay over Los Angeles and for a Seattle stumble against Tennessee to create separation.
- To shape a softer NFC playoff field, recommendations include pulling for the Bears over the Steelers, the Giants over the Lions, the Vikings over the Packers, and the Panthers over the 49ers.
- Draft leverage figures into the advice since the Eagles own the Jets’ 2026 third-round pick from the Haason Reddick trade, with guidance to back the Ravens against the Jets and to favor outcomes such as Bengals over Patriots, Cardinals over Jaguars, Saints over Falcons, and Raiders over Browns to influence draft order.
- A Chiefs win over the Colts is framed as beneficial for strength-of-victory tiebreakers, even if many neutral fans might prefer a Kansas City slip.