If the playoff format this season were based on top records, the Vikings would be playing for a spot in the postseason against Green Bay on Sunday.

Both the AFC North and NFC South are primed to have division winners who have been playing near .500 football all year long

We've finally reached the point in the NFL calendar when teams can begin clinching postseason spots. December marks the final month of regular-season games before what could be another exciting playoff run. Things haven't been quite as expected this year.

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The Denver Broncos are inching closer to the no. 1 overall seed for the AFC playoffs, but what exactly does that mean?

In order to get it, though, the Patriots will not just need to beat the visiting Miami Dolphins but also hope for some help from the Los Angeles Chargers. As a look at this week’s clinching scenarios shows,