NFC Standings at this moment (1 Viewer)

[David Robbins]

NFC standings

1. West: 49ers (8-1)
2. North: Packers (8-2)
3. South: Saints (7-2)
4. East: Cowboys (5-4)
5. Wild card: Seahawks (8-2)
6. Wild card: Vikings (7-3)

In the hunt

• Rams (5-4)
• Eagles (5-4)
• Panthers (5-4)
• Bears (4-5)

What can we garner from this? Rams, Eagles, Cowboys, Panthers are all mediocre. The real challenge is the schedule each team faces to close out the season, and by far the easiest schedule the rest of the way is our own. The Vikings seem to have the 2nd easiest schedule remaining, while the Niners, Seahawks, and Packers have to play each other, and beat each other up. Throw in a Road Loss for the Niners @ Nawlins, and it should seem clear that the NFC Championship should go through Nawlins.

 

[SaintsIn2009]

I disagree with

NFC standings

1. West: 49ers (8-1)
2. North: Packers (8-2)
3. South: Saints (7-2)
4. East: Cowboys (5-4)
5. Wild card: Seahawks (8-2)
6. Wild card: Vikings (7-3)

In the hunt

• Rams (5-4)
• Eagles (5-4)
• Panthers (5-4)
• Bears (4-5)

What can we garner from this? Rams, Eagles, Cowboys, Panthers are all mediocre. The real challenge is the schedule each team faces to close out the season, and by far the easiest schedule the rest of the way is our own. The Vikings seem to have the 2nd easiest schedule remaining, while the Niners, Seahawks, and Packers have to play each other, and beat each other up. Throw in a Road Loss for the Niners @ Nawlins, and it should seem clear that the NFC Championship should go through Nawlins.

I disagree with the Saints having the easiest schedule. The majority of the games left for us are divisional, you can throw records out for those contests. And you’re that confident we’ll beat the Niners? If the team does a no show like the did against ATL, the Niners will embarrass us. If they do show up like we know they can, it’ll still be a hard fought game.

 

[whodaresaydat]

I think the saints will be ready for the 49ers like they were for the rams and eagles last year during the regular season. I'm more worried about the 49ers in the playoffs if/when we play them.

 

[David Robbins]

I disagree with
I disagree with the Saints having the easiest schedule. The majority of the games left for us are divisional, you can throw records out for those contests. And you’re that confident we’ll beat the Niners? If the team does a no show like the did against ATL, the Niners will embarrass us. If they do show up like we know they can, it’ll still be a hard fought game.

I think we took Atlanta for granted. Played down to the competition. That won't happen again. Every team needs a clunker every now and then to put perspective in place. They will show up to play for the rest of the season.

 

[Super]

Guess we better play the games to see

 

[bobad]

I disagree with
I disagree with the Saints having the easiest schedule. The majority of the games left for us are divisional, you can throw records out for those contests. And you’re that confident we’ll beat the Niners? If the team does a no show like the did against ATL, the Niners will embarrass us. If they do show up like we know they can, it’ll still be a hard fought game.

That's a realistic view, have to agree. But,,, I think CSP will have them ready. We won't be ambushed by the Falcons again, even at the Sphincter.

 

[Bill]

By far the Packers have the easiest remaining schedule, while the 49ers have the toughest.
The difficulty of our schedule is a bit closer to the 'Niners than it is to the Packers.

I say that because 4 remaining division games with three being on the road is not what I would ever consider to be an easy schedule. And the 49ers game will certainly be a defining game as well.

We need to get healthy really quickly or things could get ugly in a hurry.

 

[PXSaber]

Hard to rely on statistics after the blowout last sunday

if ure pessimistic you could have the panthers win twice against us to claim the division

Just wait and see. Once we reach the playoffs, no matter what seed its 50:50 anyways

 

[BiloxiSaint1]

I disagree with the Saints having the easiest schedule. The majority of the games left for us are divisional, you can throw records out for those contests.

The Saints have 4 division games left. The 49ers and Packers each have 3 of their division opponents left - only a one game difference in division opponents than the Saints have. If you apply the division game logic to the Saints schedule, you have to apply it equally to the 49ers and Packers schedules as well.

 

[sfbaysaint]

Before the Falcons game I was nearly certain, barring injuries, saints will get the #1 seed. Now that they have shown a mental lapse and a loss of their own making, I am not that certain... any of the 4-5 teams can be #1 now. niners, seahawks, packers, saints, and to a lesser extent vikings.

 

[ANKOMA33]

"We're on to Tampa".

 

[David Robbins]

I'm more nervous in the fact that we are starting to have injuries mount up. Lattimore, Peat, Kamara, Cook, and all the others. Man, this is the time to start getting healthy, not having more players go down. This is becoming scary.

 

[T.Sneden84]

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[Slaw]

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Sweet. So if we win out and GB loses a game, we are the 1 seed. GB has to play SF in their next game and have to end the regular season playing their entire division (CHI, MIN, DET) in the final 3 weeks.

 

[Walter White]

Sweet. So if we win out and GB loses a game, we are the 1 seed. GB has to play SF in their next game and have to end the regular season playing their entire division (CHI, MIN, DET) in the final 3 weeks.

GB will lose at least 2 of those.