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Atlanta 1. Atlanta Falcons (12-3) – Clinched a playoff berth.
• Would clinch the NFC South title, the No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs with a win/tie vs. the Panthers, or both a Saints loss/tie vs. the Buccaneers and a Bears loss/tie at the Packers.
• Would clinch a first-round bye and at worst No. 2 seed with a Saints loss/tie.
• Would be the No. 5 seed with a loss and a Saints win.
Chicago 2. Chicago Bears (11-4) – Clinched the NFC North title and a first-round bye due to a head-to-head win vs. the Eagles.
• Would clinch the No. 1 seed with a win vs. the Packers and a Falcons loss vs. the Panthers and a Saints loss/tie vs. the Buccaneers.
Philadelphia 3. Philadelphia Eagles (10-5) – Clinched the NFC East and will be the No. 3 seed after losing to the Vikings.
St. Louis 4. St. Louis Rams (7-8) – Would clinch the NFC West title and No. 4 seed with a win/tie at the Seahawks. Would lose the tiebreaker to the Seahawks due to division record (4-2 to 3-3).
New Orleans 5. New Orleans Saints (11-4) – Clinched a playoff berth and can be only the No. 1 or No. 5 seed.
• Would clinch the NFC South, the No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs with a win vs. the Buccaneers and a Falcons loss to the Panthers.
• Would win the tiebreaker with the Falcons due to division record (5-1 to 4-2) and win the tiebreaker with the Bears due to conference record (10-2 to 9-3).
Green Bay 6. Green Bay Packers (9-6) – Would clinch a playoff berth and the No. 6 seed with a win vs. the Bears due to the strength-of-victory tiebreaker (and head-to-head win vs. the Giants), or both a Giants loss at the Redskins and a Buccaneers loss at the Saints.
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New York Giants 7. New York Giants (9-6) – Would clinch a playoff berth and the No. 6 seed with a win at the Redskins and a Packers loss/tie to the Bears.
• Would win the tiebreaker with the Buccaneers due to a better record vs. common opponents (5-0 to 4-1; the Buccaneers lost to the Lions).
Tampa Bay 8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-6) – Would clinch a playoff berth and the No. 6 seed with a win at the Saints and a Packers loss to the Bears and a Giants loss at the Redskins.
• Would lose all tiebreakers due to strength of victory (to the Packers, or both the Giants and Packers), or record vs. common opponents (to the Giants).
Seattle 9. Seattle Seahawks (6-9) – Would clinch the NFC West and No. 4 seed with a win vs. the Rams due to a better division record than the Rams (4-2 to 3-3).