The Carolina Panthers are playoff-bound, and they didn’t even need to take the field to get there. Atlanta’s Week 18 win reshaped the NFC landscape, pushing Carolina into a wild-card spot and triggering a chain reaction that left several higher-profile teams on the outside looking in.

The Minnesota Vikings need to add another quarterback before next season kicks off. Why shouldn't it be Kirk Cousins again?

Last offseason, Detroit proposed that four division champs and three wild cards from each conference make the playoffs and be seeded by record. That format wouldn't help the Vikings this year, but it would've guaranteed them a top-three seed and a home game in last season's playoffs.

The NFL playoff landscape continued to shift over Christmas Week: The Detroit Lions were eliminated from postseason contention after their loss to the Minnesota Vikings. That result also secured a playoff berth for the Green Bay Packers,

The Bucs dropped out of a playoff spot with their loss at Carolina in Week 16 but can ensure themselves a winner-take-all battle for the NFC South in Week 18 by beating the Dolphins on Sunday

As Week 18 kicks off, the Detroit Lions' rooting guide begins in Tampa Bay with the Buccaneers hosting the Carolina Panthers.

Justin Jefferson has finally passed the 1,000-yard mark, in the last game of the season for the Minnesota Vikings. With his fifth catch on Sunday against the rival Green Bay Packers, a simple hitch route he turned into a 17-yard gain,

Despite a losing record, either the Buccaneers or Panthers will end up hosting a game in the NFL playoffs' wild-card round.

Bleacher Report predicts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could replace head coach Todd Bowles with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.