Here’s an updated look at the NFC Playoff Picture and NFC Wild Card standings after the early Week 15 games on Sunday.
Buckle up for a bumpy finish to the NFL season.
There was chaos across the board in the early slate of Week 15 on Sunday, but only one team truly found itself holding the bag. Going all the way back to Saturday, no team seemed to be sage no matter how good it looked and no lead seemed to be safe no matter how big it was.
Just ask the Indianapolis Colts, who were spotted 33-points by the Minnesota Vikings and still lost.
One team watching that game closely was the Dallas Cowboys, who seemed to have an easy win ahead against the Jacksonville Jaguars. But Doug Pederson, who knows the Cowboys well from his days as the Eagles head coach, had other ideas.
Jacksonville upset Dallas in an overtime stunner, and Duval now has a say in what happens over on the NFC side of the bracket.
Making things worse for the Cowboys is the fact that the Eagles snuck out of Chicago with a win — albeit one closer than Philly probably would have liked. But no matter how close that game was, the Eagles were true winners with separation between them and Dallas now existing atop the NFC East.
Furthermore, the Commanders and Giants were playing al already meaningful game on Sunday Night Football that became even more important following the shocking loss by Dallas.
Here’s what everything looks like after the Dallas Cowboys faltered and left the door open for multiple different scenarios in the NFL Playoff Picture.