Official NFC Playoff Standings Thread - 3 Weeks To Go

[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.