re: Can someone update me on the Saints playoff rankings?

Another benefit of 49ers loss... We could lose to the Colts or Titans and still get the #1 seed

Saints go 2-1 with the loss to an AFC team
SF loses to Rams, beats Seattle
Seattle beats Arizona, loses to 49ers
Packers lose to Vikings

This would erase GB's tiebreaker over us (conference record)
The next tiebreaker would be strength of victory and that depends on the rest of the games in the league. Depending on how they go we could get the #1 seed still. But if you use the Playoff Machine and plug in the above results and then have each favorite win each of the other games, the Saints would get the tiebreaker. Far-fetched, I know. But that Niners loss opened it up

Interesting enough if Buffalo beats Pitt tonight we own the SoV TB over Seattle, if Pitt wins than we don't. So if you need a reason to root for either team tonight, there it is. Go Bills

The Rams are basically out of it as well.

They have to win @49ers & beat the Cards at home. They also have to have the Vikings lose to the Packers & Bears at home.

It's possible, but they're probably screwed after losing to the Cowboys today.

The 4 locks are the Saints, Seahawks, 49ers, & Packers. The Vikings are almost a lock. The #4 seed will be either the Cowboys or Eagles.

only game that matters is packers and vikings next week. minnesota wins and the saints have hope. pack wins and they need a miracle

If the Saints win out they are no worse than #2 with a bye, since SF and Seattle meet again. One of them will finish with at least 4 losses.