Points Of The Colts And Packers Playoff Insurance
The Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers each secured a playoff spot in the final exciting day of the NFL regular season on Sunday.
The fourth and final 12 will be awarded to the winner of Sunday's game between the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks will determine the winner of the NFC West.
The Packers beat the Chicago Bears 10-3 and will visit the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild card round next week. With the victory, Green Bay has denied the New York Giants to the playoffs, even when they beat the Washington Redskins 17-14.
The Colts have secured the AFC South and a record-book equivalent ninth consecutive trip to the playoffs with a field goal by Adam Vinatieri from 43 yards as time expired to beat the Tennessee Titans 23-20.
Previously, the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers each division backed securities with a pair of convincing wins.Falcons (13-3) wrapped up the NFC South and the front of the home field advantage in the New Orleans Saints and an impressive 31-10 home win over Carolina Panthers (2-14).
The Steelers (12-4) won the AFC North by hitting the Cleveland Browns 41-9. Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown, while Rashard Mendenhall ran twice the loss-sharing rival Browns (5-11). New England Patriots (14-2), bye already definite advantage at home and throughout the AFC playoffs, the ragged crushed the Miami Dolphins (7-9) team 38-7.
"Mission accomplished," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told reporters. "We came to Cleveland to claim the AFC North title and we got it done.
"Not a lot needed to be said about the stakes. It's one less game we have to play to get to where we want to go," he said.
The New England Patriots (14-2), already assured of a bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, crushed a ragged Miami Dolphins (7-9) team 38-7.
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