The Commanders are ineligible to earn the No. 5 seed, so the best they can do as a wild-card team is becoming the No. 6 seed in the playoffs. Still, the most likely scenario is that the Commanders are the seventh and final team in the NFC playoffs, which could match them up with the Eagles in the first round.

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Vikings-Packers, followed by Atlanta at Washington on "Sunday Night Football," are key games in the regular season's penultimate week.

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We have an NFC South club taking on an NFC East opponent on the road for the second straight week. This time, it’ll be a duel between rookie quarterbacks as Michael Penix Jr. and the Atlanta Falcons (8-7) head north to take on Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders (10-5). Let’s see how this one plays out.

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While the Falcons now control their own fate, a tough test awaits under the lights in Week 17. Atlanta will be in the Washington D.C. area to face the contending Commanders, who might be looking to clinch a playoff berth of their own with a win.

The final week of the year features an eclectic group of games, including five divisional contests, five favorites of at least six points, and one matchup of rookie quarterbacks. No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels and the Commanders are favored by 3.