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With Carson Wentz’s injury, the NFC playoff race is going sideways

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At the end of the season, I imagine the Eagles will be the #1 seed and the Vikings will be the #2 seed in the NFC. They’ve been the two best teams in the conference all season long, and they’d need to collapse in epic fashion not to get wind up there at this point.

And yet, everything went wrong for both teams Sunday, in a way that might have lasting repercussions.

Let’s start with the Eagles. Carson Wentz suffered a knee injury Sunday evening, and he could very well be dealing with a season-ending ailment.