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The 2024 NFL playoffs are just around the corner, with only three weeks of the regular season left on the schedule. But the postseason picture is far from complete, with a number of teams still vying for both top seeds and home-field advantage as well as remaining wild-card spots. With that in mind, we perused all the remaining matchups to identify 10 of the most important games in terms of postseason implications:
Week: 17 | Date: Sunday, Dec. 29 | Time: 8:20 p.m. ET | TV: NBC | Streaming: fubo (try for free)
Atlanta is turning to rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. starting this week, making this Sunday night clash what’s likely to be his second career start. It’ll come in Washington, where the Commanders are fighting to maintain their spot as the NFC’s final wild-card team. The Falcons could also be on their last legs as an NFC South contender, given their slight disadvantage to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Week: 18 | Date: Jan. 4 or 5 | Time: TBD | TV: TBD
SportsLine gives Cincinnati just a 4.4% chance of making the playoffs at 6-8 going into Week 16, but if the Bengals can beat the rival Cleveland Browns on Sunday, then top the Denver Broncos in Week 17, they could have a shot to sneak into the dance when they travel to Pittsburgh for an AFC North rematch. Even if not, who’s to say Joe Burrow wouldn’t be primed to play spoiler in Steel City?
8. Chiefs at Broncos
Week: 18 | Date: Jan. 4 or 5 | Time: TBD | TV: TBD
Will the Chiefs already have the AFC’s No. 1 seed locked up by the time they travel to Denver for the regular-season finale? It’s not a given, considering Patrick Mahomes is banged up and the Chiefs face back-to-back playoff contenders in the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers starting this week. Denver could also be playing for playoff seeding, eager to avenge an earlier loss to the reigning champs.
7. Eagles at Commanders
Week: 16 | Date: Sunday, Dec. 22…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-12-20 13:18:00
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