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NFC playoff picture: Packers clinch postseason berth in season finale
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Here's where the NFC playoff picture stands after Week 18 :
yz – 1. San Francisco 49ers (12-5), NFC West champions: They won last weekend, while the Eagles and Lions didn't – meaning the Niners won't be leaving the Bay Area for another football game ... unless they reach Super Bowl 58. Niners' 10-1 conference record conveyed tiebreaker over Dallas and Detroit . Remaining schedule: will face lowest-seeded remaining NFC playoff team in divisional round of playoffs
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y – 2. Dallas Cowboys (12-5), NFC East champions: They left little doubt Sunday, blowing out Washington to put a bow on their second division title in three years. And that could mean at least two home playoff games at AT&T Stadium, where America's Team has won 16 in a row. The NFC East's run of non-consecutive champions since 2005 extends another year. Remaining schedule: vs. Packers
y – 3. Detroit Lions (12-5), NFC North champions: They finish up the regular season with a win over Minnesota . But the Lions' controversial Week 17 loss at Dallas means they could be going back there in two weeks if they and the Cowboys win their wild-card matchups. First QB Jared Goff will have to exact some serious revenge against the team that drafted him first overall in 2016. Remaining schedule: vs. Rams
y – 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8), NFC South champions: They persevered in Charlotte to win their third consecutive division crown – and obviously first without former QB Tom Brady during that stretch. The win also eliminated the Atlanta Falcons from playoff contention. Remaining schedule: vs. Eagles
x – 5. Philadelphia Eagles (11-6), wild card No. 1: Per CBS, they're the first team since the 1999 Dolphins to qualify for postseason despite losing five of its final six games. Remaining schedule: at Buccaneers
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x – 6. Los Angeles Rams (10-7), wild card No. 2: They got a rare regular-season win over San Francisco , ensuring rested QB Matthew Stafford gets to open the playoffs against his former team in Detroit . Remaining schedule: at Lions
x – 7. Green Bay Packers (9-8), wild card No. 3: They beat the archrival Bears to secure the NFC's final spot, eliminating the Saints and Seahawks in the process. QB Jordan Love 's playoff run represents something Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers never accomplished in their first turns as QB1. Remaining schedule: at Cowboys
x – clinched playoff berth
y – clinched division title
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z – clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage
USA TODAY Sports' Nate Davis contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFC playoff picture: Packers clinch wild-card spot
