NFC Playoff Picture: Green Bay Packers win to stay in wild card position

The Green Bay Packers won on Sunday in very convincing fashion, so no matter what happens the rest of the weekend, they will hold onto a playoff spot. They were in line to take the NFC North lead by the Chicago bears pulled out a close game over the Pittsburgh Steelers to stay in first.

The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Dallas Cowboys late Sunday afternoon, knocking Philly from the top slot and the Los Angeles Rams followed through, winning Sunday night to remain atop the conference.

Tampa’s loss dropped them into a tie with the Carolina Panthers, but the Bucs hold the division record tiebreaker. The two teams face each other twice in the last three weeks of the season.

The Seattle Seahawks won to stay in fifth place in the NFC, ahead of the Packers for now.

The Detroit Lions also won on Sunday, but couldn’t get past the San Francisco 49ers on a tiebreaker. They remain on the outside looking in.

The San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers played Monday night in a huge game in the NFC playoff picture. The 49ers won to stick in the seventh slot and the Panthers don’t pass the Buccaneers.

NFC standings following Week 12

The Washington Commanders were on a bye this weekend.

1. Los Angeles Rams (9-2)3. Philadelphia Eagles (8-3, 7-2 AFC)3. Chicago Bears (8-3, 5-2 AFC)4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-5, 2-0 NFCS)5. Seattle Seahawks (8-3)6. Green Bay Packers (7-3-1)7. San Francisco 49ers (8-4)8. Detroit Lions (7-4)9. Carolina Panthers (6-6, win over DAL)10. Dallas Cowboys (5-5-1, loss to CAR)11. Atlanta Falcons (4-7, win over MIN)12. Minnesota Vikings (4-7, loss to ATL)12. Arizona Cardinals (3-8)14. Washington Commanders (3-8)15. New Orleans Saints (2-8)16. e-New York Giants (2-10)

The New York Giants were eliminated from playoff contention with the loss.

NFC North standings after Week 12

The three top teams in the NFC North all won on Sunday, so the teams and order all stay the same.

1. Chicago Bears (8-3)2. Green Bay Packers (7-3-1)3. Detroit Lions (7-4)4. Minnesota Vikings (4-7)