Audibles

A week that was supposed to make things clearer instead muddies the playoff field substantially. Half of the league's division leaders lose, including both presumptive No. 1 seeds. Three of the AFC's four remaining six-seed contenders win. Five divisions are still technically up for grabs, somehow still including the AFC East. And just what is wrong with the Rams?

Up is down in Week 14, as three of the AFC's top four seeds take losses and the fourth needs overtime for a narrow home win. At the opposite end of the standings, two of the three contenders for the No. 1 draft pick take home victories over playoff contenders. Your Audibles team comments on the weird and the wacky.

The Week 13 action is particularly unlucky for the Colts, the Panthers, the Bears, and Mike McCarthy. The first playoff berth is mathematically clinched in the NFC, while one AFC bye-week contender is upset at home by another on Sunday night. Your Audibles crew discusses.

Thanksgiving weekend means one of the smallest Sunday slates of the regular season. Your Audibles crew discusses important wins for the Seahawks, Broncos, Colts, and Vikings, on a day with no games played between two teams that came in with a winning record.

This week's Audibles features a huge road comeback for the Steelers in Jacksonville; a huge swing in playoff chances in the NFC East; and two wins for road underdogs from the AFC West. Also: adventures in Buccaneers quarterbacking, Week 11 edition.

Dominating wins for the Saints, the Titans (?), and the Bills (?!?) headline Week 10, but the closer wins might be the most significant. The Bears, Colts, Rams, and Cowboys all pick up important victories inside their divisions as the playoff race heats up. Your Audibles crew shares their thoughts.

A series of blowouts in the early window gives way to three tight contests in the afternoon, including a Game of the Year contender in New Orleans. Your Audibles crew discusses another bad, bad day for the Bills offense; an historic day for the Vikings pass rush; and another dynamic offensive show in Carolina.

Between prospective playoff previews in Minnesota and Los Angeles, two teams scrapping for potential wild-card tiebreakers in Detroit, and the race for the No. 1 pick in Arizona, the NFC was the place to be in Week 8. Also, London action and a second helping of FITZMAGIC.

Your Audibles crew discusses a windy day of NFL action. Highlights include a big Panthers road comeback; another dominating performance by the Chiefs offense; and a thrilling finale in London. Lowlights include missed extra points by two of the most accurate kickers in league history; teams once again settling for, and missing, long field goals at the end of games; and Blake Bortles.

The AFC's game of the year so far lives up to its billing in New England. Not the game of the year: anything involving the AFC South.