Weekly Preview (Week Twelve 2021)

AFC Matchups of the Week:

Texans (11-3) vs Ravens (10-4)

• 1st Matchup All Time
• BAL 4th in PPG, HOU 6th in PPG
• Winner holds H2H tiebreaker for AFC's 1st wild card

Chargers (9-5) vs Jets (7-7)

• NYJ 1-0 vs LAC All Time -- Week 5 2019
• LAC 21st in PPG, NYJ 23rd in PPG
• Chargers clinch first playoff berth with a win, Jets need a win to keep playoff hopes alive

AFC Low/No Playoff Implications:

NFC Matchups of the Week:

Buccaneers (14-0) vs Packers (12-2)

• TB 1-0 vs GB All Time -- Week 9 2018
• TB 1st in PPG, GB 12th in PPG
• Packers clinch division with win, Bucs (likely) clinch #1 seed with win

Seahawks (13-1) vs Football Team (11-3)

• 1st Matchup All Time
• SEA 2nd in PPG, WAS 9th in PPG
• Seahawks clinch top 2 seed with win, WFT looking to keep pace with GB for 3rd seed

Saints (11-3) vs Bears (10-4)

• NO 2-0 vs CHI All Time (including playoffs)
• NO 8th in PPG, CHI 10th in PPG
• Saints clinch 5th seed with win, Bears looking to force winner take all game with GB for division in week 13

49ers (9-5) vs Giants (7-7)

• NYG 1-0 vs SF All Time -- Week 3 2018
• SF 13th in PPG, NYG 16th in PPG
• 49ers clinch wild card spot with win, Giants need a win to keep playoff hopes alive

NFC Low/No Playoff Implications:

• Cowboys (7-7) vs Rams (1-13)
• Eagles (5-9) vs Cardinals (4-10)
• Panthers (4-10) vs Lions (3-9)
• Falcons (4-10) vs Vikings (1-13)

Playoff Contender Power Rankings (Last 5 Weeks)

1 Seattle Seahawks

2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3 Tennessee Titans

4 Baltimore Ravens

5 Washington Football Team

6 New Orleans Saints

7 Cleveland Browns

8 Houston Texans

9 San Francisco 49ers

10 New England Patriots

11 Green Bay Packers

12 Los Angeles Chargers

13 Denver Broncos

14 Chicago Bears

15 New York Giants

16 New York Jets