Nfl Playoff Picture

The final day of the NFL regular season will determine a few division titles, wild card berths, and playoff seeding. It seems obvious how certain races will go, but an upset or two could throw everything out of balance.

Now that the Eagles have been stunned into the No. 3 NFC seed, the Bears and the NFC South champions are locked into the two byes. Meanwhile, the Packers' chances to face the Eagles in the wild card round look brighter.

With the Saints win over the Falcons, the top NFC seed is still open. But since the Falcons face the Panthers next, they appear safe to take home field, despite finally losing in Atlanta. Meanwhile, there is just one NFC wild card spot left to fight for.

The 2011 NFL playoff picture has four seats left to assign. The rest of the NFL playoff scenarios will be decided in week 17.

Several NFL playoff races were settled yesterday, but a few are still left to provide Week 17 suspense. The NFC wild card picture could get even more complicated soon, while important division races are still not decided yet.

Today's NFL action could have several division titles and wild card berths settled a week early. The Patriots, Eagles, Steelers, Colts and Chiefs can all conceivably lock up divisions, while the Giants, Jets and Ravens need a win to get in.

While tomorrow's NFL action will alter the playoff race in some way, tonight's Dallas-Arizona Christmas special will have no impact whatsoever. Of course, the Cowboys and Cardinals thought it would be otherwise months ago.

The Steelers didn't have to do much to handle the Panthers, even without Troy Polamalu. As such, they just need one more win to take the AFC North and the No. 2 seed, to get some needed rest - or the Ravens can lose on Sunday.

The Steelers appear safe to throttle the Panthers tonight, and maintain control of their destiny for the AFC North and No. 2 seed. Even without Troy Polamalu, and even after their tough loss to the Jets, the Steelers remain confident.

The final shifts in the NFL playoff picture this weekend took place in Minnesota. With the Bears' win, they became the first division champion, limited the Packers' margin for error, and maintained control of the all important No. 2 seed.

The 2011 NFL playoff picture has three teams competing for the NFC West title.

The NFC playoff order got a massive shift, which could leave the Eagles set to get a bye - although the Falcons appear secure for the top seed. In the AFC, the Patriots got closer to a top seed too, while the Jets, Ravens, Chiefs and Colts got big boosts.

The NFL playoffs are weeks away, yet several battles today will feel like playoff contests. Division titles, and wild card positioning, can be determined in games like the Eagles-Giants, Jaguars-Colts, Saints-Ravens and Jets-Steelers.

With three weeks left in the year, NFL playoff scenarios are forming. The Falcons and Patriots took big steps towards clinching top seeds, while two division titles could be clinched next week, and wild card races in the NFC are tightening.

After all the anxiety and scoreboard watching, the wild card playoff matchups are almost set. The NFC picture was finished when the Cowboys throttled the Eagles. Tonight, the Jets can clinch the last AFC birth, or give it to the Texans.

The first slate of NFL games weren't expected to settle the playoff picture. But some things are clearer now, however. The Vikings set themselves up for a bye, while the Steelers stayed alive- but the Texans comeback win may have knocked them out.

Most of the focus around the NFL playoffs now revolve on who will get in. But the playoff picture has a weaker center than it did weeks ago, with struggles by the Saints, Colts and Vikings. Now the road to the Super Bowl finally looks wide open.

The NFL playoff race is now close to being settled in the NFC, as the Saints are close to home field, while the Cowboys could almost lock up a berth with help from the Redskins tonight. But at the bottom of the AFC, tiebreakers still rule the day.

Except for one or two races- especially the crowded AFC wild card picture- the NFL playoff positions and seeds look fairly settled in. The Saints, Vikings, Colts and Chargers look set as the top four, while other divisional races got clearer.

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