There are three weeks left in the NFL regular season. It’s now or never for the bubble teams to have a shot at the playoffs, and to get there they may need a little help from others. Ahead of Sunday night’s clash between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks, Steve Kornacki took a look at the lower seeds’ latest NFC playoff chances.

The NFC wildcard situation

For now, the Packers and Washington Commanders are safe (for now) as they are seeded 6th and 7th in the NFC, respectively, and the Los Angeles Rams are on the outside looking in.

With a win against the Seahawks, the Packers will virtually secure their spot in the playoffs (they had a 94% chance of making the playoffs as of Sunday). Meanwhile, the Commanders got lucky Sunday afternoon when the New Orleans Saints failed a two-point conversion attempt as time expired, allowing Washington to escape the Big Easy with a 20-19 win and now have an 87 percent chance of winning Playoffs.

The Rams are just one game behind the Packers and Commanders and are still in the hunt. The problem? They lose in a tiebreaker to one of the teams mentioned above.

Still, there is hope for Matthew Stafford and Co., and that hope comes from the NFC West race.

The Seahawks currently lead the NFC West and the Rams are second. If the Seahawks beat the Packers, they will remain in first place and have a 62% chance of reaching the postseason, but if they lose, fate reverses – the Rams’ chances of making the playoffs increase to 54% , while the Seahawks’ 54% drops to 37%. LA would be in first place by winning the tiebreaker against Seattle, and the Seahawks would also fall out of the Wild Card conversation entirely.

There’s a lot on the line now, but they could get even more interesting when the Seahawks and Rams meet in Week 18 – the final week of the regular season.

The Colts’ playoff prospects are bleak, but the Broncos can secure their spot with a win over the Chargers

If the Indianapolis Colts had beaten the Denver Broncos on Sunday, they would have had a nearly 75% chance of making the playoffs, but after a 31-13 loss, the Colts now only have a 15% chance of making it to play in the postseason. The Broncos are now in top form and can secure their place in the playoffs with a win against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday.

It will come down to the Chargers and Colts for the final AFC spot, with the advantage going to LA.

The Colts have the easiest schedule in the league. A best-case scenario for Indianopolis has three parts: They win and go to 9-8 (they face the Titans, Giants and Jaguars to end the season), the Chargers lose to the Broncos on Thursday, And The Chargers lose one of their last two games (they face the Patriots and Raiders).

These hypothetical Chargers losses are crucial for the Colts, otherwise Indianapolis has no chance of advancing past Week 18.