The playoff bracket is now set for the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks and the rest of the NFC.
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The Chicago Bears locked in the conference’s No. 2 seed with some help from the Washington Commanders on Sunday. The Bears lost to the Detroit Lions and left the door open for the Philadelphia Eagles to jump them, but the Eagles, who were resting multiple key starters, lost to the Commanders and finished with the No. 3 seed.
Despite losses in two straight win-and-in games, the Carolina Panthers secured the NFC South title and the No. 4 seed for the playoffs via the Falcons beating the Saints.
The Los Angeles Rams clinched the No. 5 seed with a win over the Arizona Cardinals, dropping the San Francisco 49ers to the sixth seed.
The Seahawks had already clinched the NFC’s top seed, home-field advantage and a first-round bye in the playoffs with their win over the 49ers on Saturday night. The Green Bay Packers entered the week locked in to the seventh seed.
Seattle could end up with a third matchup against one of their NFC West rivals or a rematch with the Panthers in the divisional round. It will host the lowest remaining seed, which will be the Panthers, Rams, 49ers or Packers.
The Seahawks went 3-2 against NFC playoff teams during the regular season, beating the Panthers and splitting their season series with the Rams and 49ers.
Here’s a look at the NFC’s wild-card round matchups:
• No. 5 Los Angeles Rams at No. 4 Carolina Panthers, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
• No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Chicago Bears, Saturday, 5 p.m.
• No. 6 San Francisco 49ers at No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
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