The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers were knocked out of playoff contention before either of them took the field Sunday. Both franchises needed a lot of help and a perfect finish in order to make the playoffs after their disappointing starts to the season. Any hope of that happening is now officially gone.

The Eagles can still clinch the NFC East and the No. 2 seed next week, but the loss to the Commanders hurts their shot at clinching the No. 1 seed.

Sam Darnold connected with a well-covered Justin Jefferson with 3:51 left for his third TD pass of the game, and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks 27-24 to keep pace

Minnesota won its eighth game in a row on Sunday and proved its potency in the process. Plus, the Commanders and Bengals greatly improved their playoff odds.