Three division titles remain undecided heading into the final week of the NFL season: the AFC South, NFC South and NFC West.
Kevin Barnes intercepted David Garrard's second pass in overtime, setting up Graham Gano's 31-yard field goal that gave the Washington Redskins a 20-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday and snapped a four-game losing streak.
There it is, within grasp, for a half-dozen teams: that coveted playoff berth.
The Atlanta Falcons didn't need to take the field Sunday to get into the playoffs.
The Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers have clinched playoff berths, and neither team even needed to win.
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair was so moved by all the positive comments about his team he heard from fellow owners at a league meeting this week that he wanted to pass on the encouraging words to his struggling players.
Five division leaders can clinch playoff berths this weekend, and the Patriots and Steelers can secure first-round byes in the AFC.
Quarterback David Garrard was seemingly another bad game away from getting benched, quite possibly for good, in Jacksonville.
Take one 7-6 team, match it up with a 5-8 team on national TV and let's all yawn.
