Austin Mock of The Athletic has launched a new NFL Playoff Simulator to determine a team's postseason chances. The simulator runs 100,000 simulations to account for even unlikely scenarios. Philadelphia's offensive inconsistencies are a primary concern for their playoff potential.

The Washington Commanders are on the brink. Here are the specific outcomes that would officially knock them out of the playoff race as early as next week.

We are less than a week away from the NFL playoff picture being finalized. After the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals battle on Monday Night Football, it will be on to the final week of the regular season. Several teams will have something to play for ...

What do the DVOA, The Athletic, and ESPN playoff prediction models say about the Chicago Bears coming into Week 13?

According to The Athletic’s NFL Playoff Simulator, the Steelers currently have an 18 percent chance to make the postseason.

It makes the Packers' next three weeks -- back-to-back-to-back division games beginning with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Lambeau Field ( 1 p.m. ET, Fox) -- a potential season-defining stretch that could make or break their chances of winning the NFC North and having at least one home playoff game.

Nothing is set in stone in the CFP, but there are a few near-locks (and lots of potential drama) as we await the final decisive slate of the regular season.

The Eagles can't quite yet clinch the division, but the first NFC team faces elimination from the playoffs.