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