2023 NFC playoff picture after Week 11

A look at the NFC playoff picture after the Week 11 edition of Monday Night Football.

Losing to the Giants 31-19, the Commanders have now fallen to 4-7. Though not officially eliminated from the NFC playoffs, the odds of the Commanders qualifying have certainly taken major hits, as Washington has now lost four of their last five games.

NFC PLAYOFF STANDINGS

These are the four division leaders through ten weeks.

1. Philadelphia Eagles 9-1

2. Detroit Lions 8-2

3. San Francisco 49ers 7-3

4. New Orleans Saints 5-5

If the season concluded today, these would be the NFC’s three wildcard teams.

5. Dallas Cowboys 7-3

6. Seattle Seahawks 6-4

7. Minnesota Vikings 6-5

Those on the outside trying to get in:

8. Green Bay Packers 4-6

9. Los Angeles Rams  4-6

10. Atlanta Falcons 4-6

11. Tampa Bay Bucs 4-6

12. Washington Commanders 4-7

13. New York Giants 3-8

14. Chicago Bears 3-8

15. Arizona Cardinals 2-9

16. Carolina Panthers 1-9

2023 NFC playoff picture after Week 9

Believe it or not, the Commanders are in a good position.

Nine weeks are in the books, and the Commanders after nine games, are in ninth place in the race for the 2023 NFL playoffs.

The Commanders are sitting at 4-5, and what is so frustrating is how the team showed up entirely not ready to compete in a home Thursday Night game against the Bears at FedEx and how dismal their performance was against the anemic New York Giants.

Honestly, how is this team not 6-3, and how did they lose both of those games?

Meanwhile, the Commanders, with five losses, still must face the 49ers, Dolphins and play the Cowboys twice. In addition, there are road games against the Seahawks and the Jets, as well as a home game against a Giants team they face twice each season but have not defeated since the 2021 season finale.

NFC PLAYOFF STANDINGS

These are the four division leaders after nine weeks.

1. Philadelphia Eagles 8-1

2. Detroit Lions 6-2

3. San Francisco 49ers 5-3

4. New Orleans Saints 5-4

If the season concluded today, these would be the NFC’s three wildcard teams.

5. Seattle Seahawks 5-3

6. Dallas Cowboys 5-3

7. Minnesota Vikings 5-4

Those on the outside trying to get in:

8. Washington Commanders 4-5

9. Atlanta Falcons 4-5

10. Tampa Bay Bucs 3-5

11. Green Bay Packers 3-5

12. Los Angeles Rams 3-6

13. New York Giants 2-7

14. Chicago Bears 2-7

15. Carolina Panthers 1-7

16. Arizona Cardinals 1-8