The NFC North is shaping up to be a thrilling battle for supremacy as both the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions remain undefeated with a 12-2 record. The two teams are poised to clash in a crucial Week 18 showdown that could determine the division champion and potentially the NFC’s No. 1 seed.
Dec 17, 2024 at 11:24 AM ETIt’s not an ideal situation for a team that was the pre-season betting favourite to win its division at FanDuel. The Falcons snapped a four-game slide with a 15-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football. While Atlanta won and covered as a 5.5-point favourite, the Raiders had the football down six points in the final minute with a chance to pull off the upset at home.
At 7-7, Atlanta is now one game back of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first place in the NFC South.Meanwhile, the Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 30-12 last night to improve to 12-2. The Vikings have as many wins in their previous seven games as the Falcons have in 14 games this season. This is the Morning Coffee for Tuesday December 17th, 2024.The NFC North is the best division in football.The Vikings and Detroit Lions are tied for the best record in the NFC North at 12-2. Minnesota and Detroit are one game back of the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs for the best record in the NFL this morning.The Lions are a -290 favourite to win the division.If both teams win their next two games, it will set up a massive Week 18 showdown in Minnesota to decide the NFC North winner. If either team stumbles before Week 18, it could cost them the division and potentially the NFC’s No. 1 seed.The Eagles are projected to be the favourite in each of their final three games, which leaves even less room for error for both the Lions and the Vikings the rest of the way.The Packers haven’t lost a non-division game since a Week 1 loss to the Eagles.However, the more likely scenario is a potential path to the NFC Championship that includes a pair of road playoff games in the Wild Card and Divisional rounds. The Lions, Vikings, and Packers are all among the top seven choices to win the Super Bowl at FanDuel. That means one division makes up nearly 50 per cent of the top seven choices to win it all this seaso
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