NFL playoff picture

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.