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      "SEA"
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      "notes": [
       "49ers ranked ahead of Vikings (6-1 each) on strength of victory: 49ers .456; Vikings .400."
      ]
     },
     {
      "place": 5,
      "team": "DET",
      "notes": [
       "Lions ranked ahead of Bears (5-2 each): they are NFC North rivals, so the division tie-break settles them first, and only the highest-ranked club of a division takes part in a wild-card tie."
      ]
     },
     {
      "place": 10,
      "team": "TB",
      "notes": [
       "Buccaneers ranked ahead of Falcons (3-5 each): they are NFC South rivals, so the division tie-break settles them first, and only the highest-ranked club of a division takes part in a wild-card tie.",
       "Cardinals and Buccaneers ranked ahead of Cowboys (3-5 each) on head-to-head sweep: Cardinals no sweep; Buccaneers no sweep; Cowboys lost to every other club. The procedure then starts again for Cardinals and Buccaneers.",
       "Buccaneers ranked ahead of Cardinals (3-5 each) on conference record: Buccaneers .600; Cardinals .333."
      ]
     },
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      "place": 11,
      "team": "ATL",
      "notes": [
       "Falcons ranked ahead of Cardinals and Cowboys (3-5 each) on conference record: Falcons .500; Cardinals .333; Cowboys .333."
      ]
     },
     {
      "place": 12,
      "team": "ARI",
      "notes": [
       "Cardinals ranked ahead of Cowboys (3-5 each) on head-to-head: Cardinals 1.000; Cowboys .000."
      ]
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      "Lions ahead of Bears (5-2 each) on division record: Lions 1.000; Bears .000."
     ],
     "NFC South": [
      "Buccaneers ahead of Falcons (3-5 each) on head-to-head: Buccaneers 1.000; Falcons .000."
     ],
     "NFC West": []
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   }
  }
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}