NFC Playoff Standings Entering Week 16
By Josh Sanchez
UPDATE: Sunday, Dec. 21 (4:15 p.m. ET)
On Saturday, Week 16 of the NFL regular season continues with a double-header that will bring the weekend schedule into full swing. Entering Saturday’s games, the NFC Playoff Standings have already taken shape and there are just a few seeds left to play out.
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Outside of the six teams currently in the top six of the NFC playoff standings, the Philadelphia Eagles, who play the Washington Redskins on Saturday, are the only other team alive.
The Arizona Cardinals are the only team to clinch their division through 15 games and they currently hold the No. 1 spot in the NFC.
The Detroit Lions sit in the No. 2 spot over the No. 3 Dallas Cowboys because of the best win percentage in conference games tie-breaker. Detroit leads the NFC North tie break over Green Bay based on head-to-head win percentage.
The NFC’s final spots belong to the NFC South leading New Orleans Saints, with the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card spots.
The NFC Playoff Standings and full breakdown can be seen below:
RANK | TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | |
1 | Arizona | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 3-1-0 | 8-2-0 | .510 | .481 | |
2 | Detroit | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 4-0-0 | 8-2-0 | .462 | .393 | |
3 | Dallas | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 3-2-0 | 7-4-0 | .444 | .408 | |
4 | New Orleans | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2-2-0 | 5-5-0 | .525 | .464 | |
5 | Seattle | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 3-1-0 | 8-2-0 | .523 | .504 | |
6 | Green Bay | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 4-1-0 | 7-3-0 | .492 | .446 | |
7 | Philadelphia | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 3-1-0 | 5-5-0 | .503 | .402 |
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