NFL Week 17 Predictions: Teams That Will Increase Playoff Chances with Wins

December 24, 2013   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments

The 2013 NFL season has reached its final week, where a ludicrous 13 of the 16 games on the schedule have an impact on the playoff race in some form.   
The AFC is both weaker and easier to understand than the NFC. All division titles are decided, with just four teams vying for the No. 6 seed. The NFC features two division title games to close the season, two more have yet to be decided and both wild-card spots are up for grabs—not to mention a 10-5 team appears to be set to miss the postseason.
While all games will have an impact on the race, three teams stick out as squads that will pick up major wins to help further either their playoff hopes in general or their overall seeding.
 
 
Cincinnati Bengals Over Baltimore Ravens
This AFC North showdown between rivals well-versed with one another could have been for the division title.
Instead, the implications are less significant because the defending champions laid a garg...

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