The NFL weekend schedule is now done for Week 14 and with one NFC game left on Monday night with the Cowboys and the Bears, some teams have already clinched spots and the newest ones to make the postseason are the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts, as each are now officially into the playoffs after Sunday's results.
The Broncos made it in with their win over the Titans on Sunday and now they look like they will wrap up the number one seed and the division title soon and they have clinched a berth, while the Colts clinched the AFC south division title with a loss by Tennessee. The Colts had a nice lead in the division and now they will be in, while the wild card in the conference is very tight, with the 7-6 Ravens holding the spot now over the Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers and New York Jets.
There are a number of teams bunched at the bottom of the AFC playoff picture, as the Jets are hanging on the fringes and now it's unlikely that the Steelers or Titans can get back into it. The Patriots have a shot at the number one seed, but with Rob Gronkowski out for the year, that will be very tough to do.
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The Broncos and quarterback Peyton Manning clinched a berth in the National Football League playoffs by stomping the visiting Tennessee Titans 51-28 on Sunday.
Matt Prater kicked an NFL record 64-yard field goal to help spark the win.
The victory improved the AFC West-leading Broncos' record to 11-2 with the second-place Kansas City Chiefs at 10-3 with three weeks remaining in the season.
Denver, with two wins against the Chiefs this season, holds the tiebreaker edge over Kansas City.
Manning completed 39-of-59 passes for 397 yards and four touchdowns in Sunday's victory over the 5-8 Titans. The Indianapolis Colts clinched the AFC South title on Sunday despite a 42-28 road loss to the AFC North-leading Cincinnati Bengals.
Indianapolis (8-5) wrapped up the division crown when the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos (11-2) walloped the Tennessee Titans (5-8) 51-28 in Denver.
The Colts started the season 6-2 led by second-year quarterback Andrew Luck but have alternated wins and losses over the last six weeks hampered by the loss of leading receiver Reggie Wayne.
Still they were good enough to win a weak division with three games to go in the regular season.
(Reuters)
