... an outside chance of clinching not only a playoff birth, but the fifth seed in the NFC overall.

In order to clinch that spot, we need a win and either a Dallas loss in Washington or a Giants loss at home against the Panthers. To clinch the fifth seed, Philadelphia would also have to beat the Broncos at home.

I figure two of the four things will happen—they just will not be the right two. However, a loss will make it very hard for the Packers to make the playoffs at all, so a lot is riding on this game.

Seattle, on the other hand, became just the second team to lose to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with their opponent this week; they are the only team to lose to them at home. This team is a mess, having scored a single touch...

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