How does NFL playoff expansion look? It's with three deeply flawed 7-7 teams fighting for the No. 7 seed in the NFC.
More often than not that extra playoff team will be mediocre at best, and coming down the stretch we have three .500 teams battling it out for the postseason. Barring a collapse, it seems the NFC West will have three teams in: Rams, Cardinals and 49ers. That leaves one wild-card spot for the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints or Philadelphia Eagles (or, if things really get wild, a 6-8 team like the Washington Football Team or Atlanta Falcons).