Patriots, Bears and 49ers clinch playoff spots

Three caller teams person secured a spot successful the NFL playoffs aft Round of 16 games, dilatory but surely starting to crystallize the playoff picture. The New England Patriots, Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers person mathematically confirmed their spot among the champion teams of the season, portion the combat for the remaining places continues.

The duel successful Baltimore attracted the astir attention, wherever the Patriots won against the Ravens with a people of 28:24 aft a large turnaround. The squad from Massachusetts was losing astir of the match, but successful the past 4th they made a 15:0 tally and wholly turned the tide of the game. The cardinal infinitesimal came with 3 minutes left, erstwhile Rhamondre Stevenson ran 21 yards to springiness his squad the decisive points.

Bill Belichick's squad is presently 12:3 and sits atop the AFC East division. After Denver's 34:20 nonaccomplishment to Jacksonville, the experienced squad inactive has a existent accidental to decorativeness the play arsenic the champion squad successful the full American Conference, which would gain them a escaped archetypal circular of the playoffs. For now, the Patriots and Broncos are the lone definite participants successful the playoffs successful the AFC, portion the Jacksonville Jaguars with a people of 11:4 and the Pittsburgh Steelers, aft their triumph successful Detroit 29:24, are precise adjacent to joining them.

State of the NFC Conference: Chicago Bears secured their spot successful the apical eight

In the National Conference, the Chicago Bears secured their spot successful the apical 8 with a 22:16 triumph implicit the Green Bay Packers. The squad from Illinois present has a people of 11:4 and is inactive hoping that with the eventual upset of the Seattle Seahawks, they could instrumentality implicit archetypal spot successful the full conference. The Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles person already confirmed their spot successful the playoffs.

A spot successful the playoffs besides belongs to the San Francisco 49ers, though they inactive person a duel against the Indianapolis Colts connected the nighttime betwixt Monday and Tuesday. The decision of the Detroit Lions against Pittsburgh was capable for the experienced squad from California to mathematically guarantee the continuation of the season, with the anticipation of further advancement successful the standings depending connected the last result.

It volition beryllium absorbing to spot who volition yet bash the biggest happening and who tin spell each the mode to the end.