Week 11 in the NFL could be a critical one for the Detroit Lions and another handful of NFC teams vying for a playoff spot. We’ve got a big NFC North game between fringe contenders, a huge NFC West showdown for first place in the division, and Sunday night closes with the Lions vs. the Philadelphia Eagles in a bout that could eventually decide the conference’s top seed.

With the Lions playing on Sunday night, fans can watch it all unfold before Detroit takes the field. Here is your Week 11 rooting guide, and what the optimal NFC playoff picture could look like by the end of Monday night.

Root for: Dolphins

The Commanders, at 3-7 and on the wrong end of the Lions’ tiebreaker, are almost zero threat to Detroit. But if you want to bury them for what they did in January, root for the Dolphi

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