The Dallas Cowboys face an uphill battle to make the playoffs, entering their bye week near the bottom of the NFC standings.

The Buccaneers’ backfield remains more volume than venom. Rachaad White has handled most of the work: 77 carries for 287 yards and four touchdowns, but his 3.7 yards per attempt and 2.65 yards after contact show how often he’s fighting for every inch behind inconsistent blocking.

"I think Dan (Campbell) said it in there, I don’t know if he said it to you guys, but a little adversity at this point in the season isn’t always the worst thing for you."

Seattle is the best team in the NFC, as painful as that may be to read. They’re complete defensively, have a star wide receiver, an offensive line to protect Sam Darnold, and a bright head coach. But if Darnold has to go on the road in the playoffs, all bets are off.

Detroit Lions hold the final wild-card spot in NFC playoffs. The Eagles remain aggressive at trade deadline as we wait for Lions to strike.

The Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks each have six wins. Entering Week 10, the Rams have a 37.1% chance to win the division, followed by the 49ers (35.0%) and Seahawks (27.6%), according to ESPN Research.

The Buccaneers currently own the second spot in the NFC playoff seeding, but there are four teams with 6-2 records and a long list of legitimate contenders as the second half of the season begins

The Los Angeles Rams play in the second Sunday window. The San Francisco 49ers won convincingly to stay in wild card position. The Detroit Lions lost but hang on to the final playoff spot on a tiebreaker. The Chicago Bears are tied with the Lions but Detroit has the better division record.