We are nearing the end of the regular season in the NFL, and we only have four weeks left to see who will make it to the postseason for a chance to battle for the Lombardi trophy.
While the two teams that played in the Super Bowl last year, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, are struggling to get into January and beyond, three NFL franchises this week can book their playoff tickets with a win.
That’s it. No help needed. No scoreboard watching.
If they win their game in Week 15, they are going into the final 12 teams standing come the new year with their eyes on the Bay Area for the Super Bowl.
Here are the three teams that can get in with a win this upcoming week.
It has been a joyful season for Bo Nix and the Broncos in his sophomore year as a starting quarterback at the University of Oregon. After dipping their toes in the playoff pool last season, they can make it back to the postseason (and maybe a division title) with a win on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
At the top of the AFC alongside the Broncos with identical 11-2 records, New England can stamp their place into the postseason with a win against AFC East divisional rival Buffalo on Sunday. Drake Maye, like Nix, is in his second season as a pro, and beyond just locking down a playoff berth, the New England conductor is in an MVP race with a gunslinger out in sunny Los Angeles.
Speaking of that gunslinger in the MVP race, the final team that can qualify with a win this weekend to the postseason is the 10-3 Los Angeles Rams. They will be playing at SoFi Stadium this weekend and will be welcoming Stafford’s former team, the Detroit Lions, who have gotten the better of Stafford the past two times the sides have met. The current frontrunner for the MVP trophy, a strong performance might not only keep him there but make it a runaway campaign.