NFC Playoff Picture, Week 16

NFC Playoff Picture

Rk	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Div	Conf
1	c-Green Bay	14	1	0	.933	5-0	11-0
2	y-San Francisco	12	3	0	.800	4-1	9-2
3	y-New Orleans	12	3	0	.800	4-1	8-3
4	New York Giants	8	7	0	.533	2-3	4-7
5	x-Detroit	10	5	0	.667	3-2	6-5
6	x-Atlanta	9	6	0	.600	2-3	6-5
-	Dallas	8	7	0	.533	2-3	6-5

c –home field advantage, y – division champion, x – playoff berth

Remaining Schedules:
Green Bay: DET
San Francisco: @STL
New Orleans: CAR
NY Giants: DAL
Detroit: @GB
Atlanta: TB
Dallas: @NYG

Playoff Scenarios:
Packers - They have clinched the #1 seed in the NFC.
49ers - They clinch a first-round bye with a) a win, or b) a Saints loss. They win a tie-breaker with New Orleans thanks to their better conference record.
Saints - They clinch a first round bye with a win AND a 49ers loss. Otherwise they will get the NFC's 3rd seed.
Lions - They have clinched a wild card berth. They get the first wild card berth with a) a win, or b) a Falcons loss.
Falcons - They have clinched a wild card berth. They get the first wild card berth with a win AND a Lions loss. They win a tiebreaker with Detroit because they beat Detroit head-to-head.

Finally, the winner of Sunday night's game between the Giants and the Cowboys wins the NFC East and receives the 4th seed.