At least the Minnesota Vikings will make some history next week. They’ll be the first 14-win wild-card playoff team in NFL history. There can be complaints about the NFL overemphasizing its divisions,

That means the Lions have the top seed in the conference, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage throughout the next two rounds. The Vikings will drop to the fifth seed and will travel in the wild card round to face the Los Angeles Rams on Monday,

The NFC's No. 1 seed and NFC North winner has been decided. And it transpired in anticlimactic fashion. Sunday Night Football concluded the regular season with the Detroit Lions routing the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 at home, with the NFC now running through Ford Field.