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Preparing PHASE TWO!
Suddenly the NFC has become the more interesting conference even if you take out the crappy NFC South race. The East (PHI, DAL) and South (TB, CAR, NO) are still up for grabs, while PHI, MIN, DAL, and SF are all still alive for the #1 seed, though Philly needs just one win or one loss from each of the other 3 teams to clinch. Meanwhile, Seattle holds a tiebreaker over Detroit, but not Green Bay (except at 8-9 where Seattle loses to the Jets), giving them great interest in the week 18 game between those two teams.
AFTER WEEK 16: (x-Clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division)
1. x-Philadelphia - 13-2
2. y-Minnesota - 12-3
3. y-San Francisco - 11-4 (Won NFC West)
4. Tampa Bay - 7-8 (Leads NFC South)
5. x-Dallas - 11-4
6. NY Giants- 8-6-1
7. Washington - 7-7-1
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8. Seattle - 7-8 (Owns H2H tiebreaker over DET)
9. Detroit - 7-8 (Holds H2H tiebreaker over GB)
10. Green Bay - 7-8
11. Carolina - 6-9 (Holds H2H tiebreaker over NO)
12. New Orleans - 6-9
ELIMINATED: Chicago, Arizona, LA Rams, Atlanta
CONTROL OF DESTINY:
- Philadelphia controls its own destiny for the first round bye.
- Tampa Bay controls its own destiny for the NFC South.
- Carolina controls its own destiny for the NFC South.
- Dallas controls its own destiny for a wild card birth
- The NY Giants control its own destiny for a wild card birth.
- Washington controls its own destiny for a wild card birth
POTENTIAL CHANGES IN CONTROL OF DESTINY IN WEEK 17:
- Tampa Bay will lose control of its own destiny for the NFC South with a loss
- Carolina will lose control of its own destiny for the NFC South with a loss
- Washington will lose control of its own destiny for the playoffs with a loss and any of a SEA, DET, or GB win.
- Seattle will gain control of its own destiny for the playoffs with a win, WSH loss, and GB loss.
- Detroit will gain control of its own destiny for the playoffs with a win, WSH loss, and SEA loss.
- Green Bay will gain control of its own destiny for the playoffs with a win and a WSH loss.
CLINCHING OR ELIMINATION SCENARIOS IN WEEK 17:
- Philadelphia will clinch the top seed in the playoffs with a win OR all of DAL, PHI, and MIN loss.
- Tampa Bay will clinch the NFC South with a win.
- The NY Giants will clinch a playoff spot with a win OR any of the following: (1)a WSH and SEA loss, (2)a WSH, GB, and DET loss, or (3)a DET, GB, and SEA loss
- Washington will clinch a playoff spot with a win, GB loss, DET loss, and SEA loss.
- New Orleans is eliminated from NFC South contention with a loss or a TB win
- New Orleans is eliminated from wild card contention with a loss, WSH win or both a GB and DET win.
- Carolina is eliminated from NFC South and playoff contention with a loss.
- Green Bay is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss and either a WSH or DET win.
- Detroit is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss and a WSH win.
- Seattle is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss and either (1)a WSH win or (2)a GB and DET win.
- Washington is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss, GB win, and DET win.
AFTER WEEK 16: (x-Clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division)
1. x-Philadelphia - 13-2
2. y-Minnesota - 12-3
3. y-San Francisco - 11-4 (Won NFC West)
4. Tampa Bay - 7-8 (Leads NFC South)
5. x-Dallas - 11-4
6. NY Giants- 8-6-1
7. Washington - 7-7-1
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8. Seattle - 7-8 (Owns H2H tiebreaker over DET)
9. Detroit - 7-8 (Holds H2H tiebreaker over GB)
10. Green Bay - 7-8
11. Carolina - 6-9 (Holds H2H tiebreaker over NO)
12. New Orleans - 6-9
ELIMINATED: Chicago, Arizona, LA Rams, Atlanta
CONTROL OF DESTINY:
- Philadelphia controls its own destiny for the first round bye.
- Tampa Bay controls its own destiny for the NFC South.
- Carolina controls its own destiny for the NFC South.
- Dallas controls its own destiny for a wild card birth
- The NY Giants control its own destiny for a wild card birth.
- Washington controls its own destiny for a wild card birth
POTENTIAL CHANGES IN CONTROL OF DESTINY IN WEEK 17:
- Tampa Bay will lose control of its own destiny for the NFC South with a loss
- Carolina will lose control of its own destiny for the NFC South with a loss
- Washington will lose control of its own destiny for the playoffs with a loss and any of a SEA, DET, or GB win.
- Seattle will gain control of its own destiny for the playoffs with a win, WSH loss, and GB loss.
- Detroit will gain control of its own destiny for the playoffs with a win, WSH loss, and SEA loss.
- Green Bay will gain control of its own destiny for the playoffs with a win and a WSH loss.
CLINCHING OR ELIMINATION SCENARIOS IN WEEK 17:
- Philadelphia will clinch the top seed in the playoffs with a win OR all of DAL, PHI, and MIN loss.
- Tampa Bay will clinch the NFC South with a win.
- The NY Giants will clinch a playoff spot with a win OR any of the following: (1)a WSH and SEA loss, (2)a WSH, GB, and DET loss, or (3)a DET, GB, and SEA loss
- Washington will clinch a playoff spot with a win, GB loss, DET loss, and SEA loss.
- New Orleans is eliminated from NFC South contention with a loss or a TB win
- New Orleans is eliminated from wild card contention with a loss, WSH win or both a GB and DET win.
- Carolina is eliminated from NFC South and playoff contention with a loss.
- Green Bay is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss and either a WSH or DET win.
- Detroit is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss and a WSH win.
- Seattle is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss and either (1)a WSH win or (2)a GB and DET win.
- Washington is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss, GB win, and DET win.
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