This playoff race is shaping up to be ridiculous. The most boring portion of the race is the top part of the NFC, where it looks like we have five teams basically locked into those spots. But the different ways those five teams (or even four if the slip some more) can shift around is pretty wild (if the Rams don't slip this week).Arizona can clinch a berth this week with a win or a MIN + SF lo s, but there's still so many different ways the NFC can slide up top. On the bottom, there's no telling who clinches a playoff berth. None of those teams have shown an ability to rip off a ton of wins in a row without a bad slip-up. The No. 6 seed and the No. 15 seed are separated by two games.On the AFC side of things, it's even weirder. The somehow ascended to the No. 1 seed, as we all expected! At 9-4 they're an entire two games clear of the No. 9 seed .There's so much to be decided in one of the wildest playoff races we've seen in some time. Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ETTV:Fox/ Network|Stream:fuboTV ( )Follow: Bobby Cox Jersey Latest Odds: Minnesota Vikings -3.5 For the first time in 34 games, will enter a game as an underdog against a team with a record below .500. That active streak was second only to (55) and 11 clear of . But the Vikings are no ordinary 5-7 team -- they've found a way to keep 11 of their 12 games within a single po se sion. Six of those 12 games have been decided on the final play. "Ventricular Vikings" doesn't hit as well as "Cardiac Cats," but these guys are due for a nickname after this absurd season. Minnesota's probably the better team despite the record, as it got the ' best effort and the Steelers put everything into taking down the in a must-win game. Mike Zimmer's got some pretty good results against Roethlisberger offenses. I think we get the best effort from the Vikes and, naturally, a narrow win.The pick:Vikings 24, Steelers 20Props, Best Bets: Vikings -3Sunday, 1 p.m. ETTV:CBS|Stream:Paramount+ ( ) Latest Odds: Cleveland Browns -3 Fun fact: the Ravens and Browns have the exact same number of rush yards this year, 1,765, tied for third-most in the league. They are also tied in first place for the toughest remaining schedules of any NFL teams, making this division matchup crucial for seeding in the AFC. Or simply making the Greg Maddux Jersey playoffs in Cleveland's case. is 5-1 in his career against the Browns, covering four straight games, and 8-1 in his career as an underdog. But there are reasons to be concerned with Baltimore, such as the Ravens averaging 18.7 points over the past four games. Lamar's completing 63% of his pa ses and has six touchdowns to eight interceptions. certainly has his own problems, but I'll take the home team coming off the bye over the struggling offense that just lost for the season. Feels like a big game. The pick:Browns 24, Ravens 17Props, Best Bets: Browns -2.5Sunday, 1 p.m. ETTV:CBS|Stream:Paramount+ ( ) Latest Odds: Tenne see Titans -8.5 Looking at this spread, my initial thought was "that's too much for the Titans without ." But then I went back and peaked at Mike Vrabel's post-bye record, and I was pretty surprised about how good he's been. Vrabel is undefeated straight up and ATS coming off the bye, with outright wins as an underdog over the 2018 (10-6) and 2020 (13-3). His other win was a 22-point beatdown of the Jaguars in 2019. None of that nece sarily matters with how badly the Titans are banged up, but they're at least getting back against a terrible Jacksonville secondary. Julio should be willing to pay off that trade in one fell swoop. With set to return in Week 15, this offense could start picking back up Atlanta Braves Jersey . Jacksonville is winle s on the road and has been blown out in most of those games. The Jags are also on a four-game losing streak with questions mounting once again about Urban Meyer's in-game management.The Pick: Titans 35, Jaguars 14Props, Best Bets: Titans -8.5, Titans -2.5 teaser legSunday, 1 p.m. ETTV:CBS|Stream:Paramount+ ( ) Latest Odds: Kansas City Chiefs -10 Chiefs are going to be chalky as heck here and with good reason. These teams are trending in opposite directions. The Chiefs are on a five-game winning streak during which they've given up a total of 56 points. K.C.'s defense is the best on Julio Teheran Jersey third down in the NFL (26%) over its last five games. The Raiders offense, meanwhile, is the NFL's worst (22%) on third down over the last five games. The Raiders are 1-4 since their bye and are averaging just 18.8 points per game in that span, down from 25.7 before their break. Weather looks pretty good in K.C. on Sunday so this over could be a look -- it's depre sed to 48.5 with the Raiders offensive trend, but we've seen the over hit in this matchup the last three meetings. I'll probably hold off because the lo s of Jon Gruden and pretty clearly had an adverse effect on the Las Vegas offense.The Pick: Chiefs 27, Raiders 17Props, Best Bets: Pa s Sunday, 1 p.m. ETTV: Fox|Stream:fuboTV ( ) Latest Odds: Carolina Panthers -2.5 Neither of these teams are good, and yet both are "in the hunt" in the NFC playoff race! And there's nothing to like about a Panthers team without fresh off firing its offensive coordinator in Joe Brady. The Falcons are a good time to get right if you're a new OC, because Atlanta's defense ranks dead last in both pre sure percentage and sacks this season. Their -116 point differential is the worst by a 5-7 NFL team since the 2013 and fourth-worst in the NFL this season. Detroit has a better point differential than Atlanta. That's not good. The more I look at this game, the more I really like Danny Santana Jersey the under. The under has hit in Atlanta's last four games, and Matt Rhule made it clear he wants to run the ball aggre sively in post-Brady life. rushing overs might be worth a look here.The Pick: Panthers 17, Falcons 14Props, Best Bets: Under 42.5, Cam rush yards overSunday, 1 p.m. ETTV:Fox|Stream:fuboTV ( ) Latest Odds: Washington Commanders +6.5 WFT is starting to feel itself on defense, as Ron Rivera's team hasn't allowed more than 24 points since Week 6 after a horrendous start to the year. Now it gets its biggest test of the season with and the Cowboys getting healthy at just the right time. Prescott destroys NFC East opponents, going 21-6 (19-7-1 ATS) against them in his career. He's 7-1 against WFT (6-2 ATS) with 17 touchdowns and just one interception. Dak is also tied with for the best record (10-2) when on extended rest. Jerry Jones always makes sure he gets a favorable schedule