Here are the NFC playoff scenarios (again disregarding ties.)
A bit less complex than the AFC
Games of interest are Giants at Vikings, Packers at Cardinals, and Eagles at Cowboys.
Saints
Have clinched the #1 seed
Eagles
- Get the #2 seed with a win
- Get the #5 seed with a loss and Packers loss
- Get the #6 seed with a loss and Packers win
Vikings
- Get the #2 seed with a win, and an Eagles loss
- Get the #4 seed with a loss, and a Cardinals win
- Anything else and Minnesota is the #3 seed
Cardinals
- Get the #2 seed with a win, Vikings loss and Eagles loss
- Get the #3 seed with a win, Vikings loss, and Eagles win
- Get the #3 seed with a win, Vikings win, and Eagles loss
- Anything else and Arizona is the #4 seed
Packers
- Get the #5 seed with a win over the Cardinals
- Get the #5 seed with a loss by the Cowboys
- Get the #6 seed with a loss and Cowboys win
Cowboys
- Get the #2 seed with a win, Cardinals loss, and Vikings loss
- Get the #3 seed with a win, Packers loss, and Vikings loss
- Get the #3 seed with a win, Cardinals loss, and Vikings win
- Get the #6 seed with a loss to the Eagles
Here's a matrix of NFC seeding based on who wins those three games.
Only 8 sceanrios, compared to 64 possible outcomes with the AFC.
Winning Teams ........ Playoff Seeding
Min / GB / Phi .......... 1-NO, 2-PHI, 3-MIN, 4-ARI, 5-GB, 6-DAL
Min / GB / Dal .......... 1-NO, 2-MIN, 3-DAL, 4-ARI, 5-GB, 6-PHI
Min / Ari / Phi .......... 1-NO, 2-PHI, 3-MIN, 4-ARI, 5-GB, 6-DAL
Min / Ari / Dal .......... 1-NO, 2-MIN, 3-ARI, 4-DAL, 5-PHI, 6-GB
NYG / GB / Phi ......... 1-NO, 2-PHI, 3-MIN, 4-ARI, 5-GB, 6-DAL
NYG / GB / Dal ......... 1-NO, 2-DAL, 3-MIN, 4-ARI, 5-GB, 6-PHI
NYG / Ari / Phi ......... 1-NO, 2-PHI, 3-ARI, 4-MIN, 5-GB, 6-DAL
NYG / Ari / Dal ......... 1-NO, 2-ARI, 3-DAL, 4-MIN, 5-PHI, 6-GB