NFC 1. z-Atlanta (13-2) South Champions 2. z-Green Bay (11-4) North Champions
3. x-San Francisco (10-4-1) West leader 4. Washington (9-6) NFC leader 5. x-Seattle (10-5) 6. D-Minnesota (9-6) (6-5 NFC, 3-2 div) beat Chicago on div record
7. D-Chicago (9-6) (6-5 NFC, 2-3 div) lost to Minnesota on div record 8. W-Dallas (8-7) (5-6 NFC, 3-2 div) beat NY Giants on div record 9. D-NY Giants (8-7) (7-4 NFC, 2-3 div) lost to Dallas on div record 10 *-St. Louis (7-7-1) 11 *-New Orleans (7-8)
12 *-Tampa Bay (6-9) beat Carolina 13 *-Carolina (6-9) lost to Tampa Bay 14 *-Arizona (5-10) 15 *-Detroit (4-11) Beat Philadelphia 16 *-Philadelphia (4-11) lost to Detroit
x - clinched playoff spot z - clinched division title D - eliminated from Divisional title W - eliminated from Wild Card spot * - eliminated from playoffs
Wildcard #6 Minnesota (9-6) @ #3 San Francisco (10-4-1) #5 Seattle (10-5) @ #4 Washington (9-6)
1st round bye #1 Atlanta (13-2) #2 Green Bay (11-4)
(If the playoffs expanded) Bye or #8 Dallas (8-7) @ #1 Atlanta (13-2) #5 Seattle (10-5) @ #4 Washington (9-6)
#6 Minnesota (9-6) @ #3 San Francisco (10-4-1) #7 Chicago (9-6) @ #2 Green Bay (11-4)
* Dallas/Washington winner is the NFC East champion
* Washington can still get a wildcard if they lose with a Chicgo AND Minnesota loss
* NY Giants can get a wildcard spot with a win AND Dallas loss/tie AND Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss
* Minnesota gets a wildcard spot with a win OR tie and Chicago loss/tie OR Dallas loss/tie and NY Giants loss/tie and Chicago loss
* Chicago gets a wildcard spot with a win and Minnesota loss/tie OR tie and a Minnesota loss
* San Francisco will win the NFC West with a win or another tie OR a Seattle loss/tie
* San Francisco can get the #2 seed with a win and Green Bay loss/tie OR another tie and a Green Bay loss
* Seattle can win the NFC West with a win and SF loss
* Seattle can get the #2 seed with a win and SF loss and GB loss
* Green Bay will get the #2 seed with a win OR tie and SF loss or another tie OR SF loses and Seattle loss/tie
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AFC 1. z-Houston (12-3) South Champions, beat Denver 2. z-Denver (12-3) West Champions, lost to Houston
3. z-New England (11-4) East Champions 4. z-Baltimore (10-5) North champions 5. x-Indy (10-5) 6. x-Cincinnati (9-6)
7. *-Miami (7-8) (5-6 AFC) beats Pittsburgh on AFC record 8. *-Pittsburgh (7-8) (4-7 AFC) lost to Miami on AFC record 9. *-San Diego (6-9) (6-5 AFC) beat NY Jets 10 *-NY Jets (6-9) (4-7 AFC) lost to San Diego 11 *-Cleveland (5-10) (5-6 AFC) beat Buffalo and Tennessee on AFC record
12 *-Tennessee (5-10) (4-7 AFC) lost to Cleveland on AFC record, beat Buffalo 13 *-Buffalo (5-10) (4-7 AFC) lost to Tennessee, lost to Cleveland on AFC record 14 *-Oakland (4-11) 15 *-Jacksonville (2-13) (2-9 AFC) Beat Kansas City on AFC record 16 *-Kansas City (2-13) (0-11 AFC) lost to Jacksonville on AFC record
x - clinched playoff spot z - clinched division title D - eliminated from Divisional title * - eliminated from playoffs
Wildcard #6 Cincinnati(9-6) @ #3 New England (11-4) #5 Indy (10-5) @ #4 Baltimore (10-5)
1st Round Bye #1 Houston (12-3) #2 Denver (12-3)
(If the playoffs were expanded) Bye or #8 Pittsburgh (7-8) @ #1 Houston (12-3) #5 Indy (10-5) @ #4 Baltimore (10-5)
#6 Cincinnati(9-6) @ #3 New England (11-4) #7 Miami (7-8) @ #2 Houston (12-3)
* Houston will clinch a #1 seed with a win OR tie and Denver loss/tie OR New England loss/tie and Denver loss
* Denver will clinch a #1 seed with a win and Houston loss/tie OR a tie and Houston loss
* New England will clinch a #1 seed with a win AND Denver loss AND Houston loss
* New England can clinch a #2 seed with a win AND either Denver and/or Houston losing
Division strength by out of division record 1. NFC North (23-17) 0.575 2t NFC West (22-18) 0.550 2t NFC South (22-18) 0.550 4. AFC North (21-19) 0.525
5t NFC East (19-21) 0.475 5t AFC South (19-21) 0.475 5t AFC East (19-21) 0.477 8. AFC West (14-26) 0.350
The NFC is (39-25) 0.609 vs the AFC
The Home team is (133-106-1) 0.556 vs the Away team
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MEANINGFUL WEEK 17 GAMES 1pm ET CHI @ DET - playoff spot HOU @ IND - seeding PHI @ NYG - playoff spot
4pm ET KCC @ DEN - seeding/first overall pick GBP @ MIN - playoff spot/seeding MIA @ NEW - seeding/first overall pick ARI @ SFA - seeding only STL @ SEA - seeding only
7:30pm ET DAL @ WAS - playoff spot
If team loses, cross off, except where noted. First team left uncrossed gets the spot.
NFC BYE (#2) GB SF SEA GB w/LOSS
NFC WILD CARD (#6 seed) MIN CHI WAS w/LOSS NYG MIN w/LOSS
AFC is much trickier because it's 3 teams for 2 spots.
Late Games Early game HOU W HOU L DEN W & NEW W HOU 1 DEN 2 DEN 1 NEW 2 DEN W & NEW L HOU 1 DEN 2 DEN 1 HOU 2 DEN L & NEW W HOU 1 NEW 2 NEW 1 HOU 2 DEN L & NEW L HOU 1 DEN 2 HOU 1 DEN 2