NFC 1. z-Atlanta (11-2) South Champions 2. San Francisco (9-3-1) West leader
3. Green Bay (9-4) North leader 4. NY Giants (8-5) East leader 5. Seattle (8-5) beat Chicago 6. Chicago (8-5)
7. Washington (7-6) Beat Dallas, Minnesota 8. Dallas (7-6) (5-5 NFC, 1-3 common games) lost to Washington, beat Minnesota on common games 9. Minnesota (7-6) (5-5 NFC, 1-4 common games) lost to Washington, lost to Dallas on common games 10 St. Louis (6-6-1) 11 D-Tampa Bay (6-7)
12 D-New Orleans (5-8) 13 *-Carolina (4-9) (4-7 NFC) Beat Philadelphia, beat Detroit and Arizona on NFC record 14 *-Detroit (4-9) (3-6 NFC) Beat Arizona on NFC Record, beat Philadelphia 15 *-Arizona (4-9) (2-7 NFC) lost to Detroit and Carolina on NFC Record, beat Philadelphia 16 *-Philadelphia (4-9) (2-8) lost to Carolina, Detroit, and Arizona
x - clinched playoff spot z - clinched division title D - eliminated from Divisional title W - eliminated from Wild Card spot * - eliminated from playoffs
Wildcard #6 Chicago (8-5) @ #3 Green Bay (9-4) #5 Seattle (8-5) @ #4 NY Giants (8-5)
1st round bye #1 Atlanta (11-2) #2 San Francisco (9-3-1)
* Minnesota will be eliminated from the NFC North title with a loss AND Green Bay win
* St. Louis will be eliminated from the NFC West title with loss OR San Francisco win
* Atlanta will earn a 1st round bye with a win OR Green Bay loss
* Tampa Bay will be eliminated from the playoffs with a loss AND a (Seattle win AND Chicago win)
* New Orleans will be eliminated from the playoffs with a loss OR a ( Seattle win AND Chicago win)
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AFC 1. x-Houston (11-2) South leader 2. z-New England (10-3) East Champions (9-1 AFC) Beat Denver and Baltimore on AFC record
3. z-Denver (10-3) West Champions, (7-2 AFC), lost to NE AFC record 4. Baltimore (9-4) North leader 5. Indy (9-4) 6. Pittsburgh (7-6) beat Cincinnati
7. Cincinnati (7-6) lost to Pittsburgh 8. D-NY Jets (6-7) 9. D-Cleveland (5-8) (5-5 AFC) Beat San Diego, beat Buffalo AFC record 10 D-San Diego (5-8) (5-5 AFC) Lost to Cleveland, Beat Buffalo on AFC record 11 D-Buffalo (5-8) (4-6 AFC) lost to Cleveland and San Diego on AFC record, beat Miami
12 D-Miami (5-8) lost to Buffalo 13 D-Tennessee (4-9) 14 *-Oakland (3-10) 15 *-Jacksonville (2-11) (2-6 AFC) Beat Kansas City on AFC record 16 *-Kansas City (2-11) (0-9 AFC) lost to Jacksonville on AFC record
x - clinched playoff spot z - clinched division title D - eliminated from Divisional title * - eliminated from playoffs
According to the ESPN playoff machine, technically Cleveland can still be alive in the hunt even if one of the two of Cincinnati or Pittsburgh wins this week. If Pitt AND Cincy win, it's over.
Just clinging to the thought of a glass of water in the desert. :D
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Originally posted by Zeruel* Minnesota will be eliminated from the NFC North title with a loss AND Green Bay win
I think they get eliminated if Green Bay wins, period, because Green Bay will be at least two games up with a guaranteed better division record than Minnesota.
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Go Pack Go! Owner of one (1) share. (9-4, 1st NFC North) Let's Go Riders! Owner of one (1) share. (Wait til next year...)
Originally posted by Zeruel* Minnesota will be eliminated from the NFC North title with a loss AND Green Bay win
I think they get eliminated if Green Bay wins, period, because Green Bay will be at least two games up with a guaranteed better division record than Minnesota.
You are right. It's finals week, I missed that one. MN needs a GB loss.
Green Bay (9-4, 4-0 div) --------- Chicago, TN, Minnesota
Minnesota (7-6, 3-2 div) --------- St. Louis, HOUSTON, GB
The only way MN can beat GB in tiebreakers is either GB loses out or GB only wins against TN and either way, MN has to win all 3. If GB loses out, and MN, MN will have 1 more win.
If GB only beats TN, MN will have a better record and: GB will be (10-6, 4-2), MN will be (10-6, 4-2). Common games comes before NFC record, so MN would beat GB with a 9-3 CG record vs GB's 8-4
Common Games with common results: Arizona W Detroit W/W Houston W Jacksonville W St. Louis W Tennessee W
Chicago W/L
Seattle L Indy L
Only different common game was SF. Minnesota beat them, GB didn't.
Of course, Chicago COULD beat out both of them...
(edited by Zeruel on 13.12.12 1157)
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