Division Winners

1. Seattle Seahawks 11-4 Better winning pct. vs. common opponents than Detroit/Better conference winning pct. than Dallas
2. Detroit Lions 11-4 Head to head tiebreaker over Green Bay/Better conference winning pct. than Dallas
3. Dallas Cowboys 11-4
4. Carolina Panthers 6-8-1

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Wild Cards

5. Green Bay Packers 11-4 Better winning pct. vs. common opponents than Arizona
6. Arizona Cardinals 11-4
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Outside Looking In

7. Philadelphia Eagles 9-6
8. San Francisco 49ers 7-8
9. Atlanta Falcons 6-9 Better conference winning pct. than New Orleans
10. New Orleans Saints 6-9 Head to head tie-breaker over Minnesota
11. Minnesota Vikings 6-9 Better conference winning pct. than New York Giants and St. Louis
12. New York Giants 6-9 Head to head tie-breaker over St. Louis
13. St. Louis Rams 6-9 Better conference winning pct. than New York
14. Chicago Bears 5-10
15. Washington Redskins4-11
16. Tampa Bay Bucs 2-13

Key Week 17 Games

Carolina at Atlanta
Dallas at Washington
Arizona at San Francisco
Detroit at Green Bay
St. Louis at Seattle

The Cowboys clinch home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: a win plus a Cardinals loss or tie and a Lions-Packers tie.

Dallas clinches a first-round bye with:
1) a win plus a Seahawks loss or tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie
2) a win plus a Lions-Packers tie
3) a tie plus a Seahawks loss and a Cardinals loss
4) a tie plus a Seahawks tie, a Cardinals loss or tie and Lions-Packers does not end in a tie

The Lions clinch the NFC North with: a win or a tie.

The Lions clinch home-field advantage with:
1) a win plus a Seahawks loss or tie and a Cardinals loss or tie
2) a tie plus a Seahawks loss, a Cardinals loss and a Cowboys loss or tie

The Lions clinch a first-round bye with:
1) a win
2) a tie plus a Cowboys loss or tie
3) a tie plus a Seahawks loss and a Cardinals loss

The Packers clinch the NFC North and a first-round bye with a win. They clinch home-field with: a win and a Seahawks loss or tie.

The Seahawks clinch the NFC West with:
1) a win
2) a tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie
3) a Cardinals loss

The Seahawks clinch home-field advantage with:
1) a win plus Lions-Packers game does not end in a tie
2) a win plus a Cowboys loss or tie
3) a tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie, a Cowboys loss and a Lions-Packers tie

The Seahawks clinch a first-round bye with:
1) a win
2) a tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie and a Cowboys loss
3) a tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie and a Lions-Packers tie

The Cardinals clinch NFC West with:
1) a win plus a Seahawks loss or tie
2) a tie plus a Seahawks loss

The Cardinals clinch home-field advantage with:
1) a win plus a Seahawks loss or tie and a Packers loss or tie
2) a tie plus a Seahawks loss, a Cowboys loss or tie and a Packers-Lions tie

The Cardinals clinch a first-round bye with:
1) a win plus a Seahawks loss or tie
2) a tie plus a Seahawks loss and a Cowboys loss or tie
3) a tie plus a Seahawks loss and a Lions-Packers tie


The Panthers clinch NFC South with win over Falcons.

The Falcons clinch NFC South with win over Panthers.