HERE IT IS:

None of the seeds are really set in stone yet, except for Indy. So this weekend should be good stuff.



WEEK 16 AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

1. Indianapolis Colts (13-1) – Won AFC South. Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage. Would play host to the lowest-seeded, wild-card round winner in the divisional playoffs. Next: at Seattle (12-2).


2. Denver Broncos (11-3) – Leads AFC West. Clinched playoff berth. Holds tiebreaker against Cincinnati with 8-2 conference record. Can clinch division title with 1) a win or tie or 2) San Diego loss or tie. Can clinch first-round bye with a win and Cincinnati loss. Would play host to the highest-seeded, wild-card round winner in the divisional playoffs. Next: vs. Oakland (4-10).

3. Cincinnati Bengals (11-3) – Won AFC North. Would play host to the No. 2 wild card in a first-round game. Next: vs. Buffalo (4-10).

4. New England Patriots (9-5) – Won AFC East. Would play host to the No. 1 wild card in a first-round game. Next: at N.Y. Jets (3-11).

5. Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4) – Currently the No. 1 wild card. Can clinch playoff spot with 1) a win or 2) a tie and Pittsburgh loss or tie or 3) a tie and San Diego loss or 4) a Pittsburgh loss and Kansas City loss or tie. Next: at Houston (2-12).


6. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5) – Currently the No. 2 wild card. Holds head-to-head tiebreaker with San Diego. Next: at Cleveland (5-9).


7. San Diego Chargers (9-5) – Next: at Kansas City (8-6).


8. Kansas City Chiefs (8-6) – Next: vs. San Diego (9-5).


Here are the current first-round matchups in the AFC:

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati – AFC wild-card game

Steelers
No. 2 AFC wild card
Record: 9-5
vs. Bengals
AFC South leader
Record: 10-3



Jacksonville at New England – AFC wild-card game

Jaguars
No. 1 AFC wild card
Record: 10-4
vs. Patriots
AFC East leader
Record: 9-5




WEEK 16 NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

1. Seattle Seahawks (12-2) – Won NFC West. Clinched first-round bye. Can clinch home-field advantage with 1) a win or tie or 2) Chicago loss or tie. Would play host to the lowest-seeded, wild-card round winner in the divisional playoffs. Next: vs. Indianapolis (13-1).


2. Chicago Bears (10-4) – Leads NFC North. Holds tiebreaker against N.Y. Giants and Carolina with 8-2 conference record. Can clinch playoff spot with 1) Washington loss or tie or 2) Tampa Bay loss. Can clinch division title with 1) a win or tie or 2) Minnesota loss or tie. Can clinch a first-round bye with a win, N.Y. Giants loss and Carolina loss. Would play host to the highest-seeded, wild-card round winner in the divisional playoffs. Next: at Green Bay (3-11).


3. New York Giants (10-4) – Leads NFC East. Holds tiebreaker against Carolina with 8-3 conference record. Can clinch playoff spot with Minnesota loss or tie. Can clinch division title with a win or tie. Would play host to the No. 2 wild card in a first-round game. Next: at Washington (8-6).


4. Carolina Panthers (10-4) – Leads NFC South. Would play host to the No. 1 wild card in a first-round game. Can clinch playoff spot with 1) a win or tie or 2) Washington loss or tie, Atlanta loss or tie and Minnesota loss or tie. Can clinch division title with 1) a win and Tampa Bay loss or tie or 2) a tie and Tampa Bay loss. Next: vs. Dallas (8-6).


5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-5) – Currently No. 1 wild card. Can clinch playoff spot with 1) a win, Dallas loss or tie and Washington loss or tie or 2) a win, Dallas loss or tie and Minnesota loss or tie or 3) a win, Washington loss or tie and Minnesota loss or tie. Next: vs. Atlanta (8-6).


6. Washington Redskins (8-6) – Currently the No. 2 wild card. Holds tiebreaker over Dallas, Minnesota and Atlanta with 8-2 conference record. Can clinch playoff spot with a win, Dallas loss, Minnesota loss and Atlanta loss. Next: vs. N.Y. Giants (10-4).


7. Minnesota Vikings (8-6) – Next: at Baltimore (5-9).


8. Dallas Cowboys (8-6) – Next: at Carolina (10-4).


9. Atlanta Falcons (8-6) – Next: at Tampa Bay (9-5).


Here are the current first-round matchups in the NFC:

Tampa Bay at Carolina– NFC wild-card game

Buccaneers
No. 2 NFC wild card
Record: 9-5
vs. Panthers
NFC South leader
Record: 10-4


Washington at N.Y. Giants – NFC wild-card game

Redskins
No. 2 NFC wild card
Record: 8-6
vs. Giants
NFC East leader
Record: 10-4



TEAMS ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION

Arizona, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Green Bay, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco and Tennessee.

[Edited on December 20, 2005 at 11:39 AM. Reason : asdf]

12/20/2005 11:38:33 AM

wow

the bears with a bye

hoodathunkit

12/20/2005 11:39:57 AM

GO KC....

12/20/2005 1:04:46 PM

fuck all that noise

go packers

12/20/2005 1:05:15 PM

IF KC WINS THE STEELERS ARE PRETTY MUCH IN WITH A WIN

12/20/2005 1:06:49 PM