Sunday Week 16 awarded two divisional crowns and secured first place in the standings at a conference, but other teams missed valuable opportunities.
Dear friends, you have ESPN, we reached the penultimate week of the regular season in NFL.
It is not surprising that at this time of the season, some teams receive post-season tickets, and others lose their chances of access.
Let’s review the ones that are inside and the ones that are outside.
On NFC
Seattle Seahawks arrived in Week 16 with the opportunity to insure West Division from National Conference and they succeeded, but in that match they faced a division rival, Los Angeles Rams, that if he had won that game, he would have made a playoff ticket. That is, the duel had a lot at stake and was equivalent to a post-season game.
Seattle ensures a West Division that for much of the season was highly contested between Seahawks, Aries and Arizona Cardinals
In this race so uniform and which promised a final photo, the most experienced runner triumphed, Seattle.
His downfall angels He also opened the door to Chicago Bears, who are already dreaming of the playoffs and have fate in their hands, also by the kindness of the defeat CARDS before San Francisco 49ers in action on Saturday.
Aries they will have to wait another week and the worst thing is that their defender, Jared Goff, suffered an apparent fracture of the thumb, which could have left him lying with KO in the last week.
In turn, The Washington football team could ensure Eastern Division from National –due to the disaster suffered by New York Giants home at Baltimore Ravens– but he had the bad sense to choose the game against Carolina Panthers for one of his worst shows of the year. He lost with the victory Dallas Cowboys on Philadelphia Eagles, they opened the door toboys to win the division, while the New Yorkers also keep their chances.
Philadelphia with the stumbling block he is officially out of contention.
Next week, Dallas it is measured against giant. If Cowboys win and Washington lose the eagle, those from Jerry Jones win the division and they will be in the playoffs.
giant must win for Dallas and wait for the stumble of Washington before eagle.
The capital of the United States still has control of the division. If he wins at Philadelphia they will be inside regardless of the results of divisional rivals.
Incredibly, in this very bad division, three teams have a chance to qualify in the last week.
In the same National Conference, and in spite of their triumph, Green Bay Packers Since then, they have not provided the number 1 seed Seattle won – just like New Orleans Saints– and they’ll have to wait another week to do it.
Any of these three teams: packers, saints and Seahawks, have a chance to win the rest in the first round of the postseason.
In the AFC
Those who insured their number 1 Conference were Kansas City Chiefs, who suffered before Atlanta Falcons, but they won by 3 points.
Pittsburgh Steelers, after three consecutive defeats, secured the crown of their division, winning Indianapolis Colts.
Cleveland Browns He could have even won that northern division if they had lost and overtaken New York Jets. A win, along with the loss of Indy, would have them with a playoff ticket in hand, but things are different now. Browns next week they will face the Steelers, but will have to win to make the postseason.
ravens and Miami Dolphins they are in control of their future, of defeat Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills, respectively.
Colts he could have taken the lead South Division to be won smelter, since Tennessee Titans fell before Green BAand.
The defeat of both in the South leaves the contest open for anyone who wins next week.
Of course Tennessee EXCEED Houston Texans, the outcome Colts in front of Jacksonville Jaguars.
Indianapolis I have to win and wait for it to stop Miami, Baltimore A Cleveland. If they lose too Titans, would win the South American.
On the other hand, and in the “basements” of NFL, the second triumph of jets in the year he officially leaves him with the second position for the next draft.
jaguars they lost again, were left with a victory and are officially the “winners” of the first change in the future college project.
Needing a defender, the logic is that they will go for Trevor Lawrence of Clemson, who will fight for this year’s title in NCAA.
The regular season of NFL and in the last week the stakes are still high.