Team Rec. Status
1. Dallas 13-2 East champion, first-round bye
2. Green Bay 12-2 North champion, first-round bye
3. Seattle 9-5 West champion
4. Tampa Bay 9-5 South champion
5. N.Y. Giants 9-5 Current wild card No. 1
6. Vikings 8-6 Current wild card No. 2
7. New Orleans 7-7 Still alive
8. Washington 7-7 Still alive
Team Rec. Status
1. New England 14-0 East champion, has clinched home field
2. Indianapolis 12-2 South champion, first-round bye
3. Pittsburgh 10-5 North leader
4. San Diego 9-5 West champion
5. Jacksonville 10-4 Current wild card No. 1
6. Cleveland 9-5 Current wild card No. 2
7. Tennessee 8-6 Still alive
1. The Vikings will clinch a playoff spot if they win their final two games to finish 10-6. If New Orleans loses to Philadelphia today and the Vikings beat the Redskins, the Vikings would clinch a wild-card berth.
2. If the Vikings and Giants both finish 9-7, the Vikings win the tiebreaker (head to head) and would get a higher seed.
3. If the Giants finish 10-6 and the Vikings and Saints tie at 9-7, the Saints would get the final playoff spot based on better conference record.
4. If the Vikings, Giants and Saints are tied at 9-7, the Saints would get one spot because they would have an 8-4 conference record. The Giants will finish with a 7-5 record vs. NFC teams. The Vikings will be 7-5 vs. NFC teams if they beat the Redskins. They would edge out the Giants because of a head-to-head victory.
5. If the Redskins, Saints and Vikings are tied at 9-7 for the final wild-card spot, the Saints would get the edge (better conference record).
6. If the Vikings, New Orleans, Washington and the N.Y. Giants all finish the season with 9-7 records, the two NFC wild-card teams would be the Saints and the Redskins based on assorted tiebreakers.
Every Minnesotan should be cheering on Seattle’s Sam Darnold and Leslie Frazier and against the Patriots and Stefon Diggs.
