"New Orleans, Seattle and the Giants are tied at 6-3. The Saints win the three-way tiebreaker for the No. 2 seed because they have the best conference record (5-1 vs. 5-2 for Seattle and the Giants). Seattle then wins the tiebreaker for the third seed based on its 42-30 victory over the Giants." http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/?title=the_fix_is_in_hawks_third&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1