The No. 1 seed and home-field advantage is out of the picture for the 49ers after the Green Bay Packers wrapped up the best record in the NFC on Sunday with a 35-21 victory over the Chicago Bears.
But the 49ers (12-3) can still wrap up the No. 2 seed -- and a first-round playoff bye -- on Monday with an Atlanta Falcons win over the New Orleans Saints (11-3).
Here is the updated look at the NFL's playoff picture:
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2011 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 17
NFC CLINCHED:
Green Bay Packers -- North Division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs.
San Francisco 49ers -- West Division.
New Orleans Saints -- wild card spot.
Detroit Lions -- wild card spot. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye:
1) SF win
2) SF tieone NO loss or tie
3) one NO loss
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches NFC South Division:
1) one NO win or tie
2) one ATL loss or tie
New Orleans clinches a first-round bye:
1) two NO winsSF loss or tie
2) one NO winone NO tieSF lossNEW YORK GIANTS
NY Giants clinch NFC East Division:
1) NYG win or tieDALLAS COWBOYS
Dallas clinches NFC East Division:
1) DAL win ATLANTA FALCONS
Atlanta clinches NFC South Division:
1) two ATL winstwo NO losses
Atlanta clinches a wild card spot:
1) one ATL win or tie
2) one CHI loss or tieAFC
CLINCHED:
New England Patriots -- East Division and a first-round bye.
Houston Texans -- South Division.
Baltimore Ravens -- wild card spot.
Pittsburgh Steelers -- wild card spot.OAKLAND RAIDERS
Oakland clinches AFC West Division:
1) OAK winDEN loss or tie
2) OAK tieDEN loss
Oakland clinches a wild card spot:
1) OAK winCIN lossTEN loss or tie
2) OAK winCIN lossNYJ win NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) NE win or tie
2) BAL loss or tiePIT loss or tieBALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:
1) BAL win
2) BAL tiePIT loss or tie
3) PIT loss
Baltimore clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) BAL winNE loss PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:
1) PIT winBAL loss or tie
2) PIT tieBAL loss
Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) PIT winBAL loss or tieNE loss DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches AFC West Division:
1) DEN win
2) DEN tieOAK loss or tie
3) OAK lossCINCINNATI BENGALS
Cincinnati clinches a wild card spot:
1) CIN win or tie
2) NYJ loss or tieOAK loss or tie
3) NYJ loss or tieDEN loss or tie NEW YORK JETS
NY Jets clinch a wild card spot:
1) NYJ winCIN lossTEN loss or tieOAK loss or tie
2) NYJ winCIN lossTEN loss or tieDEN loss or tie TENNESSEE TITANS
Tennessee clinches a wild card spot:
1) TEN winCIN lossNYJ winOAK loss or tie
2) TEN winCIN lossNYJ winDEN loss or tie
3) TEN winCIN lossNYJ loss or tieOAK winDEN win