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With just one week left in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have all but conceded there's not much more the team can do to bolster their playoff seeding. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that by deciding to sit quarterback Ben ...
As it stands now, the Chargers are currently 9-4 and in the fifth seed in the AFC playoff picture. The teams above the Bolts in the standings all either have more wins (11 for the Patriots and Broncos) or are leading their respective divisions (the nine-win Jaguars and seven-win Steelers).
If these two things happen, the 49ers would finish 13-4 and win the NFC West over a 13-4 Rams team based on the division record tiebreaker. If the Seahawks also finish 13-4 in this scenario, the 49ers would have swept them, so they'd win any tiebreaker with Seattle. At 7-to-1 odds to win the NFC West, the 49ers feel like a steal.
The chances of the Atlanta Falcons making the playoffs are bleak, but there is still a chance if the follow scenarios play out
The Eagles' NFC East title hopes are on thin ice. Here's a look at the latest playoff odds, updated NFC playoff picture and remaining schedule.
Over at DraftKings, the Jaguars are -165 to win the division, while the Texans are +150 and the Colts are +2200. And as of this writing, our friends at Sportsline give the Jaguars a 47% chance to win the division, while the Texans have a 34% chance and the Colts are down at 17%.
Athlon Sports' exclusive metric that combines NFL teams' efficiency in the red zone on both offense and defense — reflects that concern. Despite their 8-5 record, the Eagles' red zone plus/minus has fallen to -6.