Having gone through 13 weeks of the 2024 season, what is the NFC playoff picture look like for the Commanders?
- Two clear division leaders are playing impressively and enjoying long winning streaks as the Lions (NFC North) and Eagles (NFC East) are playing the best football in the conference.
- The other two divisions are literally up for grabs. The NFC West has the Seahawks ahead of the Rams and Cardinals by only one game. While the NFC South shows the Falcons and the Buccaneers both tied.
- The Vikings and Packers could be clinching Wild Card spots soon, while the Commanders are two games back of the Packers in the final Wild Card position.
So, the NFC division leaders and current top-four seeds, along with Wild Card seeds, are as follows:
- Detroit 11-1 (NFC North)
- Philadelphia 10-2 (NFC East)
- Seattle 7-5 (NFC West)
- Atlanta 6-6 (NFC South)
- Minnesota 10-2 (NFC North)
- Green Bay 9-3 (NFC North)
- Washington (8-5) (NFC East)
The Commanders, in defeating the Titans, Sunday, remained in the last qualifying spot, the No. 7 seed. This means that in the first round of the playoffs, if the regular season were to conclude with the teams in this order, Washington would travel to Philadelphia to play the Eagles.
Consequently, as it stands today, the first round of the NFC playoffs would find these matchups:
(7) Washington at (2) Philadelphia
(6) Green Bay at (3) Seattle
(5) Minnesota at (4) Atlanta
(1) Detroit would have the first-round bye and play at home in the second round against the lowest-seeded team to advance to the second round.
