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8. Los Angeles Rams (7-6)
The NFC wild-card race generated more interest after the Rams’ win over the Bills.
Los Angeles pulled within one game of the Washington Commanders. The Rams are also in contention for the NFC West crown against the Seattle Seahawks.
Washington has to play Philadelphia again in Week 16 and its Week 17 home clash with the Atlanta Falcons will not be easy since the Falcons are now in the wild-card scrap.
The Rams’ sights might be set more on the divisional crown since they play three of their final four games inside the NFC West.
Los Angeles already owns a win over Seattle and it can earn another victory over the Seahawks in Week 18, a game that looks like it will be for the division title.
Atlanta and the Arizona Cardinals are both trending downward, but they can be serious wild-card contenders if they resurrect their respective seasons.
Both the Falcons and Cardinals should move back to .500 with wins over the Las Vegas Raiders and New England Patriots in Week 15.
The San Francisco 49ers aren’t dead yet, either, as they sit at 6-7, but they have a gauntlet of a schedule against the Rams, Dolphins, Lions and Cardinals.
Dallas isn’t out of it yet as well, but the Cowboys need to beat the Bengals to re-insert themselves into the wild-card mix.
At the top, Detroit is in safe standing at 12-1, but it does face a difficult test from Buffalo in Week 15. The Lions are only one game ahead of the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North.
There’s a chance the NFC North title comes down to Week 18’s clash between the Lions and Vikings, but Minnesota needs to win its next three games for that to be in play.
Philadelphia will be waiting around if the Lions slip up as well. The Eagles are one game back of the top seed, but with the way tiebreakers are shaping up, they need the Lions to lose twice to take home-field advantage.
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