It's Week 14 in the NFL and the beginning of the fourth quarter of the 2015 regular season.
Carolina Panthers (12-0) are the only undefeated team remaining after New England Patriots (11-1) were toppled by Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) last week. The struggling Atlanta Falcons (6-6) will take a shot at defeating the Panthers on Sunday in Carolina.
Teams are beginning to punch their tickets to the playoffs. Week 14 saw the Panthers clinch the NFC South division title for the third straight year. Carolina can clinch a first round bye with a win or tie or Green Bay Packers (8-4) lose or tie at home against Dallas Cowboys (4-8).
Arizona Cardinals (11-2) wrapped up a playoff spot on Thursday night following their 23-20 victory over Minnesota Vikings (8-5). The Cardinals can clinch the NFC West if Seattle Seahawks (7-5) fall on the road to Baltimore Ravens (4-8) on Sunday.
The rest of Week 14's playoff scenarios:
Cincinnati Bengals (10-2)
Cincinnati locks up the AFC North with win or tie against Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5). The Bengals can also earn a playoff spot if New York Jets (7-5) fall to at home to Tennessee Titans (3-9) or Kansas City Chiefs (7-5) lose at home to San Diego Chargers (3-9).
Denver Broncos (10-2)
Denver clinches AFC West with a win or tie over Oakland Raiders (5-7) at home and a Chiefs loss or tie. The Broncos can also earn a playoff spot with a win and either a Jets loss or tie or a Steelers loss or tie. Should the Broncos tie the Raiders they can still lock up a playoff spot should the Jets or Steelers lose.
New England Patriots
New England clinches their seventh consecutive AFC East title with a win or tie on the road against the Houston Texans (6-6) and a Jets loss or tie.
The Patriots clinch a playoff spot with a win and either a Jets or Steelers loss. If New England ties then they still clinch a playoff spot with a Chiefs loss or if Jets or Steelers tie.
| Thursday, December 10 | Time (ET) | TV | Line (Westgate Superbook) |
| Vikings (8-4) @ Cardinals (10-2) | 8:25 PM | NFLN | Vikings 20 Cardinals 23 F |
| Sunday, December 13 | Time (ET) | TV | Line (Westgate Superbook) |
| Bills (6-6) @ Eagles (5-7) | 1:00 PM | CBS | Eagles -1 |
| Seahawks (7-5) @ Ravens (4-8) | 1:00 PM | FOX | Seahawks -11.5 |
| 49ers (4-8) @ Browns (2-10) | 1:00 PM | FOX | Browns -1.5 |
| Lions (4-8) @ Rams (4-8) | 1:00 PM | FOX | Lions -3 |
| Titans (3-9) @ Jets (7-5) | 1:00 PM | CBS | Jets -7 |
| Steelers (7-5) @ Bengals (10-2) | 1:00 PM | CBS | Bengals -3 |
| Colts (6-6) @ Jaguars (4-8) | 1:00 PM | CBS | Pick |
| Chargers (3-9) @ Chiefs (7-5) | 1:00 PM | CBS | Chiefs -10.5 |
| Redskins (5-7) @ Bears (5-7) | 1:00 PM | FOX | Bears -4 |
| Falcons (6-6) @ Panthers (12-0) | 1:00 PM | FOX | Panthers -8 |
| Saints (4-8) @ Buccaneers (6-6) | 1:00 PM | FOX | Buccaneers -4.5 |
| Raiders (5-7) @ Broncos (10-2) | 4:05 PM | CBS | Broncos -7 |
| Cowboys (4-8) @ Packers (8-4) | 4:25 PM | FOX | Packers -6.5 |
| Patriots (10-2) @ Texans (6-6) | 8:30 PM | NBC | Patriots -3.5 |
| Monday, December 14 | Time (ET) | TV | Line (Westgate Superbook) |
| Giants (5-7) @ Dolphins (5-7) | 8:30 PM | ESPN | Giants - |
Playoff Chase:
| Seed | Team | Overall | Conference | How They Got Here | Wild Card Round |
| 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-2 | 8-1 | North leader/Holds tie breaker over Broncos and Patriots with better conference record. | Bye |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | 10-2 | 6-2 | West leader/Holds tie breaker over Patriots in head-to-head matchup. | Bye |
| 3 | New England Patriots | 10-2 | 7-1 | East leader | vs Jets |
| 4 | Indianapolis Colts | 6-6 | 4-4 | South leader/Holds tie breaker over Texans in head-to-head record. | vs Chiefs |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-5 | 6-2 | 1st Wild Card leader/Holds tie breaker over Jets and Steelers with better conference record. | @ Colts |
| 6 | New York Jets | 7-5 | 5-4 | 2nd Wild Card leader/ Wins tie breaker over Steelers with better conference record. | @ Patriots |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-5 | 4-4 | In the hunt | N/A |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | 6-6 | 6-5 | In the hunt/Holds tie breaker over Houston Texans in head-to-head matchup. | N/A |
| Seed | Team | Overall | Conference | How They Got Here | Wild Card Round |
| 1 | Carolina Panthers | 11-0 | 7-0 | South leader | Bye |
| 2 | Arizona Cardinals | 9-2 | 6-1 | West leader | Bye |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | 8-3 | 5-2 | North leader | vs Seahawks |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | 5-6 | 5-3 | East leader/Wins tie breaker over New York Giants with better division record. | vs Packers |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers | 7-4 | 5-3 | 1st Wild Card leader | @ Redskins |
| 6 | Seattle Seahawks | 6-5 | 5-4 | 2nd Wild Card leader/Wins tie breaker over Falcons with better conference record. | @ Vikings |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | 6-5 | 4-4 | In the hunt | N/A |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-6 | 4-3 | In the hunt/Wins tie breaker over Chicago Bears and Giants with better conference record. | N/A |
Stats
| Passing | Team | Yards | Tackles | Team | Total |
| Carson Palmer | CIN | 4,003 | D'Qwell Jackson | IND | 122 |
| Rushing | Sacks | ||||
| Adrian Peterson | MIN | 1,251 | J.J. Watt | HOU | 13.5 |
| Receiving | Interceptions | ||||
| Julio Jones | ATL | 1,338 | Reggie Nelson | CIN | 7 |
| Offense | YPG | Defense | YPG |
| Total Offense | Total Defense | ||
| Arizona Cardinals | 417.5 | Denver Broncos | 284.7 |
| Passing | Passing | ||
| New England Patriots | 315.8 | Denver Broncos | 195.6 |
| Rushing | Rushing | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 146.6 | New York Jets | 83.5 |
Stats via nfl.com
| Eastern | Connett | Wahlgren | Bagay | Buckley | Barratt | Blakely | Williams | Alberto | |
| MIN @ ARI | ARI | ARI | ARI | ARI | ARI | ARI | No Pick | ARI | ARI |
| BUF @ PHI | BUF | PHI | BUF | PHI | BUF | PHI | No Pick | BUF | BUF |
| SEA @ BAL | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | No Pick | SEA | SEA |
| SF @ CLE | SF | SF | SF | SF | CLE | CLE | No Pick | SF | SF |
| DET @ STL | DET | STL | DET | DET | DET | STL | No Pick | DET | DET |
| TEN @ NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | No Pick | NYJ | NYJ |
| PIT @ CIN | CIN | PIT | PIT | CIN | PIT | PIT | No Pick | PIT | CIN |
| IND @ JAX | IND | IND | IND | JAX | JAX | JAX | No Pick | IND | IND |
| SD @ KC | KC | KC | KC | KC | KC | KC | No Pick | KC | SD |
| WSH @ CHI | WSH | CHI | CHI | CHI | CHI | WSH | No Pick | CHI | WSH |
| ATL @ CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | No Pick | CAR | CAR |
| NO @ TB | TB | TB | TB | TB | TB | TB | No Pick | TB | TB |
| OAK @ DEN | DEN | DEN | DEN | DEN | DEN | DEN | No Pick | DEN | DEN |
| DAL @ GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | No Pick | GB | GB |
| NE @ HOU | NE | HOU | NE | NE | NE | NE | No Pick | NE | NE |
| NYG @ MIA | NYG | NYG | NYG | NYG | NYG | MIA | No Pick | MIA | MIA |
| Last Week | 9-7 | 10-6 | 9-7 | 10-6 | 10-6 | 10-6 | 10-6 | 10-6 | 10-6 |
| This Week | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | 122-70 | 120-72 | 119-73 | 115-77 | 112-80 | 111-81 | 110-82 | 110-82 | 108-84 |
| Boal | Bowen | Hunsicker | -Zevchik | *Frank | *Huff | ***Taylor | *Evans | **Tall | +White | |
| MIN @ ARI | ARI | ARI | ARI | No Pick | ARI | ARI | MIN | ARI | ARI | ARI |
| BUF @ PHI | PHI | BUF | BUF | No Pick | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF |
| SEA @ BAL | SEA | SEA | BAL | No Pick | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA |
| SF @ CLE | CLE | SF | CLE | No Pick | CLE | SF | SF | SF | SF | CLE |
| DET @ STL | DET | STL | DET | No Pick | DET | DET | DET | DET | DET | STL |
| TEN @ NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | No Pick | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ |
| PIT @ CIN | PIT | PIT | CIN | No Pick | PIT | PIT | PIT | PIT | PIT | PIT |
| IND @ JAX | IND | JAX | JAX | No Pick | JAX | JAX | IND | JAX | JAX | IND |
| SD @ KC | KC | KC | KC | No Pick | KC | KC | KC | KC | KC | KC |
| WSH @ CHI | CHI | WSH | CHI | No Pick | CHI | CHI | CHI | WSH | CHI | CHI |
| ATL @ CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | No Pick | ATL | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| NO @ TB | TB | TB | TB | No Pick | TB | TB | NO | TB | TB | TB |
| OAK @ DEN | DEN | DEN | OAK | No Pick | DEN | DEN | OAK | DEN | DEN | DEN |
| DAL @ GB | GB | GB | GB | No Pick | GB | GB | DAL | GB | GB | GB |
| NE @ HOU | HOU | NE | NE | No Pick | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| NYG @ MIA | NYG | NYG | NYG | No Pick | NYG | NYG | MIA | NYG | NYG | MIA |
| Last Week | 10-6 | 8-8 | 8-8 | No Picks | 8-8 | 13-3 | 8-8 | 8-8 | 8-8 | 8-8 |
| This Week | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | 107-85 | 106-86 | 102-90 | 101-75 | 98-79 | 98-79 | 97-81 | 96-81 | 93-66 | 80-64 |
Pick in BOLD denotes a correct pick. *Did not pick in Week 1. **Did not pick in Week 1 and Week 3. +Did not pick in Weeks 1-3. ***Did not pick in Week 11. -Did not pick in Week 13.