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Chaos crowned the NFC South champs, while Seattle secured top seed and home-field advantage. The road to the Super Bowl is set!
Football is theatre. For someone who has chosen journalism as a career, it's easy to appreciate a good story. One of the most important of Tuesday's news cycle involves a former Philadelphia Eagles assistant. John Harbaugh has been fired. He leaves the Baltimore Ravens after leading them for nearly two decades.
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Saints hold onto piece of NFC South history after loss at Falcons
There is one small bright spot to take away from the Saints' season-ending loss to the dirty birds. It won the Saints a piece of NFC South history.
The Philadelphia Eagles are gearing up for the playoffs despite losing the No. 2 seed after resting starters in a game against Washington.
The Bears lost to the Lions on Sunday but still earned the No. 2 seed, meaning the Packers will go to Chicago for the NFC Wild Card Round.
Thanks to the Atlanta Falcons' 19-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints, the Panthers captured their first NFC South title in a decade. They'll now be headed into the postseason for the first time since 2017, and will host the Los Angeles Rams to kick off the wild-card round on Saturday.
The Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers 13-3 to secure the NFC West title and top spot in the NFC, which gives them a first-round bye and home advantage throughout the play-offs.
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NFL world reacts to Falcons, Saints deciding NFC South division winner
If the Falcons lose to the Saints on Sunday, the Buccaneers will secure their fifth straight NFC South title. On the flip side, Atlanta can send the Buccaneers home for the season and put the Panthers in the playoffs with a win over New Orleans.
On Sunday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints, which secured this year's NFC South title for the Panthers. This marks Carolina's first division championship in a decade, with their last crowning coming back in the 2015 campaign.
The Vikings struggled with second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who was tabbed the new starter, even though Sam Darnold helped Minnesota reach the postseason. Ironically, Darnold won another 14 games for his new team in Seattle, and this time, his team captured the No. 1 seed after defeating the 49ers in a winner-take-all matchup on Saturday.