‘Talking Football Live’: The Home Stretch

Our NFL experts look at the state of the League with just three weeks left

By The Ringer NFL Show Dec 12, 2016, 12:19pm EST

The NFL playoffs are finally within sight, but there’s just one problem: We have no idea who will be in them. Just look at the standings: We’ve got six teams in the AFC with either seven or eight wins fighting for three available spots and another six such teams in the NFC fighting for another three spots. Meanwhile, two of our best teams—the Cowboys and the Raiders—just lost. It’s chaos! Who will emerge in the final weeks? Chris Ryan, Kevin Clark, and Danny Kelly have some thoughts.

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