The NFL playoff picture has taken shape.
With Week 17 action complete the postseason field has been set.
In the NFC the Seattle Seahawks secured the top seed with a 20 6 victory against the St. Louis Rams. The Seahawks Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys all finished with identical 12 4 records but Seattle and Green Bay earned first round byes because of better conference records.
Other NFC playoff teams include the Carolina Panthers which won the NFC South Division despite a 7 8 1 record and the wild card Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions each at 11 5.
The AFC s top team is the New England Patriots which secured the top spot despite a 17 9 loss to the Buffalo Bills dropping to 12 4 on the season. The Denver Broncos also at 12 4 received a first round bye as the No. 2 seed followed by the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts at 11 5 and the Cincinnati Bengals (10 5 1) and Baltimore Ravens (10 6).
NFL postseason action begins Saturday when the Cardinals play the Panthers in the NFC and rivals Baltimore and Pittsburgh face off in the AFC. Sunday s match ups feature Cincinnati at Indianapolis in the AFC and Detroit at Dallas in the NFC.
The playoffs will continue until Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1 held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale Arizona.
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