Shooting for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, the New Orleans Saints are the only team to clinch a playoff berth through the first 13 weeks, and they can thank a lacking NFC South for it, although their 10-2 record certainly helps.
That said, the four divisional leaders all get automatic bids, and however bad the division is matters little. It may not be a perfect system as the 6-6 Cowboys are currently one of the four NFC divisional leaders, but it’s what the NFL uses.
Much like the NFC East, the NFC South is full of mediocre teams outside of the New Orleans Saints.