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NFL playoff picture cleaning up, could have draft order implications

The NFL added one more playoff team Saturday evening, as Washington defeated the Philadelphia Eagles and clinched the NFC East. Washington became the seventh team to clinch a playoff berth, and the fifth team in the NFC.

The NFL could see all twelve playoff berths locked up before the end of Monday. On the NFC side, Minnesota currently holds the final wild card spot with a two-game lead over the Atlanta Falcons. The Vikings can clinch the final wild card berth with a win, or a New York Giants loss, or a Seattle Seahawks win.

On the AFC side, the New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals are the only two teams to secure playoff berths.