The Minnesota Vikings failed when all the money was on the table and they had a chance to rake it in However, all is not lost.

The NFL playoffs are set after the regular season ended in Week 18. With that in mind, here are 10 takeaways heading into Super Wild Card Weekend.

Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke requested interviews with eight candidates to replace Doug Pederson as head coach.

Will Brinson of CBS Sports predicts a Rams-Bills matchup in Super Bowl LIX, with Buffalo prevailing 35-31 to hoist their first Lombardi Trophy: “I earnestly believe it’ll be Rams/Lions in the NFC title game and Buffalo finding their way to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 90s.

Where are the Eagles? It’s finally playoff time. The Eagles are among the top teams in the playoff field, earning the No. 2 seed in the NFC thanks to their 14-3 record. But where exactly do they rank in terms of Super Bowl odds?

The four NFC and four AFC division champions and six wild-card teams - the three non-division winners with the best records in each conference - will compete in a single elimination tournament. The final four will play in the AFC and NFC championship games on Jan.

The New York Jets are reportedly targeting 11 candidates for their head coach opening. We sort them all into tiers.

But realistically, coach Jonathan Gannon’s crew was good enough to be hosting Minnesota in a playoff game at State Farm Stadium this weekend. What makes that burn even worse is the Cardinals were only a play or two from beating the Vikings on the road in Week 13.

The Lions’ win drew 28.5 million viewers, according to a release from NBC, across television and digital platforms. That marks the third-highest number in the history of NBC’s Sunday Night Football package, behind only the 2024 season-opener and the 2012 season finale.

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The Patriots bring back a familiar face, Bears get an offensive wizard and Jaguars hope for the best despite Trent Baalke’s presence.

The Vikings are the No. 5 seed in the NFC and will need to exact revenge against the Rams in order to advance to the divisional round.