In the blink of an eye, the sixteenth week of the regular season is back in action, and it is also the penultimate week of the 2011 season!

The closer we get to the end of the season, the more intense and exciting the competition becomes.

On the one hand, the competition for playoff spots is getting hotter, and all players are sprinting, even teams that have lost early in the playoffs will do everything in their power to prevent their rivals from making the playoffs.

On the other hand, the competition for playoff seeding spots is also fierce, which is related to the playoff matchup, and may even affect the final Super Bowl matchup, no team can take it lightly.

Two weeks of competition, and the next off-season could be very different, with heaven on one side and hell on the other!

The American League's playoff spots are a bit complicated.

In the Eastern Conference of the American League, the New England Patriots are dominant, with an 11-3 record, and the division champion is firmly in the bag, and the playoff seat is booked in advance, but the American League seeding is still pending; The New York Jets, who are second in the division, are 8-6 and are still in the wild card race.

Buffalo Bill, who started the season with a strong start, now has a record of just five wins and nine losses.

In the North Division of the American League, the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are close to each other, with both teams winning 10-4 and the division championship hanging in the balance, and both are qualified to compete with the Patriots for the top seed; Interestingly, the Cincinnati Tigers, who are third in the division, also have an 8-6 record and still qualify for a wild card.

In the American League South Division, the Houston Texans are 10-4 and locked up the division championship in advance, and are also competing for the seeding spot; The Tennessee Titans, with seven wins and seven losses, are temporarily second in the division and are also in contention for the wild card ranks.

In the American League West, the four teams are in a scuffle, with the Denver Broncos 8-6, the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Lightning both 7-7, and the Kansas Chiefs 6-8.

Overall, the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans have largely locked up their playoff spots, but they can't relax in the slightest with two straight games left unattended.

As for the wildcard spots, it's a scuffle, and even the Kansas Chiefs, who are 6-8, still have a theoretical chance of qualifying.

The playoff spots in the National League are a bit clearer.

In the Eastern Division of the National League, the Dallas Cowboys are 8-6, the New York Giants are 7-7, and the Philadelphia Hawks are 6-8. Moreover, because of the sluggish overall record, the hope of competing for a wild card is relatively slim, which also makes the competition for the division championship more fierce.

It is worth mentioning that the last two games of the Dallas Cowboys, against the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles, are the real moments of the sworn rivals in the same district.

In the North Division of the National League, the Green Bay Packers topped the league with a record of 13 wins and 1 loss, not only firmly holding the division championship, but also holding the top seed seat in the National League in the palm of their hands.

The Detroit Lions, who are second in the division, currently have a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, and have a head start in the wild card race; In addition, the Chicago Bears, who are 7-7, still have the theoretical possibility of competing for a wild card.

Incidentally, the Green Bay Packers suffered their first loss of the season in the fifteenth week of the regular season, unfortunately not being able to become the second team to have a winning season since the 2007 New England Patriots, and they lost to the Kansas Chiefs, who are the bottom team in the American League West, proving once again that there are no weak players in the league.

Also, in the final week of the regular season, the Packers will face the Lions at home for a spot as the top seed in the playoffs.

In the National League South, the 11-3 New Orleans Saints hold the division title, while the 9-5 Atlanta Falcons are in hot pursuit.

In the West Division of the National League, the San Francisco 49ers led with 11 wins and 3 losses, locking the division championship in advance; The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks are both 7-7, and both teams are also in contention for a wild card spot, with the final two weeks of the game crucial.

In the final week of the regular season, the Cardinals and Seahawks are about to battle it out on the former's home court, but only if they both win in the penultimate week to keep any wild card hope alive -

The Arizona Cardinals take on the Cincinnati Tigers, while the Seattle Seahawks take on the San Francisco 49ers. The Tigers are fighting for a wildcard spot, while the 49ers are battling for the No. 2 seed spot in the National League, and it's clear that neither team will surrender easily.

Overall, the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and New Orleans Saints have firmly locked up the playoff spots, while the wild cards are basically decided among the five teams of the Detroit Lions, Atlanta Hawks, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, and Chicago Bears; The biggest suspense comes from the Eastern District of the League of Nations, the three-legged model, fighting each other, basically a life-and-death duel.

It's no exaggeration to say that every duel will spark four *** brilliant colors!

With night matches scheduled well in advance of the season, the excitement may not be as great as matchday's, and it's a tough decision for die-hard fans to forfeit any of them.

In the fifteenth week of the regular season, the Houston Texans played against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night, but unfortunately, without Peyton Manning's Colts, this season is basically a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others, and is now the most favorable contender for the top pick; And the Texans have already locked up the division title early, further eroding the anticipation of this game.

The Sunday Night Game is a rare Christmas matchup, against the two sides of the league's sworn enemies of the century, the Green Bay Packers home to the Chicago Bears, this game is not only a matchup of mortal enemies, but also an important matchup for the Chicago Bears to retain a playoff appearance, and the smell of gunpowder is definitely enough to look forward to.

Monday Night will be another pair of rivals in the same district, with the New Orleans Saints taking on the Atlanta Falcons. The former is fighting for seeding, the latter for a wildcard spot, and more importantly, if the Saints win this game, they will lock up the division title a week early; And if the Falcon wins, then the gap between the two will be closer to one win, and anything is possible in the final week of competition.

However, outside of these three games, there are still countless key matchups in the league -

New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins, San Diego Lightning vs. Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Hawks, Kansas Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Tigers......

Also, the San Francisco 49ers vs. the Seattle Seahawks!

On the one hand, this game is about a playoff spot. The Seahawks are sprinting with all their might, and only by winning this game can they maintain the suspense until the last week, and they will face off against the Cardinals, and the winner will be king; The 49ers, on the other hand, are competing with the Saints for the No. 2 seed in the National League, which is related to whether they have a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

On the other hand, sworn enemies in the same district - this is enough reason.

The history of the matchup between the 49ers and the Seahawks is not rich enough, but the first week of the regular season has already ignited the flames.

The Seahawks suffered a humiliating defeat at Candlestick Stadium, which became the backdrop for the entire league to witness the shining appearance of the Chinese-American quarterback, and the five touchdowns also set a history for the number of touchdowns per game by a rookie, which was an extremely painful game for the Seahawks up and down.

Since then, the chemistry between the two teams has been on the rise, and the smell of gunpowder has not gone away as the regular season progresses, with Richard Sherman's provocation just a representative figure, and in fact, the entire Seattle media, players, and fans are strongly repulsing the 49ers from top to bottom.

It's no exaggeration to say that all football fans in Seattle are waiting for the sixteenth week of the regular season!

Even though the 49ers have achieved great success this season, Seahawks fans have never wavered, firmly believing that they can still beat their opponents, still win, and still be ashamed; What's more, now that this game is still holding a playoff spot, their fighting spirit is even more burning!

Century Chain Stadium, one of the most chilling home stadiums in the entire league, Seahawks fans "Twelve" can guarantee that the 49ers will not come back, they will eat the 49ers alive here, let them leave Seattle with their tails between their legs, and roll back to San Francisco in embarrassment.

What's more, Richard Sherman's mouth cannon on top of the incident at the University of Phoenix has completely ignited the attention of all media reporters.

For the Seahawks, this is a battle of revenge, an important battle to clear the shame of the past, and a key battle for a playoff spot; For the 49ers, it was also a fight back against Sherman's insults, the Seattle Post's continued denigration and criticism, and more importantly, a playoff seeding game.

The sworn enemy in the same area now truly has a sworn enemy-like chemical reaction, and the spark is about to explode!

There is no need for hype, no focus, no need for accentuation, and this game has already become one of the most noteworthy games in the sixteenth week of the regular season; But after the game really started, people couldn't help but tilt their heads, which ......