FairWarning said:
Do the Vikings have anything to play for if they lose tonight?
If the Bears win today, doubt they will rest many players. They might open the offense up more to get Grossman ready for the playoffs.
Vikes need to win their last 2 to get in playoffs and have the following happen
For the Vikes to win the division
they will need the Bears to lose today against the Packers and then beat the Bears next week and the vikes would win division
For Vikes to be wildcard need to win last 2 games
they need the Giants and the Cowboys to lose and washinton win
and they would get wildcard berth based on conf record then Dallas and Giants since Washington would win the East. Dallas would be elimanted on conf record minny and giants would have same and minny beat giants in regular season.
<TABLE class=bgBdr cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR class=bgHdr1><TD colSpan=5>NFC PLAYOFF SEEDING</TD></TR><TR class=bgHdr3 align=middle><TD align=left width="21%">
Division leaders</TD><TD width="6%">
W-L</TD><TD width="7%">
Div.</TD><TD width="7%">
Conf.</TD><TD>
Remaining Schedule</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=middle><TD align=left>1.
SEAHAWKS — x</TD><TD>13-2</TD><TD>6-0</TD><TD>10-1</TD><TD>Week 17 @ Green Bay (3-11)</TD></TR>
<TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=middle><TD align=left>2.
BEARS </TD><TD>10-4</TD><TD>4-0</TD><TD>9-1</TD><TD>@GB (3-11), @MIN (8-6) = 11-17 (.393)</TD></TR>
<TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=middle><TD align=left>3.
BUCS </TD><TD>10-5</TD><TD>4-1</TD><TD>8-3</TD><TD>Week 17 vs. New Orleans (3-12)</TD></TR>
<TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=middle><TD align=left>4.
GIANTS </TD><TD>10-5</TD><TD>4-2</TD><TD>8-4</TD><TD>Week 17 @ Oakland (4-11) </TD></TR>
<TR class=bgHdr3 align=middle><TD align=left width="21%">
Wildcard Teams</TD><TD width="9%">
W-L</TD><TD width="8%">
Div.</TD><TD width="8%">
Conf.</TD><TD>
Remaining Schedule</TD></TR>
<TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=middle><TD align=left>5.
PANTHERS </TD><TD>10-5</TD><TD>3-2</TD><TD>7-4</TD><TD>Week 17 @ Atlanta (8-7)</TD></TR>
<TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=middle><TD align=left>6.
REDSKINS </TD><TD>9-6</TD><TD>4-1</TD><TD>9-2</TD><TD>Week 17 @ Philadelphia (6-9)</TD></TR>
<TR class=bgHdr3 align=middle><TD align=left width="21%">
Still Alive</TD><TD width="9%">
W-L</TD><TD width="8%">
Div.</TD><TD width="8%">
Conf.</TD><TD>
Remaining Schedule</TD></TR>
<TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=middle><TD align=left>7.
COWBOYS </TD><TD>9-6</TD><TD>3-3</TD><TD>7-4</TD><TD>Week 17 vs. St. Louis (5-10)</B></TD></TR>
<TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=middle><TD align=left>8.
VIKINGS </TD><TD>8-6</TD><TD>4-1</TD><TD>7-4</TD><TD>@BAL (5-9), CHI (10-4) = 15-13 (.536)</TD></TR>
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<TR class=bgHdr2><TD colSpan=5>Tiebreakers</TD></TD><TR colspan="5"><TD colSpan=5>
FOR THE THREE TEAMS TIED AT 10-5:
BUCS win NFC South tiebreaker over PANTHERS due to division record.
BUCS win tiebreaker over GIANTS due to conference record.
-- BUCS earn No. 3 spot.
GIANTS win tiebreaker over PANTHERS due to conference record.
-- GIANTS earn No. 4 spot. FOR THE TWO TEAMS TIED AT 9-6:
REDSKINS win tiebreaker over COWBOYS due to head-to-head.
-- REDSKINS earn No. 6 spot. </TD></TR>
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