NFC EAST NFC NORTH NFC SOUTH NFC WEST Washington 10-6 Green Bay 11-5 Atlanta 13-3 San Francisco 11-4-1 NY Giants 9-7 Minnesota 10-6 Carolina 7-9 Seattle 11-5 Dallas 8-8 Chicago 10-6 New Orleans 7-9 St.Louis 7-8-1 Philadelphia 4-12 Detroit 4-12 Tampa Bay 7-9 Arizona 5-11 AFC EAST AFC CENTRAL AFC SOUTH AFC WEST New England 12-4 Baltimore 10-6 Houston 12-4 Denver 13-3 Miami 7-9 Cincinnati 10-6 Indianapolis 11-5 San Diego 7-9 NY Jets 6-10 Pittsburgh 8-8 Tennessee 6-10 Oakland 4-12 Buffalo 6-10 Cleveland 5-11 Jacksonville 2-14 Kansas City 2-14 WILD CARD GAMES Seattle 24 Washington 14 Green Bay 24 Minnesota 10 Houston 19 Cincinnati 13 Baltimore 24 Indianapolis 9 DIVISIONAL GAMES Atlanta 30 Seattle 28 San Francisco 45 Green Bay 31 Baltimore 37 Denver 34 New England 41 Houston 28 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES San Francisco 28 Atlanta 24 Baltimore 28 New England 13 SUPER BOWL XVII at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans Baltimore 34 San Francisco 31

A season began with Greg Schiano becoming the ninth head coach in franchise history and that ended with a 7-9 record really does not tell the story of the wild roller-coaster road that went in between. A 1-3 start followed by a 5-1 run with some of the biggest offensive displays in Buc memory and serious discussion about playoff berths. A five-game losing streak saw that talk end but the finish on the high note and the best offensive ranking in 37 years gave fans real hope for the future.