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7. Los Angeles Rams (8-5)
12/15 @ DAL (6-7)
12/21 @SF (11-2)
12/29 AZ (3-9-1)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 20-18-1
Opponents’ win percentage: .526
Status: The Rams are in a resurgence but can’t completely control their own destiny. Three wins (independent of all other games) would give them a 91-percent chance of making the playoffs, according to this playoff predictor from fivethirtyeight.com.
8. Chicago Bears (7-6)
12/15 @ GB (10-3)
12/22 KC (9-4)
12/29 @ MIN (9-4)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 28-11
Opponents’ win percentage: .718
Status: Heading into Week 15, the Bears have a 2-percent chance of making the playoffs according to fivethirtyeight.com. Three wins get that likelihood up to 31 percent and even give them a 7-percent shot at the NFC North.
9. Philadelphia Eagles (6-7)
12/15 @ WAS (3-10)
12/22 DAL (6-7)
12/29 @ NYG (2-11)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 11-28
Opponents’ win percentage: .282
Status: The Eagles are looking for their second consecutive December surge into the playoffs.
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10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7)
12/15 @ DET (3-9-1)
12/21 HOU (8-5)
12/29 ATL (4-9)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 15-23-1
Opponents’ win percentage: .397
Status: Three consecutive wins by the Buccaneers were not enough to undo a four-game skid that started in October and continued into November, but they can finish Bruce Arians’ first season at the helm with a winning record.
11. Carolina Panthers (5-8)
12/15 SEA (10-3)
12/22 @ IND (6-7)
12/29 NO (10-3)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 26-13
Opponents’ win percentage: .667
Status: Five losses in a row, including Sunday against Atlanta after parting ways with Head Coach Ron Rivera, have left Carolina trying to play spoiler down the stretch.
14. Atlanta Falcons (4-9)
12/15 @ SF (11-2)
12/22 JAX (4-9)
12/29 @ TB (6-7)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 21-18
Opponents’ win percentage: .538
Status: The Falcons completed a season sweep of the Panthers but are looking ahead to 2020. Atlanta is 3-2 in division games and 1-7 against all other teams.
13. Detroit Lions (3-9-1)
12/15 TB (6-7)
12/22 @ DEN (5-8)
12/29 GB (10-3)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 21-18
Opponents’ win percentage: .538
Status: There was some consternation that the Vikings didn’t blow out the Lions, but the 13-point difference on Sunday was the largest margin of defeat for Detroit in 2019.
14. Arizona Cardinals (3-9-1)
12/15 CLE (6-7)
12/22 @ SEA (10-3)
12/29 @ LAR (8-5)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 24-15
Opponents’ win percentage: .615
Status: The Cardinals have dropped six consecutive games, three of which have been by six or fewer points, and three by double-digits.
15. Washington Redskins (3-10)
12/15 PHI (6-7)
12/22 NYG (2-11)
12/29 @ DAL (6-7)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 14-25
Opponents’ win percentage: .359
Status: Washington could play a pivotal role in whether the NFC East Champion is Philadelphia or Dallas.
16. New York Giants (2-11)
12/15 MIA (3-10)
12/22 @ WAS (3-10)
12/29 PHI (6-7)
Remaining foes’ combined records: 12-27
Opponents’ win percentage: .308
Status: The Giants had the Eagles on the ropes on Monday Night Football but a 23-17 loss in overtime after blowing a 17-3 halftime lead kept Big Blue winless since Sept. 29.