fishermanwife
12-25-2008, 12:55 PM
Fingers crossed the Cowboys win.. There is still a chance.
NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
If season ended today: First-round byes: 1. NY Giants, 2. Carolina.
6. Tampa Bay* at 3. Minnesota, 5. Atlanta at 4. Arizona (* Dallas, not Tampa Bay, controls its own fate in Week 17).
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/nyg_2.gif 1. New York Giants (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/nyg/;_ylt=AqvE5XhoUM7iY8EIKb8oqkwZc9AF) (12-3) – Clinched No. 1 seed, NFC East title, first-round bye and home-field advantage through NFC playoffs.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/car.gif 2. Carolina Panthers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/car/;_ylt=AoHBb5TokUveqHuXsokHSBIZc9AF) (11-4) – Clinched playoff berth. Can clinch No. 2 seed, NFC South title and first-round bye with:
a) win/tie at New Orleans OR
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif b) Atlanta loss/tie to St. Louis.
Will be No. 5 seed with: loss at New Orleans AND Atlanta win over St. Louis.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/min.gif 3. Minnesota Vikings (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/min/;_ylt=AmhWzlaVldP_5kv5AXSLL.8Zc9AF) (9-6) – Clinch No. 3 seed and NFC North title with:
a) win vs. NY Giants, OR
b) Chicago loss at Houston, OR
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif c) tie AND Chicago tie.
Clinch No. 6 seed and first-round playoff game at Chicago with: tie AND Dallas loss at Philadelphia AND Tampa Bay loss to Oakland (AND Chicago win).
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/ari_3.jpg 4. Arizona Cardinals (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ari/;_ylt=AiOCtVndGEqF73MvNOeG1SAZc9AF) (8-7) – Clinched No. 4 seed and NFC West title.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/atl_2.gif 5. Atlanta Falcons (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/atl/;_ylt=AhL6SrbIO_SzJdN80NqhfhAZc9AF) (10-5) – Clinched playoff berth. Clinch No. 2 seed, NFC South title and first-round bye with: win over St. Louis AND Carolina loss at New Orleans.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gifClinch at worst No. 5 seed with: win/tie OR Dallas loss/tie.
Otherwise clinch No. 6 seed and open playoffs at NFC North champion.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/tam.gif 6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/tam;_ylt=Al59fPEXhC3Wd4JC_aekM0sZc9AF) (9-6) – Currently the No. 6 seed because of better conference record (8-4) than Dallas (7-4) and Chicago (7-5). However, Dallas will win the tiebreaker if teams finish 10-6 because both teams will have 8-4 conference record (eliminating Chicago), and Dallas beat Tampa Bay head to head.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif
Clinch No. 6 seed and playoff game at NFC North champion with:
a) win over Oakland AND Dallas loss/tie at Philadelphia, OR
b) tie AND Dallas loss AND either Minnesota or Chicago loss, OR
c) tie AND Dallas tie AND either Minnesota or Chicago tie AND either Minnesota or Chicago loss
Eliminated with loss OR Dallas win.
Still alive
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/dal.gif • Dallas Cowboys (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/dal/;_ylt=Ato3r9NkZAn2WeB8G2O_vE4Zc9AF) (9-6) – Clinch No. 5 seed with: win at Philadelphia AND Atlanta loss to St. Louis.
Clinch No. 6 seed and playoff game at NFC North champion with:
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif a) win at Philadelphia (and Atlanta win/tie), OR
b) tie AND Tampa Bay loss to Oakland AND either Minnesota loss/tie or Chicago loss/tie, OR
c) tie AND Tampa Bay tie AND either Chicago loss at Houston or Minnesota loss to NY Giants.
Eliminated with loss.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/chi.gif • Chicago Bears (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/chi/;_ylt=Aq5JhvnxBKAiPMXwfEgz4swZc9AF) (9-6) – Clinch No. 3 seed and NFC North title with:
a) win at Houston AND Minnesota loss/tie at NY Giants, OR
b) tie at Houston AND Minnesota loss at NY Giants. http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif
Clinch No. 6 seed and playoff game at Minnesota with:
a) win AND Tampa Bay loss/tie at Oakland AND Dallas loss/tie at Philadelphia.
b) tie AND Tampa Bay loss AND Dallas loss.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/phi.gif • Philadelphia Eagles (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/phi/;_ylt=Aq86VOS4BBOzbco0P75G.3cZc9AF) (8-6-1) – Clinch playoff berth, No. 6 seed and playoff game at NFC North champion with: win over Dallas AND Tampa Bay loss to Oakland AND either Minnesota loss to NY Giants or Chicago loss at Houston.
NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
If season ended today: First-round byes: 1. NY Giants, 2. Carolina.
6. Tampa Bay* at 3. Minnesota, 5. Atlanta at 4. Arizona (* Dallas, not Tampa Bay, controls its own fate in Week 17).
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/nyg_2.gif 1. New York Giants (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/nyg/;_ylt=AqvE5XhoUM7iY8EIKb8oqkwZc9AF) (12-3) – Clinched No. 1 seed, NFC East title, first-round bye and home-field advantage through NFC playoffs.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/car.gif 2. Carolina Panthers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/car/;_ylt=AoHBb5TokUveqHuXsokHSBIZc9AF) (11-4) – Clinched playoff berth. Can clinch No. 2 seed, NFC South title and first-round bye with:
a) win/tie at New Orleans OR
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif b) Atlanta loss/tie to St. Louis.
Will be No. 5 seed with: loss at New Orleans AND Atlanta win over St. Louis.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/min.gif 3. Minnesota Vikings (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/min/;_ylt=AmhWzlaVldP_5kv5AXSLL.8Zc9AF) (9-6) – Clinch No. 3 seed and NFC North title with:
a) win vs. NY Giants, OR
b) Chicago loss at Houston, OR
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif c) tie AND Chicago tie.
Clinch No. 6 seed and first-round playoff game at Chicago with: tie AND Dallas loss at Philadelphia AND Tampa Bay loss to Oakland (AND Chicago win).
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/ari_3.jpg 4. Arizona Cardinals (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ari/;_ylt=AiOCtVndGEqF73MvNOeG1SAZc9AF) (8-7) – Clinched No. 4 seed and NFC West title.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/atl_2.gif 5. Atlanta Falcons (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/atl/;_ylt=AhL6SrbIO_SzJdN80NqhfhAZc9AF) (10-5) – Clinched playoff berth. Clinch No. 2 seed, NFC South title and first-round bye with: win over St. Louis AND Carolina loss at New Orleans.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gifClinch at worst No. 5 seed with: win/tie OR Dallas loss/tie.
Otherwise clinch No. 6 seed and open playoffs at NFC North champion.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/tam.gif 6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/tam;_ylt=Al59fPEXhC3Wd4JC_aekM0sZc9AF) (9-6) – Currently the No. 6 seed because of better conference record (8-4) than Dallas (7-4) and Chicago (7-5). However, Dallas will win the tiebreaker if teams finish 10-6 because both teams will have 8-4 conference record (eliminating Chicago), and Dallas beat Tampa Bay head to head.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif
Clinch No. 6 seed and playoff game at NFC North champion with:
a) win over Oakland AND Dallas loss/tie at Philadelphia, OR
b) tie AND Dallas loss AND either Minnesota or Chicago loss, OR
c) tie AND Dallas tie AND either Minnesota or Chicago tie AND either Minnesota or Chicago loss
Eliminated with loss OR Dallas win.
Still alive
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/dal.gif • Dallas Cowboys (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/dal/;_ylt=Ato3r9NkZAn2WeB8G2O_vE4Zc9AF) (9-6) – Clinch No. 5 seed with: win at Philadelphia AND Atlanta loss to St. Louis.
Clinch No. 6 seed and playoff game at NFC North champion with:
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif a) win at Philadelphia (and Atlanta win/tie), OR
b) tie AND Tampa Bay loss to Oakland AND either Minnesota loss/tie or Chicago loss/tie, OR
c) tie AND Tampa Bay tie AND either Chicago loss at Houston or Minnesota loss to NY Giants.
Eliminated with loss.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/chi.gif • Chicago Bears (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/chi/;_ylt=Aq5JhvnxBKAiPMXwfEgz4swZc9AF) (9-6) – Clinch No. 3 seed and NFC North title with:
a) win at Houston AND Minnesota loss/tie at NY Giants, OR
b) tie at Houston AND Minnesota loss at NY Giants. http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/spacer.gif
Clinch No. 6 seed and playoff game at Minnesota with:
a) win AND Tampa Bay loss/tie at Oakland AND Dallas loss/tie at Philadelphia.
b) tie AND Tampa Bay loss AND Dallas loss.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/50x50c/phi.gif • Philadelphia Eagles (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/phi/;_ylt=Aq86VOS4BBOzbco0P75G.3cZc9AF) (8-6-1) – Clinch playoff berth, No. 6 seed and playoff game at NFC North champion with: win over Dallas AND Tampa Bay loss to Oakland AND either Minnesota loss to NY Giants or Chicago loss at Houston.