NOTE: The projected NFC field is not as clean as the AFC picture because Seahawks-49ers is so tight (54% to 46% in Seattle’s favor). If those numbers hold, though, and Seattle earns the No. 1 seed, then the 49ers are more than twice as likely to finish as the sixth seed (39%) than they are the fifth seed (15%). In fact, of the three eligible teams for the No. 5 slot, the Niners’ probability is by far the lowest (Seahawks, 46%; Rams, 39%). So while the Rams have the highest overall odds to finish in sixth place (61%), in the event the Seahawks claim the top spot in the conference, L.A. is then most likely to enter the tournament as the fifth seed.
