NFL · 2026
Washington Commanders4th NFC East - .250 pct vSun 20 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Atlanta Falcons2nd NFC South - .500 pct
Match resultWashington 46%Tie <1%Atlanta 53%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 6% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 18 points in the Playoffs race.
Washington Commanders
Playoffs18%
Division9%
Atlanta Falcons
Playoffs51%
Division40%
Conferenceseason odds5%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds4%
Washington winPlayoffsWashington Commanders18%10%▼ -8Atlanta Falcons51%43%▼ -8
TiePlayoffsWashington Commanders18%8%▼ -10Atlanta Falcons51%54%▲ +3
Atlanta winPlayoffsWashington Commanders18%4%▼ -14Atlanta Falcons51%62%▲ +11
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1GiantsDivision34%3-1-0.750-2PhiladelphiaDivision33%2-2-0.50014WashingtonDivision9%1-3-0.2502NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.50013WashingtonPlayoffs18%1-3-0.250