NFL Playoff Picture 2016: Week 16 Wild-Card Hunt, Standings and Super Bowl Odds

The official road to Super Bowl 51—you know, the playoffs—is now mere weeks away. After the Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins do battle on Monday night, Week 15 will officially be over.

So far, it’s been a very interesting week as things pertain to the looming playoff race. The Seattle Seahawks clinched the NFC West in the week’s opener. The Dallas Cowboys took another step toward the No. 1 seed with a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday’s nightcap.

In between those two games, we saw the Oakland Raiders retake the lead in the AFC West, the Pittsburgh Steelers knock the Cincinnati Bengals out of playoff contention and the New England Patriots earn an eighth consecutive AFC East title.

While the playoff picture is finally beginning to take a firm form, things are still very far from set. Here, we’re going to take a look at what the landscape at large looks like.

We’ll be examining the latest Super Bowl odds—courtesy of OddsShark.com—and some of the top storylines to watch over the final two weeks of the season. First, though, let’s take a look at the top teams remaining in the hunt in each conference.

Teams in the Hunt

Super Bowl Odds

Storylines to Watch

AFC South Race

In recent years, the AFC South has widely been considered one of the weaker divisions in the NFL. However, this is definitely no longer the case, as the division has three teams still in the postseason hunt. 

The 8-6 Houston Texans maintained their lead in the division with a come-from-behind victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Houston managed to overcome a 20-8 deficit to get the win, but head coach Bill O’Brien also benched starting quarterback Brock Osweiler in the process.

Tom Savage took over and led the comeback. He was an efficient 23-of-36 for 260 yards in the process and he helped the offense regain an explosive component. Whether Savage remains the starter or continues to improve the offense is something we’ll have to wait to learn.

“We are always gonna make decisions in the best interests of the team and we’ll regroup here tonight, we’ve got a short week and we’ll make decisions on any starter that we …

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