{"id":401007,"date":"2025-11-24T09:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/401007\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:19:12","slug":"nfc-playoff-picture-eagles-surrender-control-of-path-to-no-1-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/401007\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC Playoff Picture: Eagles surrender control of path to No. 1 seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Sunday wasn\u2019t a good day for the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Not only did they blow a 21-point lead in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys \u2026 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).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The combination of these outcomes means that the Birds no longer control their path to the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Eagles now need to find a way to make up a game with six left to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let\u2019s take a look at the remaining schedules for these teams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>EAGLES REMAINING SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Week 13 vs. Chicago Bears<br \/>Week 14 at Los Angeles Chargers<br \/>Week 15 vs. Las Vegas Raiders<br \/>Week 16 at Washington Commanders<br \/>Week 17 at Buffalo Bills<br \/>Week 18 vs. Washington Commanders<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Week 13 at Carolina Panthers<br \/>Week 14 at Arizona Cardinals<br \/>Week 15 vs. Detroit Lions<br \/>Week 16 at Seattle Seahawks<br \/>Week 17 at Atlanta Falcons<br \/>Week 18 vs. Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here\u2019s the entire current NFC playoff picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">1) Los Angeles Rams: 9-2<br \/>2) Philadelphia Eagles: 8-3^<br \/>3) Chicago Bears: 8-3<br \/>4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-5<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">^The Eagles currently hold a conference record win percentage tiebreaker over Chicago: 7-2 &gt; 5-2. The Eagles and Bears play each other in Week 13, so, a head-to-head tiebreaker will likely be established. <\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">5) Seattle Seahawks: 8-3<br \/>6) Green Bay Packers: 7-3-1<br \/>7) San Francisco 49ers: 7-3*<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">*49ers host the Panthers on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">8) Detroit Lions: 7-4<br \/>9) Carolina Panthers: 6-5*<br \/>10) Dallas Cowboys: 5-5-1<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">*49ers host the Panthers on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">11) Atlanta Falcons: 4-7<br \/>12) Minnesota Vikings: 4-7<br \/>13) Arizona Cardinals: 3-8<br \/>14) Washington Commanders: 3-8<br \/>15) New Orleans Saints: 2-9<br \/>16) New York Giants: 2-10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday wasn\u2019t a good day for the Philadelphia Eagles. 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