Name: 1997 NFL NFC wild card
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings took the 3 wild card spots in the 1997 NFL NFC wild card race, finishing half a game ahead of the Washington Redskins.

NFC Wild Card standings, 1997

Team	W	L	T	Pct	WCGB	L10	Streak
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB) x	10	6	0	.625	+1.5	5-5	W1
Detroit Lions (DET) x	9	7	0	.563	+0.5	6-4	W2
Minnesota Vikings (MIN) x	9	7	0	.563	+0.5	5-5	W1
Washington Redskins (WAS)	8	7	1	.531	0.5	4-5-1	W1
Atlanta Falcons (ATL)	7	9	0	.438	2	6-4	L1
Carolina Panthers (CAR)	7	9	0	.438	2	5-5	L2
Philadelphia Eagles (PHI)	6	9	1	.406	2.5	4-5-1	L3
Dallas Cowboys (DAL)	6	10	0	.375	3	3-7	L5
New Orleans Saints (NO)	6	10	0	.375	3	4-6	L1
St. Louis Rams (STL)	5	11	0	.313	4	3-7	W1
Arizona Cardinals (ARI)	4	12	0	.250	5	3-7	W1
Chicago Bears (CHI)	4	12	0	.250	5	4-6	L1

The top three teams hold the wild card spots. The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the last spot.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place

1997 NFL NFC wild card

NFC Wild Card standings, 1997

Turning points