Green Bay Packer Playoff Scenarios: 1 Through 6 Seeds In Play

GREEN BAY, WI — The Green Bay Packers are in the playoffs — that's a guarantee. Yet with two weeks of football to play, there are an array of options that lay before Aaron Rodgers and company.

As of Dec. 18, the Green Bay Packers are slotted as the NFC's number two seed. That means they'd get a first-round bye and play a home game against the winner of a potential game between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints.

If the Packers won that game, their next opponent in the NFC Championship game would be against either the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers or the Dallas Cowboys.

But there's two more games to play, so this picture could change quite a bit. In fact, the Packers could end up just about anywhere from the number one seed all the way to the number six seed. It's a lot to digest, though Ryan Wood of Packers News lays it all out in a readable format that won't leave your head spinning.

NFC Playoff picture as of Dec. 18

If the playoffs started today, here's who would be in:

1. (x) Seattle Seahawks (11-3)
2. (x) Green Bay Packers (11-3)
3. (y) New Orleans Saints (11-3)
4. Dallas Cowboys (7-7)
5. (x) San Francisco 49ers (11-3)
6. Minnesota Vikings (10-4)

Here's who is close:

7. Los Angeles Rams (8-6)
9. Philadelphia Eagles (7-7)

And here's how is out:

8. Chicago Bears (7-7)
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-7)
11. Atlanta Falcons (5-9)
12. Carolina Panthers (5-9)
13. Arizona Cardinals (4-9-1)
14. Detroit Lions (3-10-1)
15. Washington Redskins (3-11)
16. New York Giants (3-11)

Key:

(x) playoff berth clinched
(y) division title clinched
(z) first-round bye clinched
(*) home-field advantage clinched