The Buccaneers remain just one game behind the best record in the NFC, but their loss to the Patriots in Week 10 moved them two spots down the rankings to the fourth-overall seed in the conference fie

The Packers loss to the Eagles helped the Bears’ postseason chances. @wiltfongjr with the current NFC standing here.

Mike Florio and Devin McCourty reflect on an exercise to evaluate where the Wild Card teams are most likely to come from in the NFC and who stands the best chance.

We put all 32 NFL teams into tiers based on their likelihood of making the postseason, from the Super Bowl favorites to the top draft pick candidates.

The latest NFL playoff picture has bad news for the Seattle Seahawks with the team predicted to travel to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

NFC West standings: Rams, Seahawks strengthen records with wins over 49ers, Cardinals originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NFC West has proven to be the most difficult division in the NFL this year with three teams in playoff positioning entering Sunday.

The computer clearly loves the NFC West with three teams projected to make the playoffs. Despite injuries, the 49ers (6-3) are expected to do just enough to earn the final wild-card spot, with a 76.1% chance to make the playoffs -- well ahead of the Bears (41.5%), who are projected as the first team out.

The NFC South has seen a pair of teams perform well over the past few weeks, while the other two teams continue to slip. Here's a look at the divisional power rankings after Week 9's games.