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As the NFL regular season drew to a close on Sunday, 14 teams secured their playoff positions and are looking for a run to the Super Bowl. There was only one playoff spot available in the NFC entering Week 18 of the regular season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers claimed that position after defeating the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, knocking the Atlanta Falcons out of playoff contention and ensuring their own fifth consecutive postseason appearance.
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Also, with the Green Bay Packers losing to the Chicago Bears and the Washington Commanders defeating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, the Commanders finished as the sixth seed and the Packers as the seventh.
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The Detroit Lions' conference win was confirmed on Sunday Night Football, guaranteeing them the top seed and first-round bye in the NFC. Following their 31-9 victory in the regular season finale, the Lions will host the last-surviving lowest-seeded team in the divisional round later this month.
Let's take a look at the NFC Wild Card round schedule in the first round of the playoffs.
NFC Wild Card matchups 2024
1) Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles (Sunday, Jan. 12 at 4:30 p.m. ET) - FOX
The Packers and Eagles will rematch at Lincoln Financial Field in the Wild Card round after facing each other in Brazil during the first week of the regular season in September.
With 14 wins at the end of the regular season, the Eagles earned the second seed in the NFC. The Packers, meanwhile, ended with an 11-6 record and earned the division's last playoff berth.
2) Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sunday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. ET) - NBC
After defeating the Saints in Week 18 and the Rams losing to the Seahawks, the Buccaneers earned the third seed and will take on the Commanders at Raymond James Stadium in the first round of the playoffs.
The Bucs defeated the Commanders 37–20 in the first week of the 2024 season, but Jayden Daniels and his teammates have improved considerably since then.
3) Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams (Monday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. ET) - ABC/ESPN
The Los Angeles Rams are one of only two teams to have defeated the Minnesota Vikings this season. After registering a Week 8 win over Minnesota, the Rams will attempt to do it again at SoFi Stadium on Wild Card weekend.
