Ranking 4 teams that stand in the Eagles way of a playoff berth

The Eagles’ head-to-head loss to the 49ers still hangs over this team.

Somehow, even though the Philadelphia Eagles met the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2 of the regular season, you had to know that there was a possibility of that loss factoring into the NFC’s playoff picture later. Here we are, talking about Week 16’s slate of games, and the 8-6 Niners record makes you feel like San Fran has to lose twice in their final three games to strengthen Philly’s postseason chances.

Following their Thursday night 20-17 loss versus the Tennessee Titans in Week 16, the 49ers finish their regular-season campaign with games versus the Houston Texans and L.A. Rams. The finale figures to be important for both NFC West teams.

Like the Vikings, San Francisco’s current stranglehold on one of the National Football Conference’s Wild Card spots means that they’re occupying a seed that the Philadelphia Eagles would rather have for themselves. There’s a ton of football left to be played, but seeing as how the Vikings’ next two games are against the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers before they finish with an NFC North tilt versus the lowly Chicago Bears, it’s beginning to look, more and more, like the 49ers will make the postseason as a Wild Card team.