NFL playoff picture Week 18: Buccaneers, Packers, Seahawks, Saints, Vikings, Falcons alive

The final week of the NFL season is here and two NFL Playoff berths are still available in the NFC.

Six teams have a shot to earn those final two postseason positions: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons.

Which two will make the NFC playoffs?

Check out the NFL playoff picture for the NFC entering the NFL Week 18 schedule, with the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams having already clinched spots.

The top seed in each conference gets a bye in the wild card round of the NFL postseason and the other division winners get the No. 2 through No. 4 seeds.

The No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 seeds go to the non-division winners with the best records.

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NFC playoff picture Week 18:

• No. 1 San Francisco 49ers (12-4) - NFC West winner

• No. 2 Dallas Cowboys (11-5) - NFC East leader

• No. 3 Detroit Lions (11-5) - NFC North winner

• No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8) - NFC South leader

• No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) - Wild Card

• No. 6 Los Angeles Rams (9-7) - Wild Card

• No. 7 Green Bay Packers (8-8) - Wild Card

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In the NFC playoff hunt:

• No. 8 Seattle Seahawks (8-8)

• No. 9 New Orleans Saints (8-8)

• No. 10 Minnesota Vikings (7-9)

• No. 11 Atlanta Falcons (7-9)

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NFC playoff matchups right now:

• No. 7  Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Dallas Cowboys

• No. 6 Los Angeles Rams at No. 3 Detroit Lions

• No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles at No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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NFC playoff scenarios Week 18:

• The Falcons win the NFC South with a win over the Saints and a Buccaneers loss to the Panthers.

• The Cowboys clinch the NFC East title with a win against the Commanders or an Eagles loss or tie to the Giants.

• The Packers clinch a wild card berth with a win over the Bears or a tie and a Seahawks loss or tie to the Cardinals and a Saints loss or tie. Green Bay also gets in with a tie and a Seattle loss with a Buccaneers loss to the Panthers or with a tie and a Seahawks tie and a Buccaneers loss or tie. The Packers would also get in with a Vikings loss or tie, provided the Seahawks and Buccaneers lose or a Vikings loss or tie provided the Seahawks and Saints lose.

• The Vikings earn a playoff bid with a win over the Lions and losses by the Packers, Seahawks and Buccaneers or a win and losses by the Green Bay, Seattle and New Orleans.

• The Saints win the NFC South with a win and a Tampa Bay loss or tie or a tie and a Tampa Bay loss. It gets a playoff spot with a win and a Seattle loss or tie and a Green Bay loss or tie. New Orleans would also get in with a tie and a Seahawks loss and a Packers loss.

• Philadelphia clinches that division with a win over New York or with a Dallas loss or tie to Washington, but can also win the NFC East with a tie and a Dallas loss.

• The Seahawks clinch a wild card spot with a win over the Cardinals and a Green Bay loss or tie to Chicago, but also get in with a tie and a Packers loss and a Tampa Bay loss or tie or with a tie and a Green Bay loss and Saints loss or tie.

• The Buccaneers clinch the NFC South division with a win over the Carolina Panthers or with a tie and a Saints loss or tie. Tampa Bay gets a playoff berth with a tie and a Seahawks loss and a Packers loss or tie.

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