NFC

First Round Bye
1) Packers (5) (Strength of Victory > Lions; Winning % > Cowboys)
2) Cowboys (6) (Conference winning % > Buccaneers; head to head win over Redskins)

Division Winners
3) Buccaneers (11) (Div % > Saints; Conference winning % than 49'ers)
4) 49'ers (4) (Best winning % in division)

Wild Cards
5) Lions (2) (Better winning % than Redskins)
6) Redskins (1) (Head to Head win over Giants)

The Rest in Order:
7) Giants (12) (Better Conference winning % than Saints)
8) Saints (3) (Better winning % than Seahawks)
9) Seahawks (15) (Better Conference winning % than the Bears)
10) Bears (7) (Greater Strength of Schedule than Cardinals)

11) Cardinals(10)(net conference combined points ranking > Falcons)
12) Falcons (8) (Greater Strength of Victory than Eagles)
13) Eagles (9) (Greater Conference Winning % than Panthers)
14) Panthers (13)(Greater winning % than vikings)
15) vikings (14) (net conference combined points ranking > Rams)
16) Rams (16)

Big games next week:
Lions at Cowboys


AFC

First Round Bye
1) Bills (6) (better winning % than Texans)
2) Texans (2) (better conf winning % than Raiders; better div % than Titans)

Division Winners
3) Raiders (3) (greater Strength of Schedule than Ravens)
4) Ravens (1) (better division winning % than Browns)

Wild Cards
5) Titans (8) (Greater Strength of Victory than Patriots)
6) Patriots (1) (Greater Strength of Victory than Browns)

The rest in order:
7) Browns (12) (Better Conference winning % than Jets)
8) Jets (5) (Greater Strength of Victory than Steelers)
9) Steelers (13) (Greater Strength of Victory than Chargers)
10) Chargers (9) (Better winning % than Bengals)
11) Bengals (11) (Better conference net ranking in combined points than Jaguars)
12) Jaguars (12) (Better Conference winning % than Broncos)
13) Broncos (10) (Better winning % than Chiefs)
14) Chiefs (15) (Greater Strength of Schedule than Colts)
15) Colts (16) (Better confernce net ranking in combined points than Dolphins)
16) Dolphins (14)

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How does Detroit not get 2nd seed?

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Current Draft Order:

1) Rams
2) Colts
2) Dolphins
4) viklings
5) Chiefs
6) Eagles
7) Cardinals
7) Falcons
9) Seahawks
9) Panthers
9) Broncos
9) Bengals
9) Jaguars
14) Bears
15) Chargers
16) Steelers
16) Giants
18) Jets
19) Browns
20) Saints
The rest determined by playoff performance but listed in order

Texans

49'er's (tie)
Titans (tie)
Buccaneers (tie)
Ravens (tie)

Patriots (tie)
Redskins(tie)

Cowboys(tie)
Raiders(tie)

Lions

Bills (tie)
Packers (tie)

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They did not win their division. Hence they are a wild card team.

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Hence, I was not aware of that. Makes sense though and I've seen it laid out like that before. Just seems weird to have an undefeated team a wild card. Then again, we had a sub .500 team win a division last season.

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It gives you a little bit better (or different) perspective on teams like the 49'ers and the Saints, or Jets and the Titans.

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For the teams that are prefect so far (winning and losing)

With the Patriots, Jets, Texans and Redskins losing this week the undefeated teams goes down to 3.
(who they face next (and what their record is))

Packers (vs. (1-2) Broncos)
Lions (@ (2-1) Cowboys)
Bills (@ (1-2) Bengals)

Now time for the losers (they even have a battle of the losers)

Rams (vs. (2-1) Redskins)
Colts (@ (2-1) Buccaneers)
Dolphins (@ (2-1) Chargers)
Vikings (@ (0-3) Chiefs)
Chiefs (vs. (0-3) Vikings)

Vikings @ Chiefs is battle of the losers as one team will get their first win (unless it's a tie)

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I wouldn't say better (but would agree with different)... because I think the 49ers and Saints are mainly there because schedules. (also I will agree with better down the road once there are more games)

49ers have wins over the Seahawks and Bengals... I don't see that as a sign they're gonna win a division. Of course the Seahawks are currently ranked 2nd in the division... but still the Cards or (currently injured) Rams could come back and win.

Saints are hurt with the schedule so far because they played the CHAMPS and one against a AFC team which doesn't help them with NFC rankings. They might be in a wild card spot if they played an NFC team instead. Also if they played a division rival they might be leading their division.

Jets... I agree with you... with the Jets... they barely beat the Cowboys, lost to the speed Raiders who seem like they could be very good... and have to deal with the Pats and Bills still...

Titans... I had them as a 6th seed in my playoff guess 😄 ... I was thinking very good running team plus upgrade at QB (matt hasselbeck) might = surprise team ... also didn't pick the Steelers for making the playoffs (they didn't reach the playoffs the year after the their last two trips to the playoffs... this would make that 3 times)... I don't think anyone had the Bills.

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I agree with you beast on the scheduling.

-The Saints have the easiest Strength of Schedule remaining in the NFC at .410

-The Eagles have the toughest Strength of Schedule remaining at .564

- The Bears have had it rough in the early going but later on they have a cupcake schedule. Remaining Strength of Schedule is .487

-The Packers have it relatively easy now until the bye week then it gets tougher. Remaining Strength of Schedule is .436 (The Packers have the 2nd highest Strength of Victory in the NFC at .444)

- 2 of the Lions wins are against 0-3 Chiefs and 0-3 vikings. The Lions remaining Strength of Schedule is .538

- It doesn't matter how bad the NFC West is, one of them is likely hosting a playoff game against a wild card team.

BTW I like the odd numbered weeks because there are no .500 teams.

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Peter King is predicting that 6-10 will win the NFC West.

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