Official NFC Playoff Standings Thread - 1 Week To Go

[Joemailman]

Division Winners

1. Carolina Panthers 14-1
2. Arizona Cardinals 13-2
3. Green Bay Packers 10-5
4. Wash. Redskins 8 -7

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Wild Cards

5. Minnesota Vikings 10-5
6. Seattle Seahawks 9-6
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Outside Looking In

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

Carolina has clinched NFC South and a 1st round bye
Arizona has clinched NFC West and a 1st round bye
Green Bay Packers have clinched playoff spot
Washington Redskins have clinched NFC East
Minnesota Vikings have clinched playoff spot
Seattle Seahawks have clinched playoff spot
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Who can clinch what:

Carolina can clinch homefield advantage with a win or tie, or an Arizona loss or tie
Arizona can clinch home field advantage with a win and a Carolina loss.
Green Bay can clinch NFC North and #3 seed with a win or tie vs. Minnesota
Minnesota can clinch NFC North and #3 seed with a win over Green Bay
Seattle can clinch #5 seed with a win and a Minnesota loss.

[mraynrand]

Seattle can clinch #5 seed with a win and a Minnesota loss.

Does Carolina play before AZ-Seattle. If AZ can't get the #1 spot, do they 'rest' players against Seattle, giving Seattle the #5 spot (if Packers win). Or do they play all out and knock Seattle into the #6 spot?

[ThunderDan]

Does Carolina play before AZ-Seattle. If AZ can't get the #1 spot, do they 'rest' players against Seattle, giving Seattle the #5 spot (if Packers win). Or do they play all out and knock Seattle into the #6 spot?

If they knock SEA to the 6 seed they would assure not having to play them until the NFC Championship game and may make CAR 1st playoff game against SEA.

[Joemailman]

Does Carolina play before AZ-Seattle. If AZ can't get the #1 spot, do they 'rest' players against Seattle, giving Seattle the #5 spot (if Packers win). Or do they play all out and knock Seattle into the #6 spot?

Those games will be played at the same time.