NFL Playoffs 2016-17: Predicting Post-Week 16 AFC, NFC Standings

We’re almost through Week 16 of the 2016 NFL season. We’re beginning to get a firm idea of which teams are going to be in the 2016-17 postseason, but the postseason slate isn’t set quite yet.

The Houston Texans locked up a playoff spot on Saturday night. The Oakland Raiders made a significant push toward a first-round bye with a win on Saturday too. However, there are plenty of prime postseason slots still up for grabs—even after 16 weeks.

The Seattle Seahawks had an opportunity to secure a first-round bye, but they fell to the Arizona Cardinals. The New England Patriots blew out the New York Jets, but they still haven’t secured the AFC’s No. 1 seed.

For all of the action that occurred on Saturday, the playoff race is still very much unsettled. However, this isn’t going to stop us from trying to predict how the rest of the week is going to unfold.

Predicting the outcome of the next few games is exactly what we’re going to do here. We’ll be examining the remaining Week 16 games and the latest odds (courtesy of OddsShark) as well as making our predictions against the lines. We’ll also examine the latest playoff-related storylines from Week 16.

Projected Post-Week 16 Standings

       Remaining Games

Storylines to Follow

The AFC North Battle

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens will go to war on Sunday. There’s really no getting around the physical clash that these two teams want to unleash.

In addition to the rivalry here, the Ravens and …

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