As the NFL enters Week 13, there are 21 teams either in or within one game of a playoff spot, including 10 in the NFC.
The Seattle Seahawks have the toughest remaining schedule among those NFC clubs, facing opponents with a combined 35-20 (.636) mark.
“From here on in, the only statistic that matters is winning games,” says head coach Bruce Arians of the 9-2 Arizona Cardinals. “Whatever we have to do as a football team to win a game, that’s all that matters.”
The remaining strength of schedule for the 10 NFC teams either in or within one game of a playoff spot:
NFC EAST
| TEAM | DALLAS (8-3) | PHILADELPHIA (8-3) |
| OPP. RECORD | 31-24 (.564) | 29-26 (.527) |
| WEEK 13 | Philadelphia (8-3) | at Dallas (8-3) |
| WEEK 14 | at Chicago (5-6) | Seattle (7-4) |
| WEEK 15 | at Philadelphia (8-3) | Dallas (8-3) |
| WEEK 16 | Indianapolis (7-4) | at Washington (3-8) |
| WEEK 17 | at Washington (3-8) | at New York Giants (3-8) |
NFC NORTH
| TEAM | GREEN BAY (8-3) | DETROIT (7-4) |
| OPP. RECORD | 28-27 (.509) | 24-31 (.436) |
| WEEK 13 | New England (9-2) | Chicago (5-6) |
| WEEK 14 | Atlanta (4-7) | Tampa Bay (2-9) |
| WEEK 15 | at Buffalo (6-5) | Minnesota (4-7) |
| WEEK 16 | at Tampa Bay (2-9) | at Chicago (5-6) |
| WEEK 17 | Detroit (7-4) | at Green Bay (8-3) |
NFC SOUTH
| TEAM | ATLANTA (4-7) | NEW ORLEANS (4-7) | CAROLINA (3-7-1) |
| OPP. RECORD | 31-23-1 (.573) | 21-33-1 (.391) | 21-34 (.382) |
| WEEK 13 | Arizona (9-2) | at Pittsburgh (7-4) | at Minnesota (4-7) |
| WEEK 14 | at Green Bay (8-3) | Carolina (3-7-1) | at New Orleans (4-7) |
| WEEK 15 | Pittsburgh (7-4) | at Chicago (5-6) | Tampa Bay (2-9) |
| WEEK 16 | at New Orleans (4-7) | Atlanta (4-7) | Cleveland (7-4) |
| WEEK 17 | Carolina (3-7-1) | at Tampa Bay (2-9) | at Atlanta (4-7) |
NFC WEST
| TEAM | ARIZONA (9-2) | SAN FRANCISCO (7-4) | SEATTLE (7-4) |
| OPP. RECORD | 29-26 (.527) | 31-24 (.564) | 35-20 (.636) |
| WEEK 13 | at Atlanta (4-7) | Seattle (7-4) | at San Francisco (7-4) |
| WEEK 14 | Kansas City (7-4) | at Oakland (1-10) | at Philadelphia (8-3) |
| WEEK 15 | at St. Louis (4-7) | at Seattle (7-4) | San Francisco (7-4) |
| WEEK 16 | Seattle (7-4) | San Diego (7-4) | at Arizona (9-2) |
| WEEK 17 | at San Francisco (7-4) | Arizona (9-2) | St. Louis (4-7) |