In mid-December of the NFL season, every single game matters.
When the Seattle Seahawks lost to the San Francisco 49ers last night, two separate teams were able to maintain their playoff status.
With Seattle losing on Thursday night to the 49ers, it means both the Giants and Commanders will remain in the wild card lead … no matter the results on Sunday night!
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) December 16, 2022
With four games left on the schedule for most teams, each game has its implications for playoff scenarios for teams across the league.
The New York Giants and Washington Commanders were assuredly rejoicing the Seahawks’ loss.
If the regular season were to end today, the Commanders would be the sixth seed, and the Giants the seventh.
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In a divisional game, the Giants and Commanders are playing on Sunday Night Football.
As the above tweet alludes to, whoever wins this game will move to 8-5-1, with the loser moving to 7-6-1.
This would keep either team ahead of the Seahawks, who are 7-7.
Although either result will lead to both teams staying in the playoff picture, teams like the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers are right on their heels.
The Lions are 6-7, and the Packers are 5-8.
As previously mentioned, it is that time in the season that the result of every single game matters, both for the two teams involved, along with other teams that have playoff aspirations.
In this particular matchup, the Commanders are 4.5-point favorites against the Giants.
Will the Giants be able to prevail against a red-hot Commanders team?
The Giants have lost three of their last four games.
They are looking for a win to try and gain any sort of momentum.
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