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The Seattle Seahawks clinched both the NFC West title and the top seed in the NFC Saturday night by beating the San Francisco 49ers, 13-3, in Santa Clara, Calif.
Seattle’s win left the Eagles with three possible playoff opponents — 49ers, Rams or Packers — in the NFC Wild Card round.
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Here’s how the NFC playoff picture looks heading into Sunday’s games.
1. Seahawks (14-3): Seattle set a franchise record with its 14th win of the season. This is the fourth time the Seahawks have been the No. 1 seed. The other three times (2005, 2013 and 2014) they were in the top spot they reached the Super Bowl.
2. Bears (11-5): Chicago will clinch the second seed and play at home in the Wild Card round against Green Bay with a home win Sunday against the Detroit Lions.
3. Eagles (11-5): The Eagles, who will be playing mostly backups, need a home win over the Washington Commanders and a Bears loss or tie against Detroit to move up to the second seed. As the third seed, they could play either the 49ers or Rams at home in the Wild Card round.
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4. Buccaneers and Panthers (8-9): The Buccaneers need the Saints to beat the Falcons Sunday to clinch the NFC South for the fifth straight season. The Panthers need the Falcons to win to clinch their first NFC South title since 2015, a year in which they went 15-1 and reached the Super Bowl.
5. 49ers (12-5): San Francisco will fall to the sixth seed unless the Arizona Cardinals can upset the Rams in Los Angeles on Sunday.
6. Rams (11-5): Rams coach Sean McVay will play his starters at home in the season finale against the Arizona Cardinals. A Los Angeles win and San Francisco loss will vault the Rams to the fifth seed and pit them against the NFC South champion.
7. Packers (9-6-1): Green Bay is locked into the seven seed and will play mostly backups Sunday at Minnesota. The Packers will play either the Bears or Eagles in the Wild Card round.
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