4 teams can clinch this week. Indianapolis can clinch home field throughout. 3 matchups this week of teams that have faced each other in a Super Bowl. Thursday 12/10 Pittsburgh at Cleveland - The Steelers lead the All Time series 58-55. This bitter feud has been one sided lately as the Steelers have defeated the Browns 12 straight games and are 19-3 since Cleveland came back into the league; including an all time great game in the 2002 Playoffs. Sunday, 12/13 1:00 Games Green Bay at Chicago - This will be the 178th time these two teams have played each other since 1921 (Chicago leads the series 90-81-6). This is the longest and in some regards the best rivalry in the NFL. Here are two teams going in completely different directions as Chicago has lost 4 out of their last 5. Green Bay on the other hand has one 4 straight and currently own one of the two Wild Card spots. New Orleans at Atlanta - Atlanta may be without Matt Ryan for the rest of the season. New Olreans will look to continue their undefeated season. With a win or a Cowboys, Eagles and Cardinals loss or tie the Saints will clinch a first round bye in the playoffs. Detroit at Baltimore - This will be only the third time these two teams have ever faced each other with each team winning once. Denver at Indianapolis - With a win here Indianapolis will break the record for longest winning streak they now hold along with the 2006-2008 New Englands Patriots at 22. More important than that a win will give the Colts home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Denver has won 2 straight after losing 4 in a row to put them in position to get into the playoffs. They currently hold one of the wild card spots. Seattle at Houston - This will be the second match up ever between these two teams. The Seattle Seahawks are in the NFC West due to the Division Re-Alignment in 2002 when the expansion Houston Texans were added to the league. Carolina at New England - One of three previous Super Bowl matchups. These two teams met in one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever played Super Bowl XXXVIII. Both starting QBs that day are still with their teams, but most likely Jake Delhomme will not be playing. The Pats need to be careful here. NE is having trouble against the running game and it looks like DeAngelo Williams will be back. It'll be interesting to see how Williams and Jonathan Stewart do against NE's defense. Miami at Jacksonville - Playoff implications are all over this matchup. Jacksonville begins an extremely tough stretch. They have the Dolphins, Colts and Patriots in the next three weeks. The Jaguars are 2-1 all time in the regular season against the Dolphins and 1-0 in the Playoffs (a 62-7 thrashing of the Dolphins in Dan Marino's final game). Be ready for a trench fest as each team will likely run, run, run. Buffalo at Kansas City Cincinnati at Minnesota - Cincinnati will win their first AFC North Division title since 2005 with a win. Minnesota will win the NFC North Division with a win and a Packers loss. The All-Time series is tied at 5-5 4:00 St. Louis at Tennessee - One of three previous Super Bowl matchups. Tennessee and St. Louis played in one of the greatest Super Bowls ever in Super Bowl XXXIV. Steve McNair nearly drove the Titans down at the end of the game to tie it up (a true All - Time great SB drive) but LB Mike Jones made a great tackle on Kevin Dyson before he could get into the endzone. Tennessee's loss to the Colts may have eliminated them from the playoffs. Washington at Oakland - One of three previous Super Bowl matchups. The most memorable moment in Super Bowl XVIII was Marcus Allen's 74 yard record TD run [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj3fm8lxBf4&feature=player_embedded#[/YOUTUBE] The Washington Redskins are reeling after nearly upsetting undefeated New Orleans in one of the best games of the season. They have cut Shaun Suisham who missed a 23 yard FG which would have clinched the win for the Redskins. San Diego at Dallas - San Diego can clinch a playoff spot with a win and if they get lucky with several teams also needing to lose. Will Dallas implode in December as they have done in the past few seasons? If this past Sunday was any indication then yes they will. 8:20 Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants - This could be one of the best games of the weekend. If Dallas loses earlier in the day expect the hitting to be that much harder as the winner of this game will likely take control of the NFC East. Monday 12/14 Arizona at San Francisco - Arizona will win the NFC West division with a win over San Francisco. Alex Smith set career passing marks last week, however if SF doesn't establish balance to their offense they will be in trouble. Their playoff hopes took a devestating hit on Sunday with their loss to the Seahawks. The Cardinals however looked extremely impressive in their dismantling of the Vikings.
His knee knocked over the marker with the ball in his right hand, which clearly did not cross the plane, but nevertheless they rule it a TD.
