The wild card round of the NFL playoffs may not have quite lived up to its name—in every matchup save for the Washington Commanders–Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Vikings finished four games better than the Rams but did not win the NFC North and therefore will start the playoffs on the road after dropping their Week 18 game against the Lions. The Rams are the only team other than the Lions to defeat the Vikings this season.

Matt Warren is Associate Director of NFL coverage for SB Nation and previously covered the Buffalo Bills for Buffalo Rumblings for more than a decade. If it has to do with math, he covered it, from NFL playoff standings to salary cap analysis.