Official NFC Playoff Standings Thread - 3 Weeks To Go

[Joemailman]

Division Winners

1) Green Bay Packers 11-3
2) Dallas Cowboys 10-4 Better conference winning pct. than Arizona and Tampa
Bay
3) Tampa Bay Bucs 10-4 Better strength of victory than Arizona
4) Arizona Cardinals 10-4 Better division winning pct. than Los Angeles
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Wild Cards

5) Los Angeles Rams 10-4
6) San Francisco 49ers 8-6
7) Minnesota Vikings 7-7 Better winning pct. in common games than Philadelphia/
Better conference winning pct. than New Orleans
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Outside Looking In

8) Philadelphia Eagles 7-7 Head to head tie-breaker over New Orleans
9) New Orleans Saints 7-7
10) Washington FT 6-8 Head to head tie-breaker over Atlanta
11) Atlanta Falcons 6-8
12) Carolina Panthers 5-9 Better conference winning pct. than Seattle
13) Seattle Seahawks 5-9
14) New York Giants 4-10 Better conference winning pct. than Chicago
15) Chicago Bears 4-10
16) Detroit Lions 2-11-1
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Dallas takes #2 seed. Vikings grab #7 seed

Key Week 16 Games:

San Francisco at Tennessee
Cleveland at Green Bay
Indianapolis at Arizona
Detroit at Atlanta
Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota
New York Giants at Philadelphia
Tampa Bay at Carolina
Washington at Dallas
Miami at New Orleans
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Remaining Schedule Of Top Contenders:

Arizona:

vs. Indianapolis
@ Dallas
vs. Seattle
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Green Bay:

vs. Cleveland
vs. Minnesota
@ Detroit
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Tampa Bay:

@ Carolina
@ New York Jets
vs. Carolina
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Dallas:

vs. Washington
vs. Arizona
@ Philadelphia
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Los Angeles Rams:

@ Minnesota
@ Baltimore
vs. San Francisco

[Joemailman]

Packers have clinched NFC North. Lions and Bears have been eliminated from the playoffs. That is all.

[RashanGary]

I’m crossing my fingers for some health breaks down the stretch. Even if we don’t get our guys back, at least don’t lose any more and we have a chance to be playing our best ball in January.

Dallas has a decent chance of winning out. If that happens, we need to win out too.

[RashanGary]

I’m hoping for low wind games at home. Both Cleveland and Minnesota have the RBs to really push us in a wind game. We have Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams so I think a balanced game gives us a better chance.

[Fritz]

I wouldn't want to see SF in the playoffs. I hope GB can bag that #1 seed and get a week off.

[texaspackerbacker]

The way things are going, I may need to root against my second favorite team. The say they've been stumbling and bumbling on offense, though, they may drop a game regardless.

Of course, if the Packers run the table, as they should, noting else matters.

[Joemailman]

Arizona clinches playoff berth with:

ARI win or tie OR
PHI loss or tie + SF loss OR
PHI loss or tie + MIN loss or tie OR
PHI loss or tie + NO loss or tie OR
MIN loss or tie + SF loss OR
MIN loss or tie + NO loss or tie OR
NO loss or tie + SF loss


Dallas clinches NFC East division title with:

DAL win or tie OR
PHI loss or tie OR
DAL clinches at least a tie in strength-of-victory tiebreaker over PHI

Dallas clinches playoff berth with:

NO loss or tie OR
SF loss OR
TB win or tie


Los Angeles Rams clinch playoff berth with:

LAR win or tie OR
PHI loss or tie + NO loss or tie


Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth with:

MIN loss or tie + PHI loss or tie OR
MIN loss or tie + DAL win or tie OR
MIN loss or tie + DAL clinches at least a tie in strength-of-victory tiebreaker over PHI.

[George Cumby]

I wouldn't want to see SF in the playoffs. I hope GB can bag that #1 seed and get a week off.

I hadn't watched them for over a month.

Holy cow they've fixed what was ailing them.

They look tough and physical.

And Jimmy G just threw his second pick. lol

[smuggler]

If what you've got posted is accurate, I believe the 49ers loss put the Cowboys into the playoffs.

[Joemailman]

49ers losing throws that #6 seed up for grabs. Those three 7-7 teams with an opportunity.

[texaspackerbacker]

It's not out of the question that the Packers could have the #1 seed wrapped up by the time we play the Lions - turning the game into a Love-fest.

[Joemailman]

It's not out of the question that the Packers could have the #1 seed wrapped up by the time we play the Lions - turning the game into a Love-fest.

I believe they have to win their next 2, and they need the Cowboys to lose to Arizona.

[George Cumby]

IDK if it's a good thing to have it locked up by the Lions game.

I'm always a little concerned about when a team gets too much time off.

[texaspackerbacker]

I believe they have to win their next 2, and they need the Cowboys to lose to Arizona.

Arizona has been stinking it up, but so have the Cowboys recently.

I tend to agree with Cumby about the time off thing, but it might help Rodgers' toe, etc.

[RashanGary]

Arizona has been stinking it up, but so have the Cowboys recently.

I tend to agree with Cumby about the time off thing, but it might help Rodgers' toe, etc.

How is your numerology book going? Are you going to be posting deep insight about the number 42 anytime soon?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

I believe they have to win their next 2, and they need the Cowboys to lose to Arizona.

Or the Redcoats.

[RashanGary]

The eagles still have a shot to be in it. They could play the cowboys tough.

[George Cumby]

Eagles Run Game has been stellar as of late, they might be tough.

[texaspackerbacker]

How is your numerology book going? Are you going to be posting deep insight about the number 42 anytime soon?

I settled for reading about it in Wikipedia hahahaha. It seems like gibberish to me. 53? My crystal ball says Oren Burks is gonna make a big special teams play tomorrow.

[George Cumby]

I settled for reading about it in Wikipedia hahahaha. It seems like gibberish to me. 53? My crystal ball says Oren Burks is gonna make a big special teams play tomorrow.

LOL.

That was funny.

[King Friday]

Third time is still a charm.

Go Pack Go!

[texaspackerbacker]

LOL.

That was funny.

The funny thing is I meant to type 42 like in RG's post but I hit the wrong keys and it came out 53. I didn't even notice it until now.

[Joemailman]

For now, Rams take #3 seed, and Cardinals drop to #5.

[texaspackerbacker]

Cardinals are pulling a Viking-level fade.

[smuggler]

If the Packers can manage to beat the Vikes (big IF the way the D played tonight) next weekend, they will be the first team to ever record 13 wins in three straight seasons.

[Joemailman]

Cardinals are pulling a Viking-level fade.

Actually, it's a Cardinals-like fade. 2019-2021 after October they are now 9-15.

[Joemailman]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHj44pKUYAUmSyP?format=jpg&name=large

[George Cumby]

Bucs with a patsy last two games.

[George Cumby]

Snowing heavy in Seattle.

Seattle fans stayed home. Lots of empty seats.

[Joemailman]

Vikings drop out of playoff seed. Eagles now #7.

Packers and Bucs have clinched division titles. Rams, Cowboys and Cardinals have clinched playoff berths.

[King Friday]

Need the Cardinals to stop fading next week.

[Joemailman]

Clinched Division: Packers, Cowboys, Buccaneers

Clinched Playoff Berth: Rams, Cardinals

In The Hunt: 49ers (8-7), Eagles (8-7), Saints (7-7), Vikings (7-8), Falcons (7-8), Football Team (6-9)

Eliminated: Panthers, Bears, Seahawks, Giants, Lions

[Fritz]

I'm almost as concerned about the Packers clinching homefield next week and not having thus a meaningful game for three weeks. The Flower's record after byes is not good, and this team has lost its focus.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'm almost as concerned about the Packers clinching homefield next week and not having thus a meaningful game for three weeks. The Flower's record after byes is not good, and this team has lost its focus.

MLF is 3-2 after byes (2-0 in the divisional round after getting a bye for wild card weekend), and the two losses were to the eventual NFC representative in the Super Bowl (San Fran in 2019, Tampa in 2020).

[texaspackerbacker]

Assuming everybody wins out, our first game would I think be against the 4th seed - Tampa. I wouldn't say that would be scary, but it would be kinda like last season. Pick your poison - any of the 2nd - 4th seeds would be tough, but getting them at home, we ought to be able to handle them.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I don’t see the Rams winning both games, so there’s a good chance that the Buccaneers are the #3 seed. If the #6 seed is San Fran, Brady vs Jimmy G might be fun.

[Fritz]

MLF is 3-2 after byes (2-0 in the divisional round after getting a bye for wild card weekend), and the two losses were to the eventual NFC representative in the Super Bowl (San Fran in 2019, Tampa in 2020).

This is more than just a bye, if the Packers wrap up the #1 seed before the Detroit game. I'm not saying I don't hope for that - I always want the Pack to do well - but I'm concerned that this team is in a funk, and I wonder what is necessary to get them to play with the focus they seemed to have about six weeks ago.

There have also been instances of teams going into the playoffs playing poorly, then suddenly rocking it in the playoffs. So anything can happen, and the hot team going in - Dallas, at the moment - doesn't always pan out.

But the Packers do seem slow starters after a bye. 3-2 isn't bad, but comparing that to his overall record, well, it's not as good, either.

[call_me_ishmael]

Just call him milf.

[Fritz]

That just makes me think of Alexis Fawxx.

[QBME]

Niners Jimmy G has a fractured bone in his right thumb along with a torn ligament.

[smuggler]

Thus ends the 49ers career of Jimmy G, who oscillated between below average and above average, and always looked better than that because of the circumstances in which he played.