The climactic weekend of the NFL’s regular season is like no other league’s, with playoff berths or seedings on the line for 18 of its 32 teams on the final weekend.
The climactic weekend of the NFL’s regular season is like no other league’s. The NFL went into its final round of games yesterday and today with playoff berths or seedings on the line for 18 of its 32 teams . In 2022, the number of teams with something to play for on the last day in the NBA was 11, in the NHL was eight and in MLB was zero; they have much longer schedules to settle things.
In all, 11 of the 14 games today can affect the playoff lineup in some way, and New England Patriots at Buffalo-Bills, Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers could affect both teams’ playoff spots. Emotions are turned up higher because the Bills and Bengals are playing for the first time since the on-field cardiac arrest of Bills safety Damar Hamlin forced cancellation of their Monday night game. Hamlin is recovering in a Cincinnati hospital and has been in touch with teammates.
A Bills win would clinch the No. 2 seeding in the AFC and leave the Bengals at No. 3, both behind the Kansas City Chiefs, who clinched No. 1 by winning yesterday.Assured of at least the No. 6 seed in the AFC, the Chargers will clinch the No. 5 seed if the Ravens lose to the Bengals in a 10 a.m. game or the Chargers beat the Denver Broncos in a 1:25 p.m. team. At No. 5, they would face the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the playoffs; at No. 6, they’d have to face the Bills or Bengals.
Chargers beat writer Elliott Teaford says the Chargers’ defense, which got edge rusher Joey Bosa back last week, is
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