Seven NFL teams have been eliminated from playoff consideration, the most at this point in the season since 2005, when nine had been eliminated. Six of those eliminated teams are in the AFC, which only has 10 remaining playoff contenders,

With the Dallas Cowboys official dethroning as defending NFC East champions, the division will soon crown a different king for the 20th consecutive season.

The first, of course, is clinching the NFC East division. The second is clinching no worse than ... It would be an interesting dilemma for Saquon Barkley, who could be in reach for the NFL single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards set by Eric Dickerson ...

As the NFL season gets ready to head into Week 15, there have only been four playoff spots clinched, which means there are still 11 up for grabs. That number could be going way do

The NFL playoffs begin in one month. Here are some predictions and picks to win the AFC, NFC and which team will be the Super Bowl LIX champion.

The Bills and Chiefs have clinched their divisions, the Lions and Eagles have clinched playoff berths, and 10 more playoff spots are up for grabs.

FRISCO - It was almost exactly two years ago when the Dallas Cowboys played host to big-name burnout Odell Beckham Jr., who took a tour of The Star and hung out with Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs at a Mavs game, and accepted lovely flattery from Jerry Jones ...

The Buccaneers are scoring the fifth-most points per game in the NFL (27.9) and have the NFL’s fourth-best red zone touchdown percentage (68.6%). The Chargers are allowing just 15.9 points per game and an opponent red zone touchdown percentage of 41.9% (both lead the NFL).

The Dallas Cowboys, who are 5-8 as of Dec. 12 and are ranked third in the NFC East, have a less than 1% chance of making a playoff appearance, according to NFL Netxgen Stats. That's if they win or lose this week.

What does it mean? What are the pertinent factors (and, perhaps, tiebreakers) prominently in play as each conference's seven-team bracket begins to crystallize? All will be explained and analyzed up to the point when the postseason field is finalized on Sunday,

Though Belichick's complete lack of prior college experience is unusual, he won't be the first former NFL head coach to find his next gig in college.