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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
| W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | |
| y-New England | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 430 | 260 |
| N.Y. Jets | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 228 | 296 |
| Buffalo | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 277 | 337 |
| Miami | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 227 | 249 |
South
| W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | |
| x-Houston | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 351 | 221 |
| Indianapolis | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 265 | 306 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 248 | 359 |
| Jacksonville | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 206 | 342 |
North
| W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | |
| Baltimore | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 303 | 242 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 254 | 230 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 302 | 260 |
| Cleveland | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 229 | 265 |
West
| W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | |
| y-Denver | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 349 | 244 |
| San Diego | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 258 | 257 |
| Oakland | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 235 | 376 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 188 | 322 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
| W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | |
| N.Y. Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 321 | 243 |
| Washington | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 312 | 301 |
| Dallas | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 280 | 295 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 217 | 320 |
South
| W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | |
| y-Atlanta | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 317 | 229 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 333 | 285 |
| New Orleans | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 321 | 327 |
| Carolina | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 235 | 292 |
North
| W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | |
| Green Bay | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 296 | 259 |
| Chicago | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 294 | 198 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 262 | 272 |
| Detroit | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 300 | 315 |
West
| W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | |
| San Francisco | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 289 | 171 |
| Seattle | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 242 | 202 |
| St. Louis | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | 221 | 267 |
| Arizona | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 186 | 234 |
y-clinched division
Today
Denver at Oakland, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday
Houston at New England, 8:30 p.m.
PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
AFC
Clinched: Denver, AFC West; Houston, playoff spot; New England, AFC East.
HOUSTON
Clinches AFC South division with:
– Win AND Indianapolis loss or tie, or
– Tie AND Indianapolis loss
Clinches first-round bye with:
– Win AND Indianapolis loss or tie AND Baltimore loss or tie, or
– Win AND Indianapolis loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
– Win AND Indianapolis loss or tie AND Baltimore loss AND Denver loss
BALTIMORE
Clinches AFC North division with:
– Baltimore win AND Pittsburgh loss AND Cincinnati loss
Clinches playoff spot with:
– Win AND Pittsburgh loss or tie, or
– Win AND Cincinnati loss or tie, or
– Tie AND Pittsburgh loss AND Cincinnati loss
NFC
Clinched: Atlanta, NFC South.
ATLANTA
Clinches first-round bye with:
– Win AND Chicago loss or tie AND Green Bay loss or tie, or
– Win AND San Francisco loss, or
– Tie AND Chicago loss AND Green Bay loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
– Win AND Chicago loss or tie AND Green Bay loss or tie AND San Francisco loss
SAN FRANCISCO
Clinches playoff spot with:
– Win AND Dallas loss AND Minnesota loss AND Tampa Bay loss AND Washington loss AND St. Louis loss or tie, or
– Win AND Dallas loss AND Minnesota loss AND Tampa Bay loss AND Washington loss AND Seattle loss or tie
DENVER (9-3) At OAKLAND (3-9)
When – Today, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network
Opening Line – Broncos by 10
Record vs. Spread – Denver 7-5; Oakland 3-9
Series Record – Raiders lead 60-44-2
AP Pro32 Ranking – Broncos No. 4; Raiders No. 31
Last Meeting – Broncos beat Raiders 37-6, Sept. 30
Last Week – Broncos beat Buccaneers 31-23; Raiders lost to Browns 20-17
Broncos Offense – Overall (5), Rush (22), Pass (7)
Broncos Defense – Overall (3), Rush (7), Pass (6)
Raiders Offense – Overall (13), Rush (29), Pass (8)
Raiders Defense – Overall (28), Rush (28), Pass (25)
Streaks, Stats And Notes – Denver won last two meetings after losing previous four. ... Broncos’ seven-game winning streak longest in regular season for franchise since 14-gamer in 1997-98 with John Elway at quarterback. Denver’s John Fox third coach since merger to take over team with losing record and win divisions first two years. ... Broncos tied Raiders for most AFC West titles since merger with 12. ... Denver outscored opponents by 77 points in fourth quarter. ... Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas tied for NFL lead with17 catches of at least 25 yards. ... Denver LB Von Miller has 15 sacks, two shy of Elvis Dumervil’s team record set in 2009. ... Raiders lost five straight for first time since 2007 and have not led at any point in a game since early in third quarter on Nov. 4. ... Oakland allowed 59 plays of at least 20 yards, third worst in NFL. ... Raiders TE Brandon Myers tied franchise record with 14 catches last week and his 69 receptions are most for Raiders TE since Todd Christensen had 95 in 1986. ... Oakland K Sebastian Janikowski kicked 40th FG of at least 50 yards last week, tied for third most all-time. ... Raiders RB Darren McFadden could return from sprained right ankle. McFadden rushed for at least 100 yards in three of past four games vs. Denver.
PARTIAL INJURY REPORT
DENVER BRONCOS at OAKLAND RAIDERS – BRONCOS: DOUBTFUL: LB Wesley Woodyard (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: WR Brandon Stokley (hip). PROBABLE: DE Robert Ayers (not injury related), TE Virgil Green (hamstring), G Chris Kuper (ankle), G Manny Ramirez (back), WR Matthew Willis (knee). RAIDERS: OUT: DT Richard Seymour (knee, hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB Phillip Adams (concussion), DE Jack Crawford (toe). PROBABLE: T Khalif Barnes (triceps), S Tyvon Branch (neck), WR Juron Criner (shoulder), S Matt Giordano (concussion), RB Mike Goodson (ankle), RB Taiwan Jones (ankle), RB Darren McFadden (ankle), S Mike Mitchell (concussion), TE Brandon Myers (shoulder), QB Carson Palmer (right thumb), RB Marcel Reece (hamstring, quadriceps).
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at CLEVELAND BROWNS – CHIEFS: DNP: G Jeff Allen (illness), DE Allen Bailey (ankle), S Abram Elam (quadriceps), CB Brandon Flowers (hamstring), LB Derrick Johnson (hamstring), G Ryan Lilja (knee). LIMITED: T Branden Albert (back), S Eric Berry (hand), LB Tamba Hali (knee), S Kendrick Lewis (shoulder). BROWNS: LIMITED: WR Joshua Cribbs (shoulder, chest), S Ray Ventrone (calf), S Usama Young (head). FULL: TE Jordan Cameron (groin), CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle), RB Trent Richardson (chest, rib, finger), DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder, finger).
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS – CHARGERS: DNP: LB Donald Butler (groin), T Jeromey Clary (knee), G Tyronne Green (hamstring), T Mike Harris (ankle), WR Eddie Royal (hamstring), S Darrell Stuckey (hamstring). FULL: LB Jarret Johnson (back), S Corey Lynch (quadriceps), TE Dante Rosario (hamstring). STEELERS: DNP: T Mike Adams (ankle), WR Antonio Brown (ankle), S Ryan Clark (hip), G Willie Colon (knee), S Troy Polamalu (not injury related), WR Emmanuel Sanders (shoulder), CB Ike Taylor (ankle), WR Mike Wallace (knee), LB LaMarr Woodley (ankle). FULL: WR Jerricho Cotchery (ribs), RB Will Johnson (concussion), QB Byron Leftwich (ribs), QB Ben Roethlisberger (right shoulder).
TENNESSEE TITANS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – TITANS: DNP: T Michael Roos (knee), WR Damian Williams (hamstring), DE Kamerion Wimbley (toe). LIMITED: LB Colin McCarthy (concussion). FULL: WR Kenny Britt (knee), TE Jared Cook (neck), RB Jamie Harper (ankle), WR Lavelle Hawkins (ankle), QB Jake Locker (left shoulder). COLTS: DNP: RB Donald Brown (ankle), LB Dwight Freeney (not injury related), T Winston Justice (head), DE Cory Redding (ankle), G Joe Reitz (head), S Tom Zbikowski (knee). FULL: QB Andrew Luck (knee).
CHICAGO BEARS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS – BEARS: OUT: LB Brian Urlacher (hamstring). DNP: WR Earl Bennett (concussion), RB Michael Bush (ribs), CB Tim Jennings (shoulder), WR Brandon Marshall (not injury related), DT Stephen Paea (foot). LIMITED: T Gabe Carimi (hamstring), WR Devin Hester (concussion), WR Alshon Jeffery (knee), G Chris Spencer (knee). VIKINGS: DNP: DE Jared Allen (shoulder, back), WR Percy Harvin (ankle). LIMITED: LB Jasper Brinkley (shoulder), P Chris Kluwe (left knee), T Phil Loadholt (knee), TE Kyle Rudolph (shoulder), C John Sullivan (ribs, knee), CB Antoine Winfield (knee).
DALLAS COWBOYS at CINCINNATI BENGALS – COWBOYS: DNP: RB DeMarco Murray (foot), S Charlie Peprah (foot), NT Jay Ratliff (groin), CB Orlando Scandrick (hand). FULL: WR Miles Austin (hip), C Ryan Cook (knee), RB Felix Jones (knee), DT Sean Lissemore (ankle), T Tyron Smith (ankle), LB Anthony Spencer (calf), RB Lawrence Vickers (knee). BENGALS: DNP: WR Marvin Jones (illness), CB Dre Kirkpatrick (head), K Mike Nugent (calf), RB Cedric Peerman (ankle). LIMITED: TE Jermaine Gresham (hamstring). FULL: TE Richard Quinn (hamstring).
DETROIT LIONS at GREEN BAY PACKERS – LIONS: DNP: T Gosder Cherilus (knees), S Louis Delmas (knee), CB Chris Houston (ankle), DE Lawrence Jackson (concussion), CB Jacob Lacey (foot, Achilles), DT Corey Williams (knee). LIMITED: T Jeff Backus (hamstring), DT Nick Fairley (quadriceps). FULL: WR Kassim Osgood (finger), LB Ashlee Palmer (thumb). PACKERS: DNP: G T.J. Lang (ankle), LB Clay Matthews (hamstring), DE Mike Neal (shoulder), WR Jordy Nelson (hamstring), RB James Starks (knee), DE C.J. Wilson (knee). LIMITED: WR Donald Driver (thumb), LB Terrell Manning (shoulder), C Jeff Saturday (foot), CB Sam Shields (ankle), S Charles Woodson (collarbone).
