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The Vikings can land a playoff spot before they even play this weekend. We break down how they can clinch a spot in the 2025 NFL Playoffs in Week 15.
The 11-2 Minnesota Vikings are just one game (and a tiebreaker) behind the Detroit Lions for first place in the NFC North and first place overall in the NFC, but they can close that gap this weekend with a win and some help.
First thing is first, though. The Vikings can clinch a playoff berth in Week 15.

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The 49ers host the Rams on Thursday to open Week 15. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture.
The San Francisco 49ers host the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football to open Week 15. This marks the second matchup between these two and both are scratching and clawing in the playoff race. The Rams won the first game between these two back in Week 3. The 49ers are a 2.5-point favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook for this rematch.
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The 49ers are 6-7 and sit in last place in the NFC West.

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson knows how to win and how to take a loss in stride.
When Brunson takes an L, he’ll take it on the chin … unlike those losers in Ohio whining about flag-planting.
READ: Shedeur Sanders Cameo At Knicks Game Sparks Talk of New York Giants Pick
Anywho, Brunson suffered a loss to Trae Young’s Hawks during the NBA Cup on Wednesday night and had to watch Young gloat all over the home crowds at Madison Square Garden.

The New York Yankees have a lot of work to do on their roster for 2025 and beyond after losing out on superstar free agent Juan Soto. They started by signing Max Fried to the largest guaranteed contract ever for a left-handed starting pitcher. 
But their offense still needs work. A lot of work. Aaron Judge is a one-man wrecking crew, and Jazz Chisholm looked significantly better in New York. But Soto is gone, Gleyber Torres is a free agent, Giancarlo Stanton can’t stay healthy and Jasson Dominguez did not impress in his 18-game audition. Enter, potentially, the Houston Astros.

Xavier Legette might be a millionaire professional athlete now, but he hasn’t abandoned his roots — or his favorite cuisine.
During the most recent episode of the St. Brown Podcast with fellow NFL wide receivers Amon-Ra and Equanimeous St. Brown, Legette revealed that he loves to eat raccoons. The Carolina Panthers rookie also hunts and prepares them himself.
The statement left the two hosts speechless for a moment before they asked him to clarify. So he did, in his thick South Carolina accent.
“Like a raccoon you see in the trash can,” he said. “I hunt it.