Road to Victory: Where can the Eagles finish in the NFC

Philadelphia Eagles
26 Dec 2025, 22:00 GMT+10

Find out what impact this week's games will have on the Eagles' standing in the conference as well as all of the playoff scenarios.

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Six of the seven playoff teams in the NFC are set. Now, the chaos begins.

By virtue of Detroit's loss to Minnesota on Christmas, the Packers were gifted a playoff berth.

The Lions, last year's No. 1 seed in the NFC, were eliminated from playoff contention.

These six NFC teams are in: the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Seahawks.

The Eagles are the only NFL team to have secured a division title.

The seventh NFC team will be the winner of the NFC South: the Carolina Panthers or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In terms of final seeding, the first-round bye, and Wild Card Round matchups, there's a whole lot to figure out.

As for the Eagles, who are currently the No. 3 seed, they can finish as high as the No. 2 seed and as low as the No. 4 seed. According to NFL's Next Gen Stats, they are most likely to finish as the No. 3 seed (87 percent of 10,000 simulations). As the back-to-back NFC East Champions, the Eagles will host a game Wild Card Weekend regardless of where they finish.

To finish as the No. 2 seed, there are two scenarios (that do not involve ties) for the Eagles:

Scenario No. 1

Eagles win both remaining games (at Buffalo, vs. Washington)

Chicago loses both remaining games (at San Francisco, vs. Detroit)

Scenario No. 2

Eagles win both remaining games (at Buffalo, vs. Washington)

Bears win both remaining games (at San Francisco, vs. Detroit)

Seahawks lose both remaining games (at Carolina, at San Francisco)

49ers lose to Bears in Week 17, beat Seahawks in Week 18

Rams lose one of their two remaining games (at Atlanta, vs. Arizona)

In Scenario No. 2, Bears get No. 1 seed, Eagles secure No. 2 seed (over 49ers with common games tiebreaker), and 49ers win the NFC West via head-to-head tiebreaker and get No. 3 seed.

Whew!

Here's a look at the current standings and playoff matchups, as well as the remaining Week 17 scenarios:

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NFC Playoff Clinching Scenarios for Week 17

Seattle Seahawks (12-3) at Carolina (8-7)

Sunday at 1 PM

Seattle clinches NFC West division title and the NFC's No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye, and home-field advantage with:

SEA win + LAR loss or tie + SF-CHI tie

Seattle clinches NFC West division title with:

SEA win + LAR loss or tie + SF loss or tie OR

SEA tie + LAR loss + SF loss

Carolina clinches NFC South division title with:

CAR win + TB loss or tie OR

CAR tie + TB loss

Chicago Bears (11-4) at San Francisco (11-4)

Sunday at 8:20 PM

Chicago clinches NFC North division title with:

CHI win OR

GB loss (on Saturday night) OR

CHI tie + GB tie

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NFC East Standings

1. Philadelphia Eagles 10-5

2. Dallas Cowboys 7-8-1

3. Washington Commanders 4-12

4. New York Giants 2-13

NFC Standings

1. Seattle Seahawks 12-3, First in NFC West, Clinched playoff berth (45% chance to be the No. 1 seed, according to Next Gen Stats)

2. Chicago Bears 11-4, First in NFC North, Clinched playoff berth (67% chance to be the No. 2 seed)

3. Philadelphia Eagles10-5, Clinched NFC East title (87% chance to be the No. 3 seed)

4. Carolina Panthers 8-7, First in NFC South (42% chance to be the No. 4 seed)

5. San Francisco 49ers 11-4, First NFC Wild Card, Clinched playoff berth (16% chance to be the No. 5 seed)

6. Los Angeles Rams 11-4, Second NFC Wild Card, Clinched playoff berth (21% chance to be the No. 6 seed)

7. Green Bay Packers 9-5-1, Third NFC Wild Card, Clinched playoff berth (77% chance to be the No. 7 seed)

Still In The Hunt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-8 (56% chance to make playoffs, can only win NFC South)

*Next Gen Stats percentages are as of 11:30 AM on 12/26

If The Playoffs Kicked Off Today

1. Seattle Seahawks: First-Round Bye

7. Green Bay Packers at 2. Chicago Bears

6. Los Angeles Rams at3. Philadelphia Eagles

5. San Francisco 49ers at 4. Carolina Panthers

AFC Playoff Clinching Scenarios for Week 17

Denver Broncos

Denver clinches AFC West division title and the AFC's No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye, and home-field advantage with:

LAC loss or tie + NE loss + BUF loss or tie + JAX loss or tie

Denver clinches AFC West division title with:

LAC loss or tie

Houston Texans (10-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (11-4)

Saturday, 4:30 PM

Houston clinches playoff berth with:

HOU win or tie OR

IND loss or tie OR

HOU clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over IND

Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) at Indianapolis (8-7)

Sunday, 1 PM

Jacksonville clinches AFC South division title with:

JAX win + HOU loss (on Saturday) or tie OR

JAX tie + HOU loss

New England Patriots (12-3) at New York Jets (3-12)

Sunday, 1 PM

New England clinches AFC East division title with:

NE win + BUF loss or tie OR

NE tie + BUF loss

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) at Cleveland (3-12)

Sunday, 1 PM

Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:

PIT win or tie OR

BAL loss or tie (on Saturday night)

AFC Standings

1. Denver Broncos 13-3, First in AFC West, Clinched playoff berth (62% chance to win No. 1 seed, per Next Gen Stats)

2. New England Patriots 12-3, First in AFC East, Clinched playoff berth (45% chance to win No. 2 seed)

3. Jacksonville Jaguars 11-4, First in AFC South, (48% chance to win No. 3 seed)

4. Pittsburgh Steelers 9-6, First in AFC North, (91% chance to win No. 4 seed)

5. Los Angeles Chargers 11-4, First AFC Wild Card, Clinched playoff berth (25% chance to win No. 5 seed)

6. Buffalo Bills 11-4, Second AFC Wild Card, Clinched playoff berth (35% chance to win No. 6 seed)

7. Houston Texans 10-5, Third AFC Wild Card, (51% chance to win No. 7 seed)

**Still In The Hunt

**Indianapolis Colts 8-7 (3% chance to make the playoffs as the No. 7 seed)Baltimore Ravens 7-8 (8% chance to make the playoffs as the NFC North Champions)

*Next Gen Stats percentages are as of 11:30 AM on 12/26