Division Leaders
1. San Francisco (12-4)
2. Dallas (11-5)
3. Detroit (11-5)
4. Tampa Bay (8-8)
Wild-Card Race
5. Philadelphia (11-5)
6. Los Angeles Rams (9-7)
7. Green Bay (8-8)
8. Seattle (8-8)
9. New Orleans (8-8)
10. Minnesota (7-9)
12. Atlanta (7-9)
Green Bay's Sunday night win over the Minnesota Vikings cleared up the NFC wild-card race.
The Packers just need to beat the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Sunday to lock into a postseason spot.
The Packers could leap from No. 7 to No. 6 if they win and the Los Angeles Rams rest their starters against the San Francisco 49ers. Green Bay won the Week 9 head-to-head meeting with the Rams.
Los Angeles might prefer the No. 7 seed depending on how it views the matchup with either the Detroit Lions or Dallas Cowboys. Dallas needs a win to secure the NFC East crown and No. 2 seed, while a loss and a Philadelphia Eagles win would drop the Cowboys to fifth.
The other teams still alive in the NFC require help to reach the postseason.
The New Orleans Saints need to beat the Atlanta Falcons to have a chance of either leapfrogging Green Bay for seventh, or into the top of the NFC South over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tampa Bay can lock up the NFC South crown with a win over the Carolina Panthers, which would then doom the Saints to playoff tiebreakers.
New Orleans has a worse conference record than both Green Bay and Seattle, so the Packers and Seahawks both must lose for the Saints to get in with a win.
Atlanta is still alive despite being one spot behind the eliminated Chicago Bears in the NFC standings. The Falcons need to beat the Saints and have the Bucs lose to earn a shot at the NFC South crown.
Minnesota has a near impossible task to jump from No. 10 to No. 7. The Vikings need to beat the Lions and then for the Packers, Seahawks and one of the Saints and Bucs to lose to earn the final wild-card position.
