Down the stretch: A look at the remaining schedules for teams in NFC playoff position
December 3, 2019 at 7:08AM
Despite Monday's loss, the Vikings appear to be in decent shape to make the NFC playoffs; they have a one-game lead on the Rams for the second wild card, and Los Angeles still has to play Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco. As for seeding … the Packers can win the NFC North even if they lose to the Vikings simply by winning their other three games. Here are the remaining schedules for the six teams currently in NFC playoff position (New Orleans has already won the NFC South):
1. NEW ORLEANS (10-2)
South champion
Dec. 8: vs. San Francisco (10-2)
Dec. 16: vs. Indianapolis (6-6)
Dec. 22: at Tennessee (7-5)
Dec. 29: at Carolina (5-7)
2. SEATTLE (10-2)
West leader
Dec. 8: at L.A. Rams (7-5)
Dec. 15: at Carolina (5-7)
Dec. 22: vs. Arizona (3-8-1)
Dec. 29: vs. San Francisco (10-2)
3. GREEN BAY (9-3)
North leader
Dec. 8: vs. Washington (3-9)
Dec. 15: vs. Chicago (6-6)
Dec. 23: at Vikings (8-4)
Dec. 29: at Detroit (3-8-1)
4. DALLAS (6-6)
East leader
Dec. 5: at Chicago (6-6)
Dec. 15: vs. L.A. Rams (7-5)
Dec. 22: at Philadelphia (5-7)
Dec. 29: vs. Washington (3-9)
5. SAN FRANCISCO (10-2)
First wild card
Dec. 8: at New Orleans (10-2)
Dec. 15: vs. Atlanta (3-9)
Dec. 21: vs. L.A. Rams (7-5)
Dec. 29: at Seattle (10-2)
6. VIKINGS (8-4)
Second wild card
Dec. 8: vs. Detroit (3-8-1)
Dec. 15: at L.A. Chargers (4-8)
Dec. 23: vs. Green Bay (9-3)
Dec. 29: at Chicago (6-6)
about the writer
Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
