Along with his two-yard game-winning landing reception on Sunday evening, Washington Commanders tight finish Zach Ertz despatched two groups to the playoffs and utterly modified the outlook of the NFC playoff image.
He not solely punched the Commanders’ first ticket to the postseason because the 2020 season, however the win additionally clinched the NFC West title for the Los Angeles Rams and eradicated the Seattle Seahawks.
First, right here is the play the place Ertz hauled within the profitable cross from rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.
The clinching eventualities have been simple for the Commanders. A win or a tie on Sunday evening put them within the playoffs. They bought it.
The Rams have been impacted by this as a result of the NFC West was going to return right down to a energy of victory tiebreaker between them and the Seahawks. A Commanders win or tie would have locked that tiebreaker in for the Rams. They bought it.
Meaning even when the Seahawks beat the Rams of their Week 18 contest, the Rams would nonetheless have the tiebreaker.
As for the Falcons, the scenario is now impulsively much more tough.
Had they gained Sunday’s recreation, they’d have managed the NFC South race and solely wanted a Week 18 win to clinch the division. Now, they not solely must beat the Carolina Panthers, however additionally they must hope the New Orleans Saints can beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.