[mainepatsfan]

The Giants clinched a playoff spot with the Vikings loss.

The NFC playoff picture currently looks like this:

Carolina at NYG and Washington at Tampa

Seatte and Chicago bye

Here are the NFC playoff scenarios for week 17:

NFC East

• The Giants have clinched a playoff spot.

• The Giants can clinch NFC East with: 1. A win 2. A Redskins loss or tie

• The Redskins can clinch a playoff spot with: 1. A win

• The Redskins can clinch the NFC East with a win and a Giants loss

The Cowboys can clinch a playoff spot with a win and either a Redskins or a Panthers loss.

NFC South

• The Buccaneers can clinch the NFC South with: 1. A win 2. Panthers loss 3. A tie and a Panthers tie

• The Panthers can clinch a playoff spot with a win.

• The Panthers can clinch the NFC South with a win and a Bucs loss or tie.

[mainepatsfan]

NFL PING

[Man50D]

Nothing like backing into the playoffs. Next week will be more important for the NFC East. If the Giants and the Redskins both loose and my Cowboys win then do they win the NFC East? One other question I don't know the answer to is how did the Cowboys end up in the NFC East?

[Mr. Mojo]

All season long, the Minnesota Vikings relied on their defense to win.

Nonsense. The Vikes are ranked 23rd in the league in defense. They've relied on blind luck and perhaps the easiest schedule in the NFL to win. Their off-season pleasure cruise begins today.

[MotleyGirl70]

The unit collapsed Sunday night, and so did Minnesota's flickering playoff hopes.

That's a shame. /sarc/