Official NFC Playoff Standings Thread - 5 Weeks To Go

[Joemailman]

Division Winners

1. Arizona Cardinals 9-2
2. Green Bay Packers 8-3 Head to head tiebreaker over Philadelphia
3. Philadelphia Eagles 8-3 Better division winning pct. than Dallas
4. Atlanta Falcons 4-7 Head to head tie-breaker over New Orleans

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Wild Cards

5. Dallas Cowboys 8-3
6. Seattle Seahawks 7-4 Better winning pct. vs. common opponents than Detroit

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Outside Looking In

7. Detroit Lions 7-4 Better conference winning pct. than San Francisco
8. San Francisco 49ers 7-4
9. Chicago Bears 5-6
10. New Orleans Saints 4-7 Better conference winning pct. than Minnesota
11. Minnesota Vikings 4-7 Head to head toe-breaker over St. Louis
12. St. Louis Rams 4-7
13. Carolina Panthers 3-7-1
14. New York Giants 3-8 Head to head tie-breaker over Washington
15. Washington Redskins3-8
16. Tampa Bay Bucs 2-9
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Key Week 13 Games

Chicago at Detroit
Philadelphia at Dallas
Seattle at San Francisco
New Orleans at Pittsburgh
Carolina at Minnesota
Arizona at Atlanta
New England at Green Bay
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Great Thanksgiving Day matchups!

Is it okay to cheer for the Bears?

Will 6 wins be enough to win the NFC South?

[Carolina_Packer]

Division Winners

11. Minnesota Vikings 4-7 Head to head toe-breaker over St. Louis[/b]

Wow, tough league! Run by the mob, I assume?

[woodbuck27]

4. Atlanta Falcons 4-7 Head to head tie-breaker over New Orleans

Holy Cow !

[channtheman]

Atlanta is leading their division at 4-7 and they haven't beaten a team outside of it. I think in this case where the division is so bad, maybe divisional record should be overlooked as wins against real NFL teams are more impressive and would more likely merit a playoff spot. That said, it is possible for a 5-11 team to win that division, and I think it'd be hilarious.

[mraynrand]

Packers probably have to play both ATL and BUCS still fighting for a playoff spot. #juggernauts

[smuggler]

Weird thing is.... The Bucs actually look like more of a threat.

[pbmax]

Weird thing is.... The Bucs actually look like more of a threat.

Agree. Plus its Lovie versus ARod. He usually slows down the Rodgers O.

[denverYooper]

I just looked at the schedule for tomorrow.... best slate of Thanksgiving games in years.

Chicago's going to put it to Detroit followed up by Philly-Dallas and Seattle-San Fran.

Good thing Applejack has handles of Wild Turkey on super sale this week.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Love it when divisions beat up on each other.

[Smidgeon]

I was running ESPN's playoff simulator, and I think the Saints will win the division at 8-8. They have some cupcakes on their schedule and Brees behind center. No one else wins more than 5-6 in the division.

The Lions will finish 11-5 and the Packers 12-4 (depending on Sunday's game). They'll still at best be the #2 seed behind Arizona (unless they implode).

So far, an interesting year.

[Pugger]

Weird thing is.... The Bucs actually look like more of a threat.

How many Bucs games have you seen? Tampa is atrocious and unfortunately we get all of their games down here.

[Bossman641]

Go Bears! Give us some breathing room.

[pbmax]

Go Bears! Give us some breathing room.

It almost feels safe to root for the Bears now. Similar to rooting for the Lions in all previous years, except maybe 1957.

[Joemailman]

Lions win and Cowboys loss puts Lions back in wild-card position. Eagles win puts them in #2 position, pending Packers game Sunday.

[woodbuck27]

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