Official NFC Playoff Standings Thread - 3 Weeks To Go

[Joemailman]

Division Winners

1. Carolina Panthers 13-0
2. Arizona Cardinals 11-2
3. Green Bay Packers 9-4
4. Wash. Redskins 6-7 Head to head tiebreaker over Philadelphia

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Wild Cards

5. Seattle Seahawks 8-5 Head to head tie-breaker over Minnesota
6. Minnesota Vikings 8-5
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Outside Looking In

7. Tampa Bay Bucs 6-7 Head to head tie-breaker over Atlanta
8. Atlanta Falcons 6-7 Better conference winning pct. than Philadelphia
9. Philadelphia Eagles 6-7 Head to head tie-breaker over New York
10. New York Giants 6-7
11. St. Louis Rams 5-8 Better conference winning pct. than New Orleans
12. New Orleans Saints 5-8 Better conference winning pct. than Chicago
13. Chicago Bears 5-8
14. Detroit Lions 4-9 Better conference winning pct. than San Francisco and Dallas
15. San Fran. 49ers 4-9 Better conference winning pct. than Dallas
16. Dallas Cowboys 4-9
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Who has clinched what:

Carolina has clinched the NFC South and a 1st round bye.
Arizona has clinched a playoff spot.
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Who can clinch what in Week 15:

Carolina can clinch #1 seed with a win
Arizona can clinch the NFC West with a win or a Seattle loss.
Arizona can clinch the #2 seed with a win and a Green Bay loss.
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Key Week 15 Games

Carolina at New York Giants
Buffalo at Washington
Chicago at Minnesota
Green Bay at Oakland
Cleveland at Seattle
Arizona at Philadelphia

[Pugger]

If we beat Oakland aren't we in?

[Joemailman]

If we beat Oakland aren't we in?

There are scenarios that could put the Packers in. My list isn't complete, just the most likely possibilities.

[pbmax]

Jason Wilde ‏@jasonjwilde 45m45 minutes ago
Per NFL, #Packers clinch playoff berth with:
1) GB win or tie OR
2) TB loss or tie + WAS loss or tie OR
3) TB loss or tie + NYG loss or tie

[Fritz]

So somehow we're battling mighty Tampa Bay for a playoff spot. Are we back in the NFC Central?

[pbmax]

So somehow we're battling mighty Tampa Bay for a playoff spot. Are we back in the NFC Central?

Well, the Pack are battling for a Division title AND a bye week. They are, I don't know, watching amusedly, as Tampa stumbles on its way to the last playoff berth.

[Freak Out]

Insane.

[Rastak]

Bucs are getting beat pretty solidly. It's going to be an interesting ride.

Can you imagine back to back Viking-Packer games as the season ends and the playoffs start?

I'd think both teams would be somewhat nervous in that scenario. The familiarity could make it come down to coaching that third meeting.

[pbmax]

It was much better when rivals couldn't matchup until the Championship game.

[Patler]

Can you imagine back to back Viking-Packer games as the season ends and the playoffs start?

I'd think both teams would be somewhat nervous in that scenario. The familiarity could make it come down to coaching that third meeting.

Didn't the Packers and Vikings do that just a few years ago?

[Bossman641]

Didn't the Packers and Vikings do that just a few years ago?

Yep, 2012. Ponder missed the playoff game and Joe Webb played instead.

[ThunderDan]

Didn't the Packers and Vikings do that just a few years ago?

Yup, I was at that game. Ponder was out and Webb was in. My business partner is a Vikings fan and he texted my before the game that now MINN had a chance.

AP had a few good runs to start the game and there was an old MINN fan sitting in our row. He was screaming All Day! Then the Packers pulled ahead and bottled up AP. After every bad run by AP we would scream ALL DAY! Finally half way through the 3rd quarter the MINN fan disappeared. We asked the Packer fan who was sitting next to us if he knew that guy. He said it was his dad and with the Packers crushing the Vikes and no alcohol sales after halftime he went to Stadium View and was going to watch the rest of the game there.

[ThunderDan]

Ketchup lost last night so all we need is a Wash or NYG loss or tie.

[mraynrand]

Ketchup lost last night so all we need is a Wash or NYG loss or tie.

they lost despite a swarming, aggressive, penalty-rich, vengeful defense

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