Official NFC Playoff Standings Thread - 4 Weeks To Go

[Joemailman]

Division Winners

1. Atlanta (11-1)
2. San Francisco (8-3-1)
3. Green Bay (8-4) Head to head tiebreaker over Chicago
4. N.Y. Giants (7-5)

Wild Card

5. Chicago (8-4)
6. Seattle (7-5)

Outside Looking In

7. Washington (6-6) Head to head tie-breaker over Dallas, Tampa Bay and Minnesota
8. Dallas (6-6) Better NFC winning pct. than Tampa Bay
9. Tampa Bay (6-6) Head to head tie-breaker over Minnesota
10. Minnesota (6-6)
11. St. Louis (5-6-1)
12. New Orleans (5-7)
13. Detroit (4-8) Better NFC winning pct. than Arizona
14. Arizona (4-8)
15. Carolina (3-9) Head to head tiebreaker over Philadelphia
16. Philadelphia (3-9)

Packers back to the #3 seed, which sets up a possible rematch with Seattle.

This week:

Atlanta at Carolina
Miami at San Francisco
Detroit at Green Bay
New Orleans at New York Giants
Chicago at Minnesota
Arizona at Seattle

[pbmax]

Atlanta has to be wondering why no one is celebrating them. But I think they could lose to any of the 6 teams immediately below them. And not just any given Sunday, but a 50% shot.

[Joemailman]

They have a lot to prove considering their playoff meltdowns the last 2 years. Teams like the Packers and the Giants, who have a lot of offensive weapons, probably don't mind at all going down there and playing in the comfort of the dome.