The playoff picture came into sharper focus Wednesday when the Chiefs clinched the AFC’s No. 1 seed and the Ravens leapfrogged the Steelers for the AFC North lead.

The NFL season has reached its final two weeks, and the Detroit Lions are firmly in the race for a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs in the NFC. As it stands, the Lions are in a tie for the top spot in the NFC with an NFC North divisional opponent,

The first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is over, and boy, howdy, were those games underwhelming. They were so bad -- HOW BAD WERE THEY? -- they were so bad that it led to every talking head in the college football universe complaining and arguing about the format with some even saying wins aren't that important.

College football's 12-team playoff rollout was spoiled by the NFL, with the Texans-Chiefs getting 15.5 million viewers while the SMU-Penn State game averaged 6.4 million. The Steelers-Ravens game drew 15.

The NFC North is off the table. Only the Detroit Lions (13-2) and Minnesota Vikings (13-2) can win the division, so that rules out finishing in the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 or No. 4 seeds. The Packers are going to be a wildcard team in the NFC.

Exploring the Green Bay Packers' NFC playoff odds and key clashes with leading NFC North foes. Dubbs and Donnie discuss their outlook entering the postseason.

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