The Playoff Picture After Week 16

Well just like the saying goes, " Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades." Today, the Eagles almost won, in fact they were 4 inches from tying. So how does the wild card picture look after the Eagles loss.

THE NFC

• The Eagles now do not hold their own fate. They need to beat Dallas next week and have the Buccaneers lose to the Raiders, and the Bears to lose either to the Packers on Monday or in their season finale.
• The Cowboys appeared to be hanging by a thread, after Sunday, they are back in the wild card. The Boys' just need to beat the Eagles next week to clinch the wild card.
• The Buccaneers now stand at 9-6, and need a Cowboys loss next week to get a wild card spot.
• The Bears have life, needing to win out and have losses by the Cowboys and Bucs.

THE AFC

• The Patriots and Dolphins both won, while the Jets lost. The Dolphins just need 1 more win to clinch the AFC East title.
• The Patriots need to win next week, and have the Ravens lose to the Jaguars to get a wild card spot. To win the AFC East, they will need to win have a Dolphins loss.
• The Chargers won big over the Bucs, and the Broncos were upset by the Bills. Next week, both teams play each other, and whoever wins will clinch the AFC West.
• The Ravens clinch the wild card with a win over Jacksonville.