The final week of the NFL regular season is upon us, and the playoff picture is anything but settled. The Texans are pegged into the No. 3 seed – and in the AFC, that’s the only peg lodged.

On the one hand, there are only three out of 12 playoff spots still up for grabs heading into the final week of the regular season. On the other hand, there are so many possibilities in terms on a) who gets those three spots; and b) where teams fall in the seeding. Here are the playoff scenarios heading into Sunday:

The Broncos’ 40-14 loss to the Bills and the Raiders’ 16-13 overtime victory over the Chiefs tightened the AFC West race.

Seven down, five to go, two weeks left to figure it all out. Seven teams have clinched playoff spots and four more can do so this weekend: The cowboys, falcons and Lions in the NFC and — that’s right — Tim Tebow and the Broncos in the AFC. Of course, there’s still plenty of jockeying for playoff position – home-field advantage, byes, etc.

Tim Tebow‘s bearhug on popular culture grew ever tighter this weekend when the Broncos QB was the subject of a sketch on venerable TV standard “Saturday Night Live.”

Bill Cosby can deliver punch lines and Jell-O pitches (not to mention rock some technicolored sweaters). Now he’s delivering this message: Tim Tebow is no joke, and you’d better buy what he’s selling.

We call Tim Tebow a winner. How else does a quarterback complete two passes in a game and win like he did last week in Kansas City?

NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders says Tim Tebow has the “it” factor. But is that enough for the Broncos to sustain long-term success?

The Broncos could go option full-time to help Tim Tebow; Ahmad Bradshaw sits out practice again and no one knows when Jahvid Best will be back.

It’s been reported that the Browns are no longer interested in doing a deal with RB Peyton Hillis. NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi explains on Sunday’s “NFL GameDAy Morning” that Hillis also suffered from erratic behavior when he was with the Broncos.

Ahmad Bradshaw is out indefinitely, Willis McGahee is no lock to return Sunday while it’s anyone’s guess when Felix Jones will be back.

Texans linebacker Brian Cushing is playing better than just about any defender in the NFL and is the driving force behind Houston’s vastly improved defense. He joined the Cover Two Podcast to discuss his strong start.

It was believed that Tim Tebow would have an 11-game audition to show whether or not he could be an NFL quarterback. It might not even last that long.

In today’s Three and out: Tim Tebow’s days as Denver starter could be short-lived, Fred Davis is in a walking boot and Cleveland is dangerously short on running backs.

There is one quarterback generating a lot of attention – and we are willing to be the dog fascinated by the squirrel for just this instance. If Miami’s Sun Life Stadium is willing to memorialize Tim Tebow with a day in his honor – OK, it was Florida Gator Day – why can’t we answer one question about him ourselves, right?