The playoff picture is great fodder, and after some checking with the good folks at NFL Headquarters, the scenarios where the 49ers overtake the Rams and the Seahawks for an improbable division title shouldn’t be ignored.

The Steelers have joined the Falcons as teams to clinch playoff berths in Week 15.

While Monster Director of Fandemonium Onyx Herrera was fulfilling one of his final responsibilities by inspecting uniforms at the Jets-Bengals playoff game, the list of finalists to be the next Director of Fandemonium has been whittled down to six.

The NFL announced the schedule for the wild-card and divisional playoff rounds.

The NFL playoff picture is set, as the New York Jets became the 12th and final playoff team to qualify Sunday night with a 37-0 win over the Bengals to clinch the AFC’s second wild-card spot.

With all but two games in Week 15 in the books, here’s a look around the league at the teams who clinched this week, and those who were eliminated.

Having the chance to work with Redskins WR Antwaan Randle El this weekend for NFL Network has been really great, especially since he has handled himself well on TV and as a spot-on prognosticator.

If the Eagles and Chargers win today, then Arizona will host next Sunday’s NFC Championship Game and San Diego will host next Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. Should it happen, it would be as stunning as four road teams winning each of the Divisional Playoff games.

Time and time again there are reminders that this is a quarterback-driven league. Now there’s another.

With the wild-card round in the books, the matchups for the AFC and NFC divisional playoff round are now set. Just like the matchups on the AFC side of the bracket, the NFC games have a familiar feel to them.

The Ravens’ 27-9 victory over the Dolphins on Sunday set the matchups for the AFC Divisional Playoff round next weekend, and both games will be rematches of regular-season contests won by the conference’s top two seeds.