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Sunday's loss by Tampa Bay didn't completely take the Buccaneers out of the playoff picture. In fact, they remain right on the fringe. If the season ended today, the Falcons, 49ers, Packers and Giants would be in as division winners and the Bears ...

Thoughts on the New Orleans Saints' 31-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday. What it means: The Saints fall to 5-6. You can't erase them from the playoff picture just yet, but it's getting dangerously close t...

Thoughts on the New Orleans Saints' 38-17 victory against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday: What it means: After an 0-4 start, the Saints are now 5-5 and that at least puts them on the fringe of the playoff picture. It still is going to take a pretty...

Time for a quick run through some odds and ends from all around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS In this Insider post , Vince Verhei takes a look at how the Bucs have put themselves in the playoff picture. Along with some positives, he points...

If the playoffs started right now, the NFC South would have two representatives. The Atlanta Falcons would be the No. 5 seed. The Falcons and Lions both are 9-5, but Detroit would be the No. 6 seed because the Falcons won a head-to-head meeting. ...

ATLANTA -- Thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons' 41-14 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night at the Georgia Dome: What it means: The Falcons are 9-5 and very much in the playoff picture. They won with ease and might have put forth ...

As it stands right now, the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons both would be in the NFC playoffs. At the moment (and we clarify the time frame because the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants are playing right now and that could impact things), ...

Even after Sunday's loss to the Houston Texans, the Atlanta Falcons remain very much in the playoff picture. In fact, they'd be in the playoffs if they started today. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Falcons (7-5) currently would be the ...

If the season ended today, the NFC South would have two teams in the playoffs. ESPN Stats & Information just sent out a package that included the playoff picture as it now stands for both the NFC and AFC. We'll stick with the NFC here because that...

NEW ORLEANS -- As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers left the Superdome a few hours ago, they remained in the playoff picture. They did their part by defeating the Saints, 23-13. But the Bucs (10-6) didn't get the help they needed as the Packers and Giants ...

ATLANTA -- I just arrived in the city that has a very good chance to be the temporary home of headquarters for the NFC South Blog throughout the postseason. We already know the Falcons have secured a playoff spot and can win the division and the N...

Soon after the NFL sent out its updated playoff scenarios earlier this afternoon, ESPN Stats & Information sent out a supplemental package. This goes a little beyond the NFL's package, which was simply limited to clinching scenarios that can happ...

The NFL just sent out the updated and official list of postseason-clinching scenarios for this weekend's games and we've got several things to look at from an NFC South perspective. Let's start with the Atlanta Falcons, who already have clinched a...

Now, that the New England Patriots have defeated the Green Bay Packers in Sunday night's game, let's run through the NFC playoff picture as it currently stands, courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information. The 12-4 Atlanta Falcons are No. 1 and the 1...

The NFC South would have two teams in the playoffs if the season ended today. The Atlanta Falcons (11-2) lead the division and the race for the No. 1 overall seed. Chicago would be the No. 2 seed with Philadelphia No. 3. The St. Louis Rams would b...

The Atlanta Falcons are 11-2, but have yet to clinch a playoff berth, despite a close call Sunday night. The Falcons could have clinched if the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday night's game. It didn't happen as the Eagles ...