This is copied from a post at nola.com

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Here's the saints possible Playoff situation...

Dallas Must LOSE the next two and then beat Philly on the last game..

Philly must BEAT Washington and then lose to Dallas

Atlanta must Lose to Tampa Bay this week..

Oh and the Saints must win ALL three games coming up!!

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Atlanta needs to lose to TB for the Saints to get a better division record, otherwise we lose tiebreakers if Falcons and Saints both finish at 10-6. Dallas must lose 2 games, otherwise they win tiebreakers with the Saints on common opponents. Philadelphia is a real problem because the tie counts as "half a win", and 10-5-1 beats 10-6 in percentages. For that reason, I think it should be added that Philadelphia MUST lose to Cleveland this weekend in addition to losing to Dallas, then beating the Redskins.

So, this weekend, the Browns have to beat the Eagles, the Bucs have to beat the Falcons, and the Giants have to beat the Cowboys... and of course the Saints have to beat the Bears on Thursday!!  Any other results....fugetta about it.