The Seahawks and Bears combined for more punts (13) than points (9) in a 6-3 Seattle win that ended up being the lowest scoring game of the NFL season so far.  We'll be handing out grades for both teams in today's newsletter,

Thursday's nap-inducing, 6-3 win for the Seattle Seahawks over the Chicago Bears didn't do much to change the overall playoff picture around the NFL,

If one or both of the Chargers and Broncos lose on Saturday, the Dolphins can keep their playoff hopes alive into the final week of the regular season by beating the Browns. On Thursday, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said the team’s focus won’t change, regardless of the Saturday results.

The playoff picture came into sharper focus Wednesday when the Chiefs clinched the AFC’s No. 1 seed and the Ravens leapfrogged the Steelers for the AFC North lead.

The Baltimore Ravens became the eighth team to clinch a postseason ticket thanks to a 34-17 victory over AFC North rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Saturday.

At stake for the Ravens on Christmas was seeding. They moved above their division rivals, the Steelers with a win today after Pittsburgh lost to Kansas City earlier in the day. With no NFC teams playing on Christmas, there will be no Wednesday change to the playoff picture. Here's how things look:

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The Chiefs knocked off the Houston Texans on Saturday to improve to 14-1 and maintain their two-game lead over the Buffalo Bills (12-2) for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They now need only one win or one Bills loss to secure the No. 1 seed and a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

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Seattle's win at Chicago on Thursday helps the Seahawks in the battle for the NFC West crown, but maybe not enough for them to survive the weekend.