The N.F.L. playoff picture is mostly settled, but a hugely important aspect of the postseason — which teams get a week of rest, or host their first playoff game — is still open for any team not named the New England Patriots. The Seattle Seahawks
With wins by the Cowboys and Seahawks, the NFC playoff picture got a little more settled on Sunday.
The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers both clinched postseason berths on Sunday, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs, respectively.
Only one playoff team has nothing to play for Sunday. Let's look at the teams that do have something to fight for in Week 17.
As you're presumably aware, it's Week 17. Bittersweetness abounds. The first three playoff weekends are always amongst the best of the year, but we're fast-approaching the barren stretch where there's no football forever