Season 2: Week 16 Open

Well. If you watched Aaron "Brett Favre" Rodgers square off with Jay "Apparently he's Tom Brady now" Cutler yesterday, you were in for a treat. Heck of a showdown. The difference in the game was Rodgers' two picks. One very early, and then the second interception during the Packers' final drive of the game down by four. It also helped that the refs gave Bears WR Marquess Wilson the ol' college one foot in bounds call to help seal things on a third and long.

In Playoff news the Chiefs have clinched home field advantage with two weeks left in the regular season. While the '72 Dolphins have already uncorked their champagne of perfection, the Chiefs have still not technically lost. I think I speak on behalf of the league when I say, "Fuck you mission."
 
With that out of the way, BigSteve and his Colts, and the CPU Ravens from beyond the wall are in. If the Colts win out, they get the AFC's second seed. Otherwise, they need a win, and a single Ravens loss to accomplish the same thing. The CPU Jets have a two game lead in the East, but still need one more win to clinch the division. AFC Teams still in the hunt for wildcard spots include the Broncos, Texans, Chargers, Raiders, and Bills.  You'd have to think the Bears beat the CPU Broncos, but the Chargers facing the tough Ravens is no guarantee. And who knows if illmatic will be done eating his momma's home cooking to get at things. The Chargers also have Plusch next week who is fighting to snap a losing skid. The CPU Bills and Raiders might slip in yet giving the AFC only two users in the playoffs. What in the actual fuck.

On the superior side of the conference line, the Eagles, Bears, 49ers, and Buccaneers have all locked in playoff births. The Eagles have a one game lead on home field advantage and a bye week. The other three teams, sitting at 11-3 are battling for the last bye week at the moment. But nothing is set in stone, all 4 have chances at both spots.  The Packers and Panthers lead wildcard bids. The Saints, Seahawks, and even the Vikings despite their 5 game losing streak still cling to hope for playoff chances. The Packers and Saints have the toughest road with two user games left in the way. The 49ers have the easiest road to win out with 2 CPU games left. Everyone else has 1 of each.

For a league with so many CPU teams, the playoff races are pretty fascinating, even this late in the season.

The NFC South is the most heated battle in the league at the moment. The Buccaneers are guaranteed a playoff spot, but the Panthers are still just two games back. The Saints at three games back after a three game losing streak, need to win out to make it to a wildcard matchup.