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One week left Brian Burns Jersey , lots of questions to answer. First, to the seemingly sure things, start with the AFC. Does anyone really believe the conference title game won’t be at Gillette Stadium? Or that the Patriots won’t be hosting the Steelers? The separation in the AFC is as stark as the wide-openness of the NFC. Barring a collapse or more major injuries – Pittsburgh already is minus the league’s best receiver, and perhaps the NFL’s best player, Antonio Brown, who’s due back for the postseason – New England will go after its sixth Lombardi Trophy or Pittsburgh will try for its seventh. Kansas City could be pesky, but that’s about it. Jacksonville, despite its sensational turnaround http://www.panthersfootballauthentic.com/greg-little-jersey-authentic , appears a year away from true championship status. Baltimore’s defense can scare opponents, while its offense only scares Ravens fans. Buffalo? Nice to see you after nearly two decades out of the playoffs, if you get there. The Chargers can do some dynamic things, but not nearly enough to be a threat. Simple. One more certainty: Cleveland’s headed for 0-16 ignominy, joining the 2008 Lions. That the Browns also lost 15 games last season undoubtedly stamps them as one of the worst teams in sports history. Of course, there always are some puzzlements in sports, and the AFC has these: – Will Hue Jackson really survive as Browns coach, even after owner Jimmy Haslam said he would be staying? New GM John Dorsey might have a say in that. ”I’m not going to change,” Jackson said Sunday. ”I’m going to be very consistent with this group. I have their total trust Will Grier Jersey , they have mine. We just have to do some things better.” Some things? How about everything? – Will Chuck Pagano keep his coaching gig in Indianapolis after such a disappointing season punctuated by the fiasco of Andrew Luck’s injury rehab? – Is Marvin Lewis leaving Cincinnati, where, despite Sunday’s win, the team has been more Bungles than Bengals? – Does Todd Bowles get the contract extension he deserves with the talent-poor Jets? Tune in when the calendar turns to 2018. On the field, the NFC is far more intriguing. It’s hard to argue that any of the six teams who get into the playoffs – the Eagles, Vikings , Rams , Saints and Panthers have qualified, with the Falcons or Seahawks getting the other berth – isn’t capable of a long run. Injury-ravaged Seattle’s solid performance Sunday in eliminating the Cowboys makes that obvious http://www.panthersfootballauthentic.com/christian-miller-jersey-authentic , and the Falcons have some recent pedigree, even though they haven’t played up to the standard that got them so close to grabbing the Lombardi last February. ”In these situations where it truly is a must-win game, we don’t have to make anything up,” receiver Doug Baldwin said. ”We’re well-prepared for it. The process that we’ve gone through the whole season really helped us today.” Who is the favorite in the conference? Had Carson Wentz remained healthy, Philadelphia would have that role. While the Eagles are the leader for home-field advantage, the other four qualifiers won’t fear them – or anyone else – in the postseason. Well, until they have to face the formidable AFC champ, New England or Pittsburgh. There are coaching complexities in the NFC, too. – Who gets the job with the Giants Jordan Scarlett Jersey , where it’s unlikely Steve Spagnuolo is given a shot with nothing much changing on the scoreboard under his interim leadership? – Is Kirk Cousins playing his final game as Redskins quarterback on Sunday, at the Giants, before striking it even more rich elsewhere? – Do John Fox in Chicago, Dirk Koetter in Tampa Bay and Jim Caldwell in Detroit remain as coaches? – Can Todd Gurley’s late surge – he’s actually been spectacular for most of the season – get him a league MVP award? Could Wentz, despite missing the month, still walk off with it? – Will the Vikings be the first team to play in a Super Bowl they are hosting in their stadium? Maybe of most interest, given the uproar over officiating this season, is how calls will affect the 12 teams who take to the road to the Super Bowl on Jan. 1? If you think the controversies of the last four months were wild, just wait. — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There won’t be a Super Bowl parade in Philadelphia this season.The Eagles’ championship hopes went down with Carson Wentz when the star quarterback tore his left ACL in a 43-35 win over the Rams. The NFC East champions have the best record in the conference David Montgomery Jersey , but home-field advantage isn’t going to help them overcome losing Wentz.Hey, Nick Foles is no slouch.Foles was the last quarterback to lead Philadelphia to the playoffs in 2013 and had one of the best seasons ever, tossing 27 touchdown passes and only two interceptions on his way to the third-highest passer rating (119.2) in NFL history.His career in Philly fizzled afterward and Chip Kelly traded him away, but he is back with the Eagles and in position to steer them into the playoffs.Foles is no Wentz. But he has talented receivers and an outstanding group of running backs to lean on.And he is capable of a spectacular performance. Foles once threw seven TD passes in a game.Here are more overreactions following Week 14:——OVERREACTION: The Browns are going to make touchdown sunglasses a new trend.REALISTIC REACTION: They’re 0-13. Nobody should imitate anything they do.——OVERREACTION: The NFL is turning into the WWE with all the taunting and fighting .REALISTIC REACTION: It’s not scripted, though.——OVERREACTION: James Stewart and Carolina (9-4) exposed Minnesota’s defensive weaknesses.REALISTIC REACTION: The Vikings (10-3) played their third straight road game. They had to be weary.——OVERREACTION: The Chiefs (7-6) are back. An impressive win over the Raiders (6-7) put them in control in the AFC West.REALISTIC REACTION: They have to beat the Chargers (7-6) on Saturday night to stay on top.——OVERREACTION: Marcus Mariota should be benched. He is hurting Tennessee’s playoff chances.REALISTIC REACTION: Backup Matt Cassel is 5-13 in his last 18 starts since 2015.——OVERREACTION: The Seahawks (8-5) showed they can’t win big games on the road.REALISTIC REACTION: There’s no shame in losing to these Jaguars (9-4).——OVERREACTION: The Rams (9-4) aren’t ready for prime time just yet.REALISTIC REACTION: They beat the Saints (9-4) two weeks ago.——OVERREACTION: Miami gave the rest of the league a blue print on how to beat the Patriots (10-3).REALISTIC REACTION: It was a classic letdown with a showdown for the AFC’s No. 1 seed coming up at Pittsburgh (11-2).——