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! colspan="12" style="background:#D0E7FF;" | {{navbar-header|[[National Football Conference|NFC]]|2017 NFC standings}}
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! colspan="12" style="background:#D0E7FF" | {{navbar-header|[[National Football Conference|NFC]]|2017 NFC standings}}
 
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|- style="background-color:#cccccc"
 
|- style="background-color:#cccccc"
 
| colspan=12 align="center" | '''Division leaders'''
 
| colspan=12 align="center" | '''Division leaders'''
|-style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
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|-style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| 1{{efn|name=13-3|Philadelphia wins tie break over Minnesota based on best win percentage in common games.}}
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| 1{{efn|name=1seed|Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, while Minnesota's cumulative record against the same four teams was 4–1.}}
 
| [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
 
| [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
 
| East
 
| East
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
+
| style="text-align:center" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
+
| style="text-align:center" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|13|3}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|13|3}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 5–1
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5–1
| style="text-align:center;" | 10–2
+
| style="text-align:center" | 10–2
| style="text-align:center;" | .461
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| style="text-align:center" | .461
| style="text-align:center;" | .433
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| style="text-align:center" | .433
| style="text-align:center;" | L1
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| style="text-align:center" | L1
|-style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
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|-style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| 2{{efn|name=13-3}}
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| 2{{efn|name=1seed}}
 
| [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]
 
| [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]
 
| North
 
| North
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
+
| style="text-align:center" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
+
| style="text-align:center" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|13|3}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|13|3}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 5–1
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5–1
| style="text-align:center;" | 10–2
+
| style="text-align:center" | 10–2
| style="text-align:center;" | .492
+
| style="text-align:center" | .492
| style="text-align:center;" | .447
+
| style="text-align:center" | .447
| style="text-align:center;" | W3
+
| style="text-align:center" | W3
|-style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
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|-style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| 3{{efn|name=11-5a|LA Rams wins tie break over New Orleans based on head-to-head win percentage.}}
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| 3{{efn|name=3–4|The Los Angeles Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.}}
 
| [[2017 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
 
| [[2017 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
 
| West
 
| West
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
+
| style="text-align:center" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|11|5}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|11|5}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 4–2
+
| style="text-align:center" | 4–2
| style="text-align:center;" | 7–5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7–5
| style="text-align:center;" | .504
+
| style="text-align:center" | .504
| style="text-align:center;" | .460
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| style="text-align:center" | .460
| style="text-align:center;" | L1
+
| style="text-align:center" | L1
|-style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
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|-style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| 4{{efn|name=11-5a}}{{efn|name=11-5b|New Orleans wins tie break over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep.}}
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| 4{{efn|name=3–4}}{{efn|name=NFCS|New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep.}}
 
| [[2017 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]
 
| [[2017 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]
 
| South
 
| South
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
+
| style="text-align:center" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|11|5}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|11|5}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 4–2
+
| style="text-align:center" | 4–2
| style="text-align:center;" | 8–4
+
| style="text-align:center" | 8–4
| style="text-align:center;" | .535
+
| style="text-align:center" | .535
| style="text-align:center;" | .483
+
| style="text-align:center" | .483
| style="text-align:center;" | L1
+
| style="text-align:center" | L1
 
|- style="background-color:#cccccc"
 
|- style="background-color:#cccccc"
 
| colspan=12 align="center" | '''Wild Cards'''
 
| colspan=12 align="center" | '''Wild Cards'''
|-style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
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|-style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| 5{{efn|name=11-5b}}
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| 5{{efn|name=NFCS}}
 
| [[2017 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]]
 
| [[2017 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]]
 
| South
 
| South
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
+
| style="text-align:center" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|11|5}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|11|5}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 3–3
+
| style="text-align:center" | 3–3
| style="text-align:center;" | 7–5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7–5
| style="text-align:center;" | .539
+
| style="text-align:center" | .539
| style="text-align:center;" | .500
+
| style="text-align:center" | .500
| style="text-align:center;" | L1
+
| style="text-align:center" | L1
|-style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
+
|-style="background-color:#ccffcc"
 
| 6
 
| 6
 
| [[2017 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
 
| [[2017 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
 
| South
 
| South
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
+
| style="text-align:center" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
+
| style="text-align:center" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|10|6}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|10|6}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 4–2
+
| style="text-align:center" | 4–2
| style="text-align:center;" | 9–3
+
| style="text-align:center" | 9–3
| style="text-align:center;" | .543
+
| style="text-align:center" | .543
| style="text-align:center;" | .475
+
| style="text-align:center" | .475
| style="text-align:center;" | W1
+
| style="text-align:center" | W1
 
|- style="background-color:#cccccc"
 
|- style="background-color:#cccccc"
 
| colspan=12 align="center"| '''Did not qualify for the playoffs'''
 
| colspan=12 align="center"| '''Did not qualify for the playoffs'''
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|DET|style="background:#ffc;"}}
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|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|DET|style="background:#ffc"}}
| 7{{efn|name=9-7a|Detroit wins tie break over Dallas and Seattle based on best win percentage in conference games.}}
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| 7{{efn|name=7–9|Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.}}
 
| [[2017 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
 
| [[2017 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
 
| North
 
| North
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
+
| style="text-align:center" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|9|7}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|9|7}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 5–1
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5–1
| style="text-align:center;" | 8–4
+
| style="text-align:center" | 8–4
| style="text-align:center;" | .496
+
| style="text-align:center" | .496
| style="text-align:center;" | .368
+
| style="text-align:center" | .368
| style="text-align:center;" | W1
+
| style="text-align:center" | W1
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|SEA|style="background:#ffc;"}}
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|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|SEA|style="background:#ffc"}}
| 8{{efn|name=9-7a}}{{efn|name=9-7b|Seattle wins tie break over Dallas based on head-to-head win percentage.}}
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| 8{{efn|name=7–9}}
 
| [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]]
 
| [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]]
 
| West
 
| West
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
+
| style="text-align:center" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|9|7}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|9|7}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 4–2
+
| style="text-align:center" | 4–2
| style="text-align:center;" | 7–5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7–5
| style="text-align:center;" | .492
+
| style="text-align:center" | .492
| style="text-align:center;" | .444
+
| style="text-align:center" | .444
| style="text-align:center;" | L1
+
| style="text-align:center" | L1
 
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|DAL|style="background:#ffc"}}
 
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|DAL|style="background:#ffc"}}
| 9{{efn|name=9-7a}}{{efn|name=9-7b}}
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| 9{{efn|name=7–9}}
 
| [[2017 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]
 
| [[2017 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]
 
| East
 
| East
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
+
| style="text-align:center" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|9|7}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|9|7}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 5–1
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5–1
| style="text-align:center;" | 7–5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7–5
| style="text-align:center;" | .496
+
| style="text-align:center" | .496
| style="text-align:center;" | .438
+
| style="text-align:center" | .438
| style="text-align:center;" | W1
+
| style="text-align:center" | W1
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|ARI|style="background:#ffc;"}}
+
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|ARI|style="background:#ffc"}}
 
| 10
 
| 10
 
| [[2017 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]
 
| [[2017 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]
 
| West
 
| West
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
+
| style="text-align:center" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
+
| style="text-align:center" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|8|8}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|8|8}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 3–3
+
| style="text-align:center" | 3–3
| style="text-align:center;" | 5–7
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5–7
| style="text-align:center;" | .488
+
| style="text-align:center" | .488
| style="text-align:center;" | .406
+
| style="text-align:center" | .406
| style="text-align:center;" | W2
+
| style="text-align:center" | W2
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|GB|style="background:#ffc;"}}
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|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|GB|style="background:#ffc"}}
| 11{{efn|name=7-9|Green Bay wins tie break over Washington based on best win percentage in common games.}}
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| 11{{efn|name=11–12|Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponent. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, while Washington's record against the same four teams was 1–4.}}
 
| [[2017 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
 
| [[2017 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
 
| North
 
| North
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
+
| style="text-align:center" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|7|9}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|7|9}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2–4
+
| style="text-align:center" | 2–4
| style="text-align:center;" | 5–7
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5–7
| style="text-align:center;" | .539
+
| style="text-align:center" | .539
| style="text-align:center;" | .357
+
| style="text-align:center" | .357
| style="text-align:center;" | L3
+
| style="text-align:center" | L3
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|WAS|style="background:#ffc;"}}
+
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|WAS|style="background:#ffc"}}
| 12{{efn|name=7-9}}
+
| 12{{efn|name=11–12}}
 
| [[2017 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
 
| [[2017 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
 
| East
 
| East
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
+
| style="text-align:center" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
+
| style="text-align:center" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|7|9}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|7|9}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 1–5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 1–5
| style="text-align:center;" | 5–7
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5–7
| style="text-align:center;" | .539
+
| style="text-align:center" | .539
| style="text-align:center;" | .429
+
| style="text-align:center" | .429
| style="text-align:center;" | L1
+
| style="text-align:center" | L1
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|SF|style="background:#ffc;"}}
+
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|SF|style="background:#ffc"}}
 
| 13
 
| 13
 
| [[2017 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]
 
| [[2017 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]
 
| West
 
| West
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
+
| style="text-align:center" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
+
| style="text-align:center" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|6|10}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|6|10}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 1–5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 1–5
| style="text-align:center;" | 3–9
+
| style="text-align:center" | 3–9
| style="text-align:center;" | .512
+
| style="text-align:center" | .512
| style="text-align:center;" | .438
+
| style="text-align:center" | .438
| style="text-align:center;" | W5
+
| style="text-align:center" | W5
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|TB|style="background:#ffc;"}}
+
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|TB|style="background:#ffc"}}
| 14{{efn|name=5-11|Tampa Bay wins tie break over Chicago based on head-to-head win percentage.}}
+
| 14{{efn|name=14–15|Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory.}}
 
| [[2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
 
| [[2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
 
| South
 
| South
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
+
| style="text-align:center" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|5|11}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|5|11}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 1–5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 1–5
| style="text-align:center;" | 3–9
+
| style="text-align:center" | 3–9
| style="text-align:center;" | .555
+
| style="text-align:center" | .555
| style="text-align:center;" | .375
+
| style="text-align:center" | .375
| style="text-align:center;" | W1
+
| style="text-align:center" | W1
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|CHI|style="background:#ffc;"}}
+
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|CHI|style="background:#ffc"}}
| 15{{efn|name=5-11}}
+
| 15{{efn|name=14–15}}
 
| [[2017 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
 
| [[2017 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
 
| North
 
| North
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
+
| style="text-align:center" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|5|11}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|5|11}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 0–6
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0–6
| style="text-align:center;" | 1–11
+
| style="text-align:center" | 1–11
| style="text-align:center;" | .559
+
| style="text-align:center" | .559
| style="text-align:center;" | .500
+
| style="text-align:center" | .500
| style="text-align:center;" | L1
+
| style="text-align:center" | L1
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|NYG|style="background:#ffc;"}}
+
|-{{#ifeq:{{{team|}}}|NYG|style="background:#ffc"}}
 
| 16
 
| 16
 
| [[2017 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
 
| [[2017 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
 
| East
 
| East
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
+
| style="text-align:center" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
+
| style="text-align:center" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
+
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{winpct|3|13}}
+
| style="text-align:center" | {{winpct|3|13}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 1–5
+
| style="text-align:center" | 1–5
| style="text-align:center;" | 1–11
+
| style="text-align:center" | 1–11
| style="text-align:center;" | .531
+
| style="text-align:center" | .531
| style="text-align:center;" | .458
+
| style="text-align:center" | .458
| style="text-align:center;" | W1
+
| style="text-align:center" | W1
|- style="background-color:#cccccc;"
+
|- style="background-color:#cccccc"
| colspan=12 style="text-align:center;" | '''[[National_Football_League_playoffs#Breaking_ties|Tiebreakers]]'''{{efn|When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.}}
+
| colspan=12 style="text-align:center" | '''[[National_Football_League_playoffs#Breaking_ties|Tiebreakers]]'''{{efn|When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan=12 | {{notelist}}  
 
| colspan=12 | {{notelist}}  

Revision as of 05:40, 6 January 2018

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Philadelphia Eagles East 13 3 0 Template:Winpct 5–1 10–2 .461 .433 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] Minnesota Vikings North 13 3 0 Template:Winpct 5–1 10–2 .492 .447 W3
3[lower-alpha 2] Los Angeles Rams West 11 5 0 Template:Winpct 4–2 7–5 .504 .460 L1
4[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] New Orleans Saints South 11 5 0 Template:Winpct 4–2 8–4 .535 .483 L1
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 3] Carolina Panthers South 11 5 0 Template:Winpct 3–3 7–5 .539 .500 L1
6 Atlanta Falcons South 10 6 0 Template:Winpct 4–2 9–3 .543 .475 W1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7[lower-alpha 4] Detroit Lions North 9 7 0 Template:Winpct 5–1 8–4 .496 .368 W1
8[lower-alpha 4] Seattle Seahawks West 9 7 0 Template:Winpct 4–2 7–5 .492 .444 L1
9[lower-alpha 4] Dallas Cowboys East 9 7 0 Template:Winpct 5–1 7–5 .496 .438 W1
10 Arizona Cardinals West 8 8 0 Template:Winpct 3–3 5–7 .488 .406 W2
11[lower-alpha 5] Green Bay Packers North 7 9 0 Template:Winpct 2–4 5–7 .539 .357 L3
12[lower-alpha 5] Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 Template:Winpct 1–5 5–7 .539 .429 L1
13 San Francisco 49ers West 6 10 0 Template:Winpct 1–5 3–9 .512 .438 W5
14[lower-alpha 6] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 Template:Winpct 1–5 3–9 .555 .375 W1
15[lower-alpha 6] Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 Template:Winpct 0–6 1–11 .559 .500 L1
16 New York Giants East 3 13 0 Template:Winpct 1–5 1–11 .531 .458 W1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 7]
  1. 1.0 1.1 Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, while Minnesota's cumulative record against the same four teams was 4–1.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Los Angeles Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 3.0 3.1 New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponent. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, while Washington's record against the same four teams was 1–4.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory.
  7. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

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  1. Both teams: If the match was not interconference, update the record of both teams (not just the winner or the team you support).
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Usage

This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 2016 NFC standings.

The teams should be sorted according to the NFL tiebreaking rules, as indicated by such reliable sources as ESPN's playoff standings (the conference standings page on NFL.com are usually not accurate on this issue because they normally do not sort them by ALL the tiebreaking rules until the end of the season).

Because of the complexities of the tiebreaking rules, anything that is not verifiable may be reverted on grounds of original research. The footnotes listing the tiebreakers are currently displayed using the "lower-alpha" predefined footnote group (see WP:EXPLNOTE).

To use the update on any article, insert:

{{2017 NFC standings}}

To highlight the Seattle Seahawks, insert:

{{2017 NFC standings|team=SEA}}

The following are the codes for the teams in the NFC:

  • ARI - Arizona Cardinals
  • ATL - Atlanta Falcons
  • CAR - Carolina Panthers
  • CHI - Chicago Bears
  • DAL - Dallas Cowboys
  • DET - Detroit Lions
  • GB - Green Bay Packers
  • LAR - Los Angeles Rams
  • MIN - Minnesota Vikings
  • NO - New Orleans Saints
  • NYG - New York Giants
  • PHI - Philadelphia Eagles
  • SF - San Francisco 49ers
  • SEA - Seattle Seahawks
  • TB - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • WAS - Washington Redskins

See also