
NFL power rankings for Week 18: Razor-thin lines separating the top five
NY Post
The crazy reality created by this uncharacteristically bloated season is that the team seeded No. 5 in the NFC playoffs might just be the second-best team in the NFL.
Depends on if you favor the powers atop the NFC or AFC.
The winner of the Lions-Vikings battle Sunday night will clinch the NFC North title, the No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
The loser will be the No. 5 seed and possibly be on the road for the duration of the playoffs.
It is befitting of a season where a razor-thin line separates the five-best teams in the NFL.
You won’t quite find either the Lions or Vikings listed below in the top-two in The Post’s NFL power rankings for Week 18, but who knows how things will look after the final 16 games are played.