Official NFC Playoff Standings Thread - 2 Weeks To Go

[Joemailman]

Division Winners

1) Seattle Seahawks 11-3 Better winning pct vs common opponents than Green Bay/Better conference winning pct than New Orleans/Head to head tiebreaker over San Francisco
2) Green Bay Packers 11-3 Better conference winning pct than New Orleans
3) New Orleans Saints 11-3
4) Dallas Cowboys 7-7 Head to head tie-breaker over Philadelphia
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Wild Cards

5) San Francisco 49ers 11-3
6) Minnesota Vikings 10-4
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Outside Looking In

7) Los Angeles Rams 8-6
8) Chicago Bears 7-7 Better conference winning pct than Philadelphia and Tampa Bay
9) Philadelphia Eagles 7-7 Better conference winning pct than Tampa Bay
10) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-7
11) Atlanta Falcons 5-9 Better conference winning percentage than Carolina
12) Carolina Panthers 5-9
13) Arizona Cardinals 4-9-1
14) Detroit Lions 3-10-1
15) New York Giants 3-11 Head to head tiebreaker over Washington
16) Washington Redskins 3-11
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Big changes again this week. Seattle goes from 5 to 1, switching places with San Francisco.
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Key Week 16 Games

Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco
New Orleans at Tennessee
Dallas at Philadelphia
Arizona at Seattle
Green Bay at Minnesota
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Clinching Scenarios

New Orleans Saints have clinched NFC South
Seattle Seahawks have clinched a playoff berth
Green Bay Packers have clinched a playoff berth
San Francisco 49ers have clinched a playoff berth
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GREEN BAY PACKERS (11-3) (at Minnesota (10-4), Monday, 8:15 PM ET, ESPN)

Green Bay clinches NFC North division with:

1) GB win or tie

DALLAS COWBOYS (7-7) (at Philadelphia (7-7), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)

Dallas clinches NFC East division with:

1) DAL win

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (10-4) (vs. Green Bay (11-3), Monday, 8:15 PM ET, ESPN)

Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:

1) MIN win or tie OR
2) LAR loss or tie

[George Cumby]

Ugh. I forgot this game was in Minnesota.

I have a bad feeling about this.

[Fritz]

Is this Monday night?

[Joemailman]

Is this Monday night?

No, this is Wednesday afternoon. But the game is Monday night.

[George Cumby]

No, this is Wednesday afternoon. But the game is Monday night.

The Dad Jokes are strong in this one.

[Joemailman]

Football Outsiders currently has Packers with 82% chance of winning the division, but only about 30% chance of 1st round bye. That of course means the expect the Packers to lose 1 game, likely the Vikings. https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/playoffodds They have the Packers as heavy favorites for #3 seed, and Vikings as heavy favorites as #6 seed. This of course would set up 3rd Packer/Viking game in divisional round at Lambeau.

[texaspackerbacker]

That wouldn't be the worst thing ....... I still expect the Packers to win out and have that first round bye, though. And what nobody wants to talk about, we still could be the #1 seed if things fall right. All it would take is for the loser of the game between Seattle and SF to lose to somebody else - not likely, but possible. That's assuming the Packers do win out.

[ThunderDan]

That wouldn't be the worst thing ....... I still expect the Packers to win out and have that first round bye, though. And what nobody wants to talk about, we still could be the #1 seed if things fall right. All it would take is for the loser of the game between Seattle and SF to lose to somebody else - not likely, but possible. That's assuming the Packers do win out.

Sorry, but wrong. It would take the winner of the 49ers Seahag game to lose the next Sunday.

[texaspackerbacker]

Sorry, but wrong. It would take the winner of the 49ers Seahag game to lose the next Sunday.

I stand corrected - I should have said the winner, not loser of that 49ers Seahag game to lose this week - thus giving both of them 4 losses.

[Joemailman]

I stand corrected - I should have said the winner, not loser of that 49ers Seahag game to lose this week - thus giving both of them 4 losses.
Right. Both teams need to lose a game. They play each other the last week. This week, Seahawks host the Cardinals and 49ers host the Rams. Rams could definitely beat the 49ers.

[Joemailman]

Right. Both teams need to lose a game. They play each other the last week. This week, Seahawks host the Cardinals and 49ers host the Rams. Rams could definitely beat the 49ers.

Barring a miracle Seahawks will lose to Cardinals. So if I have it right, to get the #1 seed Packers have to win out and have Seahawks beat 49ers next week.

[George Cumby]

Barring a miracle Seahawks will lose to Cardinals. So if I have it right, to get the #1 seed Packers have to win out and have Seahawks beat 49ers next week.

This is a crazy season.