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The 2015 regular season will end with the NFC North championship game.

The NFL has selected Vikings at Packers as the final game on Sunday night. The winner will secure the division title; the loser will be either the No. 5 seed or the No. 6 seed.

If the Seahawks beat the Cardinals and the Packers beat the Vikings, the Vikings and Packers will play in the wild-card round, at Green Bay. If the Seahawks beat the Cardinals and the Vikings beat the Packers, the Seahawks will go to Minnesota and the Packers will go to Washington. If the Cardinals win, the loser of Vikings-Packers will face Washington in the opening round of the postseason.

All other viable flex options had postseason consequences that hinged on other games. Jets at Bills would have been compelling, given that Buffalo coach Rex Ryan could knock out his former team. However, if the Browns upset the Steelers, the Jets-Bills game becomes irrelevant.