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The NFC playoff picture isn’t quite as complicated as the AFC but there are a few spots to fill in the final month of the season. We’ve played 13 weeks and right now all we really know is that the Packers and 49ers will be in the playoffs. The Saints should win the AFC South up two games with four to play while the Cowboys hang onto a one-game lead over the Giants in the NFC East.

The wildcard spots are getting interesting because you have, essentially, four teams vying for two spots and three of those four teams have identical records.

If the playoffs started today, the NFC seeds would be: 1.) Packers 2.) 49ers 3.) Saints 4.) Cowboys 5.) Bears 6.) Falcons.

That’s where things stand right now but the Lions and Giants will be involved, too. Detroit has the same 5-7 record as the two current wildcards (Chicago and Atlanta) so tiebreakers could factor in there. The Giants are a game behind both the Bears and Falcons for the final wildcard spot.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/12/5/2612652/nfl-playoff-picture-nfc-bears-falcons-lions-giants