Despite clinching the NFC East title, the Philadelphia Eagles will enter the playoffs as the No. 2 seed after the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers. The Eagles face a decision regarding resting starters in their final regular-season game.
Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata reacts on the sidelines during the second half of Sunday's win against the Dallas Cowboys, clinching the NFC East title. The Eagles secured the NFC East title for the second time in the last three seasons after defeating the Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field. However, their hopes for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and a first-round bye, were dashed after the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-25.
The Vikings and Detroit Lions will now compete for the top spot in the conference, locking the Eagles into the No. 2 seed. This marks only the second time in franchise history that the Eagles hold the No. 2 seed, the first being in 1980, when they advanced to Super Bowl XV in New Orleans — coincidentally, the site of this year’s Super Bowl. Since the NFL adopted the seven-team-per-conference playoff format in 2020, no No. 2 seed has reached the Super Bowl. The Eagles aim to break that trend. Their road to Super Bowl LVIII will not be easy, starting with their wild-card round game regardless of the outcomes in the final week of the regular season. Before the playoffs begin, the Eagles face a key decision for their regular-season finale against the Giants: whether to rest starters or play them. Locked into the second seed, the only notable thing left for the team to accomplish would be whether running back can break Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record, needing 101 yards to achieve the feat. While the record is within reach, the Eagles may prioritize resting players in preparation for wild-card weekend, where they’ll face a team with at least 11 wins. In the wild-card round, the Eagles are likely to face either the Packers or the Washington Commanders. The Commanders hold the conference record tiebreaker over the Packers (8-3 vs. 6-5). A Commanders win over the Cowboys would place Washington as the No. 6 seed and send the Packers to Philadelphia
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