NFC Divisions Are All, But Clinched

It is almost certain that all four NFC division winners are known with three weeks remaining in the regular season.

Both of the likely top two seeds and likely division round hosts, the (11-2) New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams have clinched division crowns.

The Saints currently lead the Rams by a fraction of a game for the top seed, by virtue of their win vs the Rams.

Meanwhile both the (8-5) Dallas Cowboys and the (9-4) Chicago Bears are on the precipice of winning division titles.

Each has a magic number of 1 to clinch the title. Dallas has 6 possibilities for either a win or a Philadelphia Eagles’ loss (the defending champion Eagles are (6-7) to clinch the division.

The Bears/Da Bears have 5 possibilities for either a win or a Vikings’ loss. “Chi” visits the current NFC “6” seed, (6-6-1) Vikings in the regular season finale, thus reducing the number of possibilities by one.

The team with its symbol most prominently displayed above, the Dallas Cowboys almost certainly will win the NFC East.