The NFL Playoffs' current format affords us some fascinating Wild Card matchups. We see elite teams who fell short of landing the number one seed in the field, like the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings,

The final game of wild-card week is also the closest matchup in the odds: The Minnesota Vikings are currently 2-point favorites vs. the Los Angeles Rams. The game opened with the Vikings almost a field-goal favorite, but the odds got near a pick’em before the game was moved and the odds ticked back toward the Vikings.

The Packers had a surprise playoff win last year over another NFC East opponent in the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles had a disappointing first-round exit last year, but made the Super Bowl just two seasons ago, where they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.