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<blockquote data-quote="longtimefan" data-source="post: 122986" data-attributes="member: 145"><p>from jsonline</p><p></p><p>As of right now, the Packers are eighth in the NFC based on record and tiebreakers, two spots away from a wild-card spot.</p><p></p><p>Plot thickens</p><p>There are five teams which the Packers can't pass for a playoff berth, meaning they are vying for the second of the two playoff spots. Those five teams are: Chicago (12-2), New Orleans (9-5), Dallas (9-5), Seattle (8-6) and Philadelphia (8-6).</p><p></p><p>The first three have already clinched playoff berths, and the other two would win the very first tie-breaker, head-to-head competition, because of victories over the Packers. (Were either San Francisco or St. Louis to edge out Seattle for the NFC West title, the Packers would be out because they could not beat out Seattle and Philadelphia for wild-card berths based on head-to-head losses.) </p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Here's the clearest and most likely way for the Packers to get in: The Packers would need to win twice, the New York Giants would have to lose twice, St. Louis and Atlanta would each have to lose once and Seattle would have to win once. </strong></p><p></p><p>By winning their last two games, the Packers eliminate three of the four remaining 6-8 teams in the NFC - Minnesota, Carolina and San Francisco - and narrow the competition to three. Minnesota would be out because of a worse record, San Francisco would be out because of a loss to the Packers and Carolina would be out because its 6-6 conference record would be worse than the Packers' 7-5.</p><p></p><p>The other 6-8 team, St. Louis, holds a head-to-head tiebreaker advantage over the Packers, meaning it would have to lose one of its two remaining games against Washington and Minnesota.</p><p></p><p>Also ahead of the Packers for the No. 6 seed are the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants, both of whom are 7-7 and can be overtaken.</p><p></p><p>If the Packers finish 8-8 and Atlanta loses to either Carolina or Philadelphia, the Packers would win a tiebreaker over the Falcons because of a better conference record (7-5 to 6-6). For the Packers to have a chance to beat out the Giants at 8-8, New York would have to lose to New Orleans and Washington. If the Giants lost only to New Orleans, both teams would have the same conference record and the same record against common opponents, which are the first two tiebreaker criteria. The next one is strength of victory, in which the Giants are comfortably ahead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="longtimefan, post: 122986, member: 145"] from jsonline As of right now, the Packers are eighth in the NFC based on record and tiebreakers, two spots away from a wild-card spot. Plot thickens There are five teams which the Packers can't pass for a playoff berth, meaning they are vying for the second of the two playoff spots. Those five teams are: Chicago (12-2), New Orleans (9-5), Dallas (9-5), Seattle (8-6) and Philadelphia (8-6). The first three have already clinched playoff berths, and the other two would win the very first tie-breaker, head-to-head competition, because of victories over the Packers. (Were either San Francisco or St. Louis to edge out Seattle for the NFC West title, the Packers would be out because they could not beat out Seattle and Philadelphia for wild-card berths based on head-to-head losses.) [b] Here's the clearest and most likely way for the Packers to get in: The Packers would need to win twice, the New York Giants would have to lose twice, St. Louis and Atlanta would each have to lose once and Seattle would have to win once. [/b] By winning their last two games, the Packers eliminate three of the four remaining 6-8 teams in the NFC - Minnesota, Carolina and San Francisco - and narrow the competition to three. Minnesota would be out because of a worse record, San Francisco would be out because of a loss to the Packers and Carolina would be out because its 6-6 conference record would be worse than the Packers' 7-5. The other 6-8 team, St. Louis, holds a head-to-head tiebreaker advantage over the Packers, meaning it would have to lose one of its two remaining games against Washington and Minnesota. Also ahead of the Packers for the No. 6 seed are the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants, both of whom are 7-7 and can be overtaken. If the Packers finish 8-8 and Atlanta loses to either Carolina or Philadelphia, the Packers would win a tiebreaker over the Falcons because of a better conference record (7-5 to 6-6). For the Packers to have a chance to beat out the Giants at 8-8, New York would have to lose to New Orleans and Washington. If the Giants lost only to New Orleans, both teams would have the same conference record and the same record against common opponents, which are the first two tiebreaker criteria. The next one is strength of victory, in which the Giants are comfortably ahead. [/QUOTE]
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