All four things would be projected to happen, on paper. Those rooting for it still need four outcomes to go correctly: Three playoff games and one of three remaining possibilities in Week 18. Then, Dallas must defeat a first-round foe (it'll be either the Rams or a Cardinals team that just beat the Cowboys at their place) while the Bucs and NFC West champion also win in the first round. 4 in a potential three-way tie because it's lost to both Tampa and Arizona). If the Rams lose but the Cardinals win over Seattle, Arizona gets the NFC West and holds a head-to-head tiebreaker over Dallas (Dallas falls to No. If the Rams win over playoff-hungry San Francisco, then they stay ahead of the Cowboys on record (then even if Tampa loses, the Bucs would get the No. The Cowboys win but either one of the top two NFC West teams also win. The Cowboys would need to lose in Week 18 at Philadelphia (Philly has clinched a playoff spot and could elevate to No. What must happen for the Cowboys to stay at No. 4 and you'd need the possible-but-iffy scenario of all three favorites (NFC West champion, Tampa Bay, Dallas) winning in the wild-card round. For those hoping to see a McCarthy-Packers standoff, Dallas would need to stay at No. You have to go back to the 2016 season to find a time when there wasn't at least one upset in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs. 4 seed and would thus be the squad theoretically lined up to face Green Bay in the second round. There's a strong chance Dallas winds up with the No. If things go according to script, the "likeliest" divisional foe is the Cowboys, led of course by former Packers coach Mike McCarthy. 5 with a loss and Cardinals win next week, flipping the NFC West title to Arizona.Ĭowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws a pass in the first quarter against the Washington Football Team. The Cowboys are guaranteed a top-four seed as a division winner and could slide up to No. The Los Angeles Rams (12-4) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12-4) are currently slated at 2 and 3, one game ahead of the fourth-seeded Cowboys (11-5) and fifth-seeded Cardinals (11-5). 2-4 seeds in the NFC remain up in the air. But we can at least guess, even as the Nos. Who are they likely to face in that meeting? It's obviously quite fluid Green Bay will be paired with the worst remaining seed in the field, so it's not even a simple bracket. Green Bay sealed up the top spot with a resounding win over Minnesota on Sunday night. We now know that the Packers have the top seed yet again in the NFC playoffs, meaning they'll get a bye in the wild-card round and host a divisional round game Jan. 16, 2021 at Lambeau Field in Green bay, Wis. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs onto the field before the NFC divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, Jan.
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