The twelfth Sunday of the 2025 NFL regular season is here!
Let’s run through a Philadelphia Eagles-focused rooting guide for all of the remaining Week 12 games.
HUNT FOR THE NO. 1 SEED
Here’s a look at the current NFC playoff picture, via ESPN:
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at DALLAS COWBOYS: The Eagles will clinch the No. 1 seed by winning out. Also, a win over the Cowboys gives the Birds a chance to officially clinch the NFC East as soon as Week 13. Go Birds.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at LOS ANGELES RAMS: The Rams are obviously the bigger threat to the Eagles getting the No. 1 seed. Root for the Buccaneers.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at TENNESSEE TITANS: There’s no way the Titans are winning this game but it would cool if it happened. The Eagles could afford some more separation from Seattle. Also, the Titans winning could allow the Jets to move ahead of them in the draft order (more on that topic below). Root for the Titans.
MORE NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE INTERESTS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS at CHICAGO BEARS: The Bears winning the NFC North is preferable to the Lions or Packers winning it instead. Chicago has a negative point differential and they rank 25th in DVOA. They’re not actually good. Root for the Bears.
NEW YORK GIANTS at DETROIT LIONS: Two reasons to root for a Giants win. 1) The Lions falling out of playoff contention would be ideal; there are lesser teams that would make it in over them. 2) The Giants winning only damages their draft positioning. Root for the Giants.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS at GREEN BAY PACKERS: The Packers might not be great but they’re a bigger threat in the NFC playoff picture than the Vikings are. Root for the Vikings.
CAROLINA PANTHERS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: The 49ers are clearly the more threatening team in the NFC playoff picture. Root for the Panthers.
DRAFT PICK CONSIDERATIONS
Here’s the current 2026 NFL Draft order for non-playoff teams, via Tankathon:
NEW YORK JETS at BALTIMORE RAVENS: Thanks to last year’s Haason Reddick trade, the Eagles own the Jets’ third-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The more the Jets lose, the more favorable the pick will be for the Birds. Root for the Ravens.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at CINCINNATI BENGALS: The Eagles want the Bengals to stay below the Jets in the draft order. Root for the Bengals.
CLEVELAND BROWNS at LAS VEGAS RAIDERS: The Browns have one of the easiest remaining schedules while the Raiders have one of the most difficult remaining schedules. Might as well root for the Raiders to pick up a winnable game here while they can. Root for the Raiders.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at ARIZONA CARDINALS: The Eagles want the Cardinals to stay below the Jets in the draft order. Root for the Cardinals.
ATLANTA FALCONS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: The Eagles want the Jets to move ahead of the Saints in the draft order. Root for the Saints.
WHAT’S LEFT
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: A Chiefs loss here is going to significantly damage their playoff chances. I imagine a lot of people will be rooting for such an outcome. But the Chiefs winning actually helps to improve the Eagles’ strength of victory tiebreaker.
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