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Related: About this forumThe NFC playoffs is an 8-man race for 7 spots
Even though Week 12 still isnt even over, its very obvious who the NFCs playoff spots will come down to. Both NFL Pros data and the New York Times playoff predictor have the following teams with less than a two percent chance of making the postseason: the Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Commanders, New Orleans Saints and New York Giants. With so many teams on the brink of elimination, well break down what matters for the Green Bay Packers moving forward.
NFC Playoff Odds
Los Angeles Rams: 100% (NFL Pro), 100% (NYT)
Philadelphia Eagles: 99%, 100%
Seattle Seahawks: 90%, 91%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 83%, 80%
San Francisco 49ers: 80%, 82%
Detroit Lions: 76%, 80%
Green Bay Packers: 78%, 77%
Chicago Bears: 62%, 54%
Carolina Panthers: 20%, 22%
Dallas Cowboys: 10%, 13%
Atlanta Falcons: 2%, 1%
Minnesota Vikings: 1%, 0%
Arizona Cardinals: 0%, 0%
Washington Commanders: 0%, 0%
New Orleans Saints: 0%, 0%
New York Giants: 0%, 0% already mathematically eliminated
So what does all this data mean? First of all, pay attention to the numbers from the NFC South. Basically, theres about a 3 to 5 percent chance that the NFC South gets a second spot in the playoffs. Otherwise, the Buccaneers and Panthers, whichever wins the South, will just get one spot in the postseason.
Thats important because the NFC South basically does not influence the wildcard seeding. Excluding the South, there are no teams between the Chicago Bears (62%, 54%) and the Dallas Cowboys (10%, 13%) in the playoff race. The gap between these two teams is the most pronounced split in the league right now.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/nfc-playoffs-8-man-race-122335806.html
underpants
(194,180 posts)sop
(17,075 posts)Americanme
(330 posts)NFC North is gonna be a battle, all the way to the end.
underpants
(194,180 posts)@ Philly
@ Green Bay
Cleveland
Green Bay
@ Niners
Detroit
Detroit
GB
Dallas
@ Rams
Pittsburgh
@ Vikes
@ Da Bears
Green Bay
@ Detroit
Chicago
@ Denver
@ Chicago
Baltimore- who still see every game as a playoff game now
@ Vikes
a kennedy
(35,016 posts)sorry
.is this theyre total schedule?? Did they win or lose all these games
.just not sure what youre saying posting this. So sorry.
underpants
(194,180 posts)ProfessorGAC
(75,476 posts)...The Bears have taken over the #1 seed in the NFC.
I'm a Bears fan and no way did I expect that in Week 13.
Now, they've got a tough schedule remaining and could win only 1 or 2 more games, but I'll take double digit wins after the last several years.