The Philadelphia Eagles win over the Dallas Cowboys in their Week 16 matchup put the Birds firmly in the driver seat for an NFC East title.
The Birds can now win the NFC East with the following two scenarios taking place in a few hours:
1. The Eagles beat the Giants in Week 17.
2. The Eagles lose to the Giants in Week 17, and the Cowboys lose to Washington in Week 17.
Winning the NFC East locks the Eagles into the No.4 seed with nowhere else to go.
Here’s a complete look at the playoff and clinching scenarios for both the AFC and NFC courtesy of Deniz Selman.
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Here are your current NFC playoff standings
Division Leaders
1. San Francisco (12-3, clinched playoff berth)
2. Green Bay Packers (12-3, clinched NFC North)
3. New Orleans Saints (11-3, clinched NFC South)
4. Philadelphia (8-7)
Wild Card
5. Seattle (11-4, clinched playoff berth)
6. Minnesota (10-5, clinched playoff berth)
In the Hunt
7. Dallas (7-8)
With the Vikings loss on Monday night football last week, the Eagles will host the loser of tonights Seahawks-49ers Sunday Night Football tilt in Week 17.
Here are your playoff scenarios for the NFC:
San Francisco 49ers (12-3)
The 49ers will either be the No. 1 seed or the No. 5 seed
No. 1 NFC seed: 49ers beat the Seahawks
No. 5 NFC seed: 49ers lose to Seattle
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Green Bay Packers (12-3)
No. 1 NFC seed: Packers win and the Seahawks win, Green Bay will be the No. 1 seed
No. 2 NFC seed: Packers win and the 49ers win
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New Orleans Saints (12-3)
No. 1 NFC seed: Saints win and the Packers lose OR tie AND the 49ers lose OR tie
No. 2 NFC seed: 49ers and Packers lose and Saints win
No. 3 NFC seed: Packers, Saints, and 49ers win in Week 17
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Philadelphia Eagles (8-7)
No. 4 NFC seed: Eagles beat Giants or Cowboys lose to Redskins
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Seattle Seahawks (11-4)
No. 1 NFC seed: Seahawks, Lions, and Panthers all win on Sunday
No. 2 NFC seed: Seahawks win, the Packers lose and the Saints win
No. 3 NFC seed: Seahawks and Packers win
No. 5 NFC seed: Seahawks lose to the 49ers
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Minnesota Vikings (10-5)
No. 6 NFC seed: Vikings are locked in
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Dallas Cowboys (7-8)
No. 4 NFC seed: Cowboys beat Redskins, Eagles lose to Giants