NFC playoff picture
1 seed x-New Orleans (11-2)
2 seed x-L.A. Rams (11-3)
3 seed x-Chicago (10-4)
4 seed Dallas (8-6)
5 seed Seattle (8-6)
6 seed Vikings (7-6-1)
Still in the hunt
Washington (7-7), Philadelphia (7-7), Carolina (6-7)
x-clinched division
Vikings scenarios
Will make the playoffs if:
• They win their last two games.
• They go 1-1 and Washington, Philadelphia and Carolina each lose a game.
• They go 0-2 and Washington, Philadelphia and Carolina each lose twice.
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