If the Playoffs were this weekend

Saturday
Washington at Seattle 3:30
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh 7:00
Sunday
Giants at Tampa Bay 12:00
Tennessee at San Diego 3:30

Byes until the following Saturday: Green Bay, New England
Byes until the following Sunday: Indianapolis, Dallas

T-1 week until playoffs

NFC
1.Cowboys
2.Packers
3.Seahawks
4.Buccaneers
5.Giants
6.Redskins (Vikings, Saints)

Redskins head-to-head over Vikings

AFC
1.Patriots
2.Colts
3.Chargers (Steelers)
4.Steelers (Chargers)
5.Jaguars
6.Browns (Titans)

Chargers conference record over Steelers
Browns conference record over Titans

With 4 games left, the crappy NFC leads the dominant AFC 31-29.
(New England v. NYGiants, Buffalo v. Philly, San Fran v. Cleveland, Minnesota v. Denver)

T-2 weeks until playoffs

NFC (teams with a possibility to get that spot, even if it's remote)
1. Cowboys (Packers)
2. Packers (Cowboys)
3. Seahawks (Buccaneers)
4. Buccaneers (Seahawks)
5. Giants (Vikings, Saints, Redskins)
6. Vikings (Giants, Saints, Redskins, Panthers)

Current tie-breakers, Cowboys beat Packers, Seahawks beat Buccaneers

AFC
1. Patriots
2. Colts
3. Chargers (Steelers, Browns)
4. Steelers (Chargers, Browns)
5. Jaguars (Browns, Steelers, Titans)
6. Browns (Steelers, Titans, Jaguars)

Current tie-breakers,
Steelers swept Browns
Chargers better against conf record than Steelers

All teams in position currently control their own destiny for that spot.

T-3 weeks until playoffs

NFC
1. Cowboys
2. Packers
3. Seahawks
4. Buccaneers
5. Giants
6. Vikings

AFC
1. Patriots
2. Colts
3. Steelers
4. Chargers
5. Jaguars
6. Browns

*Using the complicated W-L tiebreaker for all cases.

NFC 27, AFC 27, 10 interconference games to go.

If the Playoffs started Today, Week 13

NFC
1 Cowboys
2 Packers
3 Seahawks (head-head over Tampa Bay)
4 Buccaneers
5 Giants
6 Cardinals (Detroit division record over Minnesota, Arizona head-head over Detroit)

AFC
1 Patriots
2 Colts
3 Steelers
4 Chargers
5 Jaguars
6 Browns (conference record over Titans)

All EIGHT divisions can be wrapped up this weekend. The AFC leaders need a win and help (sans Patriots who've already clinched.) The NFC's 1-4 need just a win.

If the playoffs were today (Week 12)

1 Cowboys 2 Packers 3 Seahawks 4 Buccaneers 5 Giants 6 Lions
1 Patriots 2 Colts 3 Steelers 4 Chargers 5 Jaguars 6 Browns

If the Playoffs started Today, Week 11 (Brett Favre wants them too)

NFC
1 Cowboys
2 Packers
3 Seahawks
4 Buccaneers
5 Giants
6 Lions
(seattle defeated tampa bay)
(cowboys conf record over green bay)

AFC
1 Patriots
2 Colts
3 Steelers
4 Chargers
5 Jaguars
6 Titans
(san diego defeated denver)
(tennessee conference record cleveland)

No changes in teams from last week.

If the Playoffs started today. (WEEK 10)

NFC
1.Cowboys, 2. Packers, 3. Seahawks 4. Buccaneers 5. Lions 6. Giants
Cowboys/Packers conf record record (no bearing in future)
Lions/Giants SOV
Sea beat TB head-head

AFC
1.Patriots 2. Steelers 3. Colts 4.Chargers 5.Jaguars 6.Titans
Steelers/Colts conf record, Jaguars/Titans conf record

Remember when other sources start publishing the list in the next couple weeks, you heard it here first!

(edited with monday night)

If the Playoffs started today, (they don't though not today or this weekend). (WEEK 9)

NFC.
1.Cowboys
2.Packers
3.Buccaneers
4.Seahawks
5.Lions
6.Giants

Cowboys conf record over Packers
Lions SOV over Giants; would be Giants over Lions by common opponents but they currently only share 2 opponents.
(all 4 of these teams still meet head-to-head)

AFC
1.Patriots
2.Colts
3.Steelers
4.Chiefs
5.Titans
6.Jaguars

No changes (teams/seeds) for the second straight week.
Chiefs head-to-head over Chargers
Jaguars conference record over Browns
Steelers regardless of Monday night outcome hold division tie-breaker over Ravens, head-to-head over Browns.

AFC 20, NFC 19. Next week Raiders/Bears
NFC Central, NFC East, AFC South, AFC Central record interconterence 30-9
NFCC, NFCE, AFCS, AFCC and Patriots record interconference 32-7

Remaining "NFC Games of the Year."
Cowboys/Giants
Packers/Lions (2x)
Packers/Cowboys
Lions/Giants
Lions/Cowboys

Remaining "AFC Games of the Century."
Patriots/Steelers
Colts/Chargers
Colts/Titans

Remaining "Super Bowl Previews."
Giants/Patriots

If the Playoffs started today, (they don't though not today or this weekend). (WEEK 8)

NFC
1.Cowboys
2.Packers
3.Panthers
4.Seahawks
5.Giants
6.Lions
(Carolina conf record over Seattle)
(Cowboys conf record over GB)

AFC
1.Patriots
2.Colts
3.Steelers
4.Chiefs
5.Titans
6.Jaguars
(Tennessee head-to-head over Jacksonville, KC head-to-head over San Diego)

Wins by an AFC East team besides the Patriots, against someone besides each other = 1

If the Playoffs started today. (WEEK 7)

NFC.
1.Cowboys
2.Packers
3.Panthers
4.Seahawks
5.Giants
6.Redskins (head to head over Lions)

AFC
1.Patriots (magic number 6)
2.Colts
3.Steelers
4.Chiefs
5.Titans (head to head over Jaguars)
6.Jaguars

AFC 14, NFC 12 in interconference games

If the Playoffs started today. (WEEK 6)

NFC.
1.Cowboys (conf record over GB)
2.Packers
3.Buccaneers (head-to-head over Carolina)
4.Cardinals (head-to-head over Seattle)
5.Panthers (conf record over Giants)
6.Giants

AFC
1a.Rockies
1b.Patriots
2.Colts
3.Steelers
4.Chiefs (head-to-head over Chargers)
5.Jaguars
6.Ravens

If the Playoffs started today. (WEEK 5)

NFC
1.Cowboys
2.Packers
3.Buccaneers
4.Cardinals
5.Redskins
6.Panthers

Dallas better conference record than GB (regardless of Monday night outcome.)
Tampa Bay beat Carolina; Arizona beat Seattle.
Tampa Bay better conference record than Arizona
Carolina better conference record than Seattle, New York, Detroit.

AFC
1.Patriots
2.Colts
3.Steelers
4.Raiders
5.Titans
6.Jaguars

New England better conference record than Indy
Tennessee beat Jacksonville

If the Playoffs started today. (WEEK 4)

NFC.
1.Packers (SOV over Dal)
2.Cowboys
3.Buccaneers(conf record over SF)
4.49ers
5.Lions
6.Redskins

AFC.
1.Patriots (conf record over Indy)
2.Colts
3.Steelers
4.Broncos (div record over KC/Oak, SOV over KC)
5.Titans (head/head over Jax)
6.Jaguars

3 Wild Card teams benefit from bye week in Week 3 and 2-1 record.

Next week
Lions/Redskins;
Colts/Buccaneers;
Steelers/Seahawks

If the Playoffs started today. (WEEK 3)

NFC
1.Green Bay (SOV over Dallas)
2.Dallas
3.San Fran (SOV over Caro; div record over Sea)
4.Carolina (Conf record over TB)
5.Tampa Bay (Conf record over Sea, Wash, Det)
6.Seattle (SOV over Wash, Det; H-H win over TB doesn't matter because of 4way tie)

AFC
1.New England (Conf record over Indy, Pitt)
2.Pittsburgh (combined ranking Conf Off/Def over Indy)
3.Indianapolis
4.Denver
5.Tennessee (SOS over Balt; Div record over Jax, Hou)
6.Houston (SOV over Balt; SOV over Jax)

Big Games for Week 4:
Tamp Bay @Carolina
Seattle @San Francisco
Denver @Indianapolis

If the Playoffs started today. (WEEK 2)

NFC
1. San Fran (best conf record)
2. Detroit (division record over GB, SOV over Dal)
3. Dallas (Combined Conf Ranking over Wash)
4. Tampa Bay (division record over Caro)
5. Green Bay (conf record over Wash)
6. Washington

AFC
1.New England (SOV over Pitt, Denv, conf record over Indy)
2.Pittsburgh (SOV over Denv, conf record over Indy)
3.Denver (conf record over Indy)
4.Indianapolis (division record over Hous)
5.Houston
6.Tennessee (SOS over Cleveland, division record over Jax; Cleve/Cin division over Balt; Cleve H-H over Cin; Cleve/Tenn Conf record over SD)

**unofficial**

If the Playoffs started today. (WEEK 1)

Let's keep an eye on this...

NFC
1. Minnesota
2. Carolina
3. San Fran
4. Dallas
5. Seattle
6. Green Bay

AFC
1. Pittsburgh
2. New England*
3. Denver
4. Tennessee
5. Houston
6. Cincinnati

*Pending league investigation into cheating

Tiebreakers Used
division record (dal/wash; sf/sea; ten/hou,indy; den/sd)
conf record (min,gb,sea/wash,det;hou, cin/indy, sd)
Conf Def/Off Rank (min/gb; pitt/cin; all seeding)

Tough luck Colts, Chargers.