The N.F.L. Playoff Picture Takes Shape in Week 17

One week to go, still plenty to be decided.

Start here, with the first regular-season game in NFL history featuring two teams with at least 13 wins. The Lions and Vikings will not only decide the NFC North title next Sunday night at Ford Field but also the conference’s top seed and lone first-round bye.

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Then there’s Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, now the ninth rusher to eclipse 2,000 yards in a season. In Philly’s finale, he has the chance to break one of the league’s most vaunted records — one that’s stood for 40 years.

There’s one playoff spot in each conference still up for grabs — an AFC wild-card berth

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