NFC Playoffs 2013: Week 15 Wild Card picture

Jan 6, 2013; Landover, MD, USA; A general view of logos around the field prior to the NFC Wild Card playoff game between the Washington Redskins and the Seattle Seahawks at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

The NFC Wild Card picture is pretty clear heading into Monday Night Football. The Carolina Panthers and the San Francisco 49ers get the two berths with their 10-4 records. Those records would win either the NFC East or NFC North, and the NFC South leaders are 10-4 as well.

The Panthers get the fifth seed over the 49ers thanks to their win earlier in the season.

The Detroit Lions play on Monday night and a win would move them into the No. 4 spot as the NFC North Champs. The Dallas Cowboys had an opportunity to pull ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles with a win over the Packers, but they gave up a huge lead. That kept the Eagles, who also lost on Sunday, in the NFC East slot.

Here is a look at the current NFC standings, via ESPN.com:

National Football Conference
CONF RK	NFC	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	REASON
1	x – Seattle	12	2	0	.857	3-1-0	9-1-0	.472	.438	NFC West Champ
2	New Orleans	10	4	0	.714	4-0-0	8-2-0	.526	.493	NFC South Champ (Wins tie break over Carolina based on head-to-head win percentage.)
3	Philadelphia	8	6	0	.571	3-2-0	7-3-0	.451	.383	NFC East Champ Wins tie break over Chicago based on best win percentage in conference games.
4	Chicago	8	6	0	.571	2-3-0	4-6-0	.453	.450	NFC North Champ
5	Carolina	10	4	0	.714	3-1-0	7-3-0	.497	.439	Wins tie break over San Francisco based on head-to-head win percentage.
6	San Francisco	10	4	0	.714	4-1-0	7-3-0	.508	.418
7	Arizona	9	5	0	.643	1-3-0	5-5-0	.497	.408
8	Detroit	7	6	0	.538	4-1-0	6-4-0	.470	.429
9	Green Bay	7	6	1	.536	2-2-1	5-5-1	.456	.380
10	Dallas	7	7	0	.500	4-0-0	6-4-0	.497	.362
11	St. Louis	6	8	0	.429	1-4-0	3-7-0	.556	.500
12	NY Giants	5	9	0	.357	2-3-0	4-6-0	.551	.386
13	Minnesota	4	9	1	.321	1-3-1	3-7-1	.515	.446
14	Tampa Bay	4	10	0	.286	1-4-0	2-8-0	.579	.436	Wins tie break over Atlanta based on best win percentage in common games.
15	Atlanta	4	10	0	.286	1-4-0	3-7-0	.533	.321
16	Washington	3	11	0	.214	0-4-0	1-9-0	.523	.452

x – Clinched Playoff Berth

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