NFC Playoff Picture After Week 13

[CaliforniaCheez]

NFC

First Round Bye
1) Packers (1) (Winning % 1.00 > 49'ers .833)
2) 49'ers (2) (Winning % .833 > Saints .750)

Division Winners
3) Saints (3) (Winning % .750 > Cowboys .583)
4) Cowboys (4) (Winning % .583 > Giants .500)

Wild Cards
5) Bears (5) (Head to head over Falcons)
6) Falcons (6) (Head to head over the Lions)

The Rest in Order:
7) Lions (7) (Winning % .583 > Giants .500)
8) Giants (8) (Winning % .500 > Seahawks .417)
9) Seahawks (11) (Head to head win over Cardinals)
10) Cardinals (12) (Winning % .417 > Eagles .333)
11) Eagles (9) (Conference win % .400 > Panthers .222)
12) Panthers (14) (Head to head win over Redskins)
13) Redskins (10) (Conference win % .444 > .333)
14) Buccaneers (13) (Winning % .333 > vikings .167)
15) vikings (15) (Conference win % .250 > Rams .100)
16) Rams (16)


The Packers have clinched the #3 playoff spot.
The 49'ers have clinched the #4 playoff spot.
Although close, the Saints have not yet clinched a playoff spot.
One more Packers win or one more Saints loss and the Packers clinch a first round bye.

Currently
Packers 12-0, Conference 10-0, Strength of Victory .426, Strength of Schedule .426
49'ers 10-2, Conference 8-1, Strength of Victory .400, Strength of Schedule .444

The Packers and 49'ers have 3 common games and both are 3-0 so common games will not be a tiebreaker.

Saints 9-3, Conference 6-3, Packers have head to head tiebreaker, SOV .438, SOS .453
In common games the Saints lost to the Rams and are .500 with the Buccaneers.

Things are looking very good right now.

[pbmax]

I love it when a plan comes together.

Can't wait until the Packers can control their own destiny: on home field.

[RashanGary]

The 49ers have beaten some pretty darn good teams. They have three easy ones coming up and a tough one. I'm going to pencil them in at 3-1 the rest of the way (losing to the Steelers.) With that in mind, our magic number is 2. Two wins and odds are, we have home field advantage throughout.

[RashanGary]

I think I'm rooting for the 49ers down the stretch. I'd like to see the Saints miss their by week, then have to play on the road for the last two playoff games. They are a scary team.

[smuggler]

I think I'm rooting for the 49ers down the stretch. I'd like to see the Saints miss their by week, then have to play on the road for the last two playoff games. They are a scary team.

I'd like to have the 49ers be 2 seed and Saints be 3 seed. That way they play each other if the Saints advance to the divisional round.

[Guiness]

I think I'm rooting for the 49ers down the stretch. I'd like to see the Saints miss their by week, then have to play on the road for the last two playoff games. They are a scary team.

Agreed. The 49ers are a lot better than anyone gave them credit for, and quite possibly better than the 'aints. I'd still rather face them, with Smith, then roll the dice on facing Brees. I think our O can score on any defense, but if we meet NO in the playoffs, the over/under will be an even 100, and I'm taking the over!

[Guiness]

I love it when a plan comes together.

Can't wait until the Packers can control their own destiny: on home field.

Good one!

[Badgerinmaine]

Not that they need that much help, but the Packers got a lot of help in moving up the ladder to being guaranteed no worse than the #3 seed. Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta AND Dallas all managed to lose yesterday. Sealing a home playoff game for the Tundra is a fine, fine thing.

[George Cumby]

I think I'm rooting for the 49ers down the stretch. I'd like to see the Saints miss their by week, then have to play on the road for the last two playoff games. They are a scary team.

Me three. Brees is on fire.

[Freak Out]

The Who Dats in Green bay for the NFC Championship would make for a crazy matchup....their running game scares me if the weather is shit.

[denverYooper]

Green Bay is going to play 3 out of their last 4 in Lambeau and then 2 playoff games. That's going to give them a pretty big home field advantage in January. Teams trying to beat Green Bay by running the ball are bringing knives to a gunfight.

I'm glad they need 1 more win to get home field advantage v. New Orleans. New Orleans is a much tougher matchup in the Superdome.

[mraynrand]

New Orleans is a much tougher matchup in the Superdome.

I totally agree. The Saints are a far tougher animal in the dome. They are beatable outdoors in the cold. The Niners seem like a team much better suited for a road game in the cold, with the significant exception of the quality of QB.

[Smeefers]

I love this thread.

[mission]

I'd like to have the 49ers be 2 seed and Saints be 3 seed. That way they play each other if the Saints advance to the divisional round.

This. How do we ensure this?

[Joemailman]

Probably don't have to do anything. That's probably how they'll finish. Saints probably can't overtake 49ers for #2. Highly unlikely Cowboys or Giants could overtake Saints for #3.