Eagles playoff picture: What Week 16 vs. Commanders means for NFC standings

What a Thursday night game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, huh?

Here’s a look at the Philadelphia Eagles’ updated playoff chances after the first game of Week 16 (via FTN Fantasy):

And here’s a look at the Eagles’ various clinching and elimination scenarios, via the great Deniz Selman.

As we all know, the Eagles can become the first team to repeat as NFC East champions since 2004 simply by beating Washington on Saturday. As a division winner, the Eagles will automatically host at least one playoff game.

Current NFC playoff picture

The Eagles are most likely to be the No. 3 seed but they do have a chance at the No. 2 seed.

NFC teams eliminated from playoff contention