CAROLINA (11-4) at ATLANTA (9-6)
Time • 3:25 p.m., KTVI-2
Fast facts • Falcons can clinch playoff spot with win or Seattle loss to Arizona. Panthers already have playoff spot and can clinch NFC South with win and Saints loss or tie. ... Panthers QB Cam Newton has engineered winning drives in two of last three weeks. He has 15 winning drives during career. ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan has 19 TD passes, 12 INTs after finishing 2016 with 38 TD passes, seven INTs. ... WR Julio Jones third in NFL with 1,364 yards receiving.
NY JETS (5-10) at NEW ENGLAND (12-3)
Time • Noon, KMOV-4
Fast facts • Patriots have won AFC East and earned first-round bye. Can secure home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with win or Pittsburgh loss. ... Jets will miss postseason for seventh straight season. ... With 249 career victories, Patriots coach Bill Belichick can tie Tom Landry (250) for third all-time among head coaches. Don Shula is first with 328 wins, followed by George Halas (318). ... Patriots QB Tom Brady leads NFL with 4,387 yards passing, his ninth season with 4,000-plus passing yards.
WASHINGTON (7-8) at NY GIANTS (2-13)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Redskins have won three of four and looking for first sweep of Giants since 2011. ... Redskins QB Kirk Cousins threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns last week, needs 65 yards passing to reach 4,000 for third consecutive season. ... LB Ryan Kerrigan has 11 sacks, third straight year with 10-plus. ... Giants wrapping up worst season in franchise history in terms of losses. ... Interim coach Steve Spagnuolo is 0-3 since replacing Ben McAdoo earlier this month.
CHICAGO (5-10) at MINNESOTA (12-3)
Time • Noon, KTVI-2
Fast facts • NFC North champion Vikings can clinch first-round bye for playoffs with win, or loss by Panthers, Saints or Rams. ... Vikings will be one of eight teams in 12-team field to reach this postseason after missing last year, matching most in NFL since 2003. ... Bears finishing fourth consecutive season with 10 or more losses and seventh straight missing playoffs. ... Bears haven’t had winning record since 10-6 finish in 2012, when coach Lovie Smith was fired.
DALLAS (8-7) at PHILADELPHIA (13-2)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Eagles seeking franchise-record 14th win and 10th straight home win. ... Eagles have locked up NFC’s No. 1 seed for first time since 2004 season. ... QB Nick Foles has five TDs, one pick in two starts replacing injured Carson Wentz. ... Eagles seek their third win over Cowboys in calendar year. ... Cowboys eliminated from playoff race, but seek second consecutive winning season for first time since five straight in 2005-09. ... Dallas QB Dak Prescott has no TDs, four picks in past two games.
GREEN BAY (7-8) at DETROIT (8-7)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Lions trying for first sweep of Packers since 1991 season. ... Both teams eliminated from playoff contention. Both made it last season, and their matchup to end regular season decided division. ... Packers started this season 4-1 but are 3-7 since loss to Minnesota in which QB Aaron Rodgers was injured. Brett Hundley, who replaced Rodgers, has thrown for eight TDs with 10 INTs. ... Detroit hasn’t had 100-yard rusher since Reggie Bush had 117 on Thanksgiving against Green Bay in 2013.
CLEVELAND (0-15) at PITTSBURGH (12-3)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Steelers can clinch top seed in AFC with victory and New England loss to Jets. Pittsburgh, already assured of first-round bye, uncertain how much starters will play. ... WR Antonio Brown is out with left calf injury. ... Steelers beat Browns 27-24 in 2016 finale with Brown, QB Ben Roethlisberger and RB Le’Veon Bell all sitting. ... Bell is third in NFL in yards rushing (1,291), 15 behind Rams star Todd Gurley. ... Despite 1-30 record with Cleveland, coach Hue Jackson is expected back for 2018 season.
HOUSTON (4-11) at INDIANAPOLIS (3-12)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Texans have lost five straight and eight of nine, but have beaten Colts four of last five times. ... Texans have tied franchise record by scoring 30 or more points six times this season. ... WR DeAndre Hopkins needs four receptions to reach 100 for second time in career and is No. 2 in league in yards receiving (1,378). ... Colts have lost six straight, longest skid in Chuck Pagano’s six-year tenure. ... RB Frank Gore needs 68 yards from scrimmage to pass Marcus Allen (17,654 yards) for No. 7 all-time.
CINCINNATI (6-9) at BALTIMORE (9-6)
Time • 3:25 p.m.
Fast facts • Ravens need win to clinch playoff berth. ... Could be final game for Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, who served as Baltimore’s defensive coordinator from 1996-2001. ... Cincinnati offense ranks last in NFL, finished last in offense only one time in club’s 50-year history, in 2008. ... Ravens lead NFL with 33 takeaways, rank first with plus-17 turnover differential. ... Baltimore has won four straight at home and is 59-20 on own turf under John Harbaugh, who took over in 2008.
NEW ORLEANS (11-4) at TAMPA BAY (4-11)
Time • 3:25 p.m.
Fast facts • Playoff-bound Saints will clinch NFC South championship with victory. ... QB Drew Brees one of three players in NFL history with over 70,000 career passing yards. ... Saints RBs Mark Ingram (1,486 yards from scrimmage, 12 TDs) and Alvin Kamara (1,426 yards, 12 TDs) are only teammates in league history with at least 1,300 scrimmage yards and 10 TDs in same season. ... Bucs QB Jameis Winston has lost eight consecutive starts. ... Bucs will miss playoffs for 10th straight year.
KANSAS CITY (9-6) at DENVER (5-10)
Time • 3:25 p.m.
Fast facts • Broncos missing playoffs for second straight season since winning Super Bowl 50. ... Chiefs AFC West winners for second consecutive season. ... QB Alex Smith leads NFL with 104.7 rating but rookie Patrick Mahomes gets start Sunday as Chiefs get look at 2017 first-round pick. ... KC rookie Kareem Hunt ranks second in league with 1,292 rushing yards. ... Denver QB Paxton Lynch makes his second start of season. He threw for 41 yards against Oakland on Nov. 26.
JACKSONVILLE (10-5) at TENNESSEE (8-7)
Time • 3:25 p.m., KMOV-4
Fast facts • Jaguars won first division title since 1999 and are locked in as AFC’s No. 3 seed for playoffs. ... Titans go into final game chasing playoff berth for first time since 2011, trying to reach postseason for first time since 2008. Titans alive for either fifth or sixth seed. Titans can clinch with win or losses by both Bills and Chargers. ... Ravens’ loss plus Titans win would give Tennessee No. 5 seed. ... Jaguars QB Blake Bortles passed for career-high 382 yards last week.
BUFFALO (8-7) at MIAMI (6-9)
Time • 3:25 p.m.
Fast facts • Bills could end 17-year playoff drought — longest active streak in North America’s four major professional sports . ... Buffalo clinches with win and Baltimore loss; win and loss or tie by Tennessee and Los Angeles Chargers; tie and losses by Los Angeles and Tennessee. ... LeSean McCoy’s 1,554 yards from scrimmage account for 34 percent of Bills’ net yards. ... Guard Richie Incognito, 12-year veteran, has chance to finish season on team with winning record for first time.
ARIZONA (7-8) at SEATTLE (9-6)
Time • 3:25 p.m.
Fast facts • Seahawks can clinch NFC wild-card berth with victory and Falcons loss. Would be sixth straight playoff appearance for Seahawks. ... Seahawks’ Pete Carroll (66) and Cardinals’ Bruce Arians (65) are two oldest coaches in league. ... Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald has catch in 210 straight games. Can tie Tony Gonzalez for second-longest streak in league history at 211. ... Seahawks’ Russell Wilson first QB to have winning record in each of first six seasons in league.
SAN FRANCISCO (5-10) at LA RAMS (11-4)
Time • 3:25 p.m.
Fast facts • Game means little because Rams have clinched first NFC West title since 2003. ... Jimmy Garoppolo looking for fifth straight victory since taking over as 49ers QB. ... Garoppolo’s 1,250 yards passing most by any player in his first four starts for franchise. ... Rams completed turnaround from 4-12 to division champion, will be NFC’s third or fourth seed. ... Rams to rest QB Jared Goff, RB Todd Gurley and DT Aaron Donald.
OAKLAND (6-9) at LA CHARGERS (8-7)
Time • 3:25 p.m.
Fast facts • Chargers still can make playoffs if they beat Oakland and two other results go their way in simultaneous games. Chargers victory would clinch winning record after 0-4 start to relocation season. ... Chargers have won four straight after 0-3 start in new temporary home. ... Raiders get first game in 23 years in LA area, which they called home from 1982-94. Most of crowd is expected to be wearing Silver and Black.