Kevin O'Connell suggested that Sunday's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers would be a matchup between two "really good teams." O'Connell, the Vikings' coach, was being modest. More accurately,

The Minnesota Vikings have two pivotal games left in the regular season, and they both come against NFC North foes. They face the Green Bay Packers this Sunday and then will play the Detroit Lions in Week 18.

With the NFC North title still up for grabs, the Minnesota Vikings are poised for a high-stakes finish to the 2024 NFL regular season.

The Seahawks beat the Bears on Thursday, so the Rams could clinch the NFC West with a Saturday win over the Cardinals and a "strength of victory" tiebreaker.

Coach Dan Campbell stood at the podium after Detroit blew a 17-point lead to San Francisco in last season’s NFC title game and talked about how that might have been the Lions only shot at reaching the Super Bowl.

The Seahawks face the Bears in Chicago on Thursday. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture.

Here is the current NFC playoff picture: The Lions, Eagles, Vikings and Packers are all assured playoffs spots as they have clinched their berths. The Seattle Seahawks (8-7) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-7) are the only teams in contention but not in the playoffs.