JACKSONVILLE —
The Falcons keep their faint playoff hopes alive with the 23-17 victory over the Jaguars on Sunday.
Here’s how:
Seattle has clinched a playoff berth. But if Falcons win out and Seattle and Minnesota lose their final games, all three teams will finish 9-7 overall and 6-6 in the NFC.
In that scenario, Seattle will be in as the fifth seed (first wild card). The tiebreaker for the Falcons-Vikings would be the sixth one listed below for ties between three or more clubs: Strength of schedule.