A frantic finish to the NFL regular season has brought the playoff picture into clear view, with the 14 playoff teams confirmed after Monday's week 17 action.
AFC
Five teams entered the final week in the AFC fighting for the remaining four spots, and unfortunately for Miami they were left without a chair when the music stopped.
Buffalo's 56-26 annihilation of the Dolphins coupled with Indianapolis' 28-14 win over Jacksonville - a win in which the Colts needed every bit of rookie running back Jonathan Taylor's franchise record 253 rushing yards - meant that Miami's impressive season is officially over.
Baltimore and Cleveland both took care of business by defeating Cincinnati and Pittsburgh respectively, but not before Browns fans watched with bated breath as the Steelers failed to convert a late two-point conversion that would have tied the scores.
Incredibly, all six AFC playoff teams finished with a record of 11-5 or better.
NFC
Green Bay received a fright from rivals Chicago before pulling away to win 35-16 and clinch the number one seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
New Orleans and Seattle defeated Carolina and San Francisco respectively, while the Los Angeles Rams' (18-7) defeat of Arizona eliminated the Cardinals and assured Chicago made the playoffs, despite finishing 8-8.
Washington defeated Philadelphia 20-14 on Sunday night football to clinch the NFC East and secure the final playoff spot in the NFC.
NFL Wildcard weekend matchups
Sunday January 10
5:05am - Indianapolis @ Buffalo
Buffalo will have fans in attendance for the Bills third playoff game of the twenty-first century and its first home playoff game in 25 years.
The Colts will have the unenviable task of trying to stop the hottest team in the NFL right now.
8:40am – Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle
A divisional matchup in the wildcard round between two teams who played one another just last week, where Seattle prevailed 20-9.
The big storyline to watch this week will be Rams quarterback Jarrod Goff’s recovery from a thumb injury suffered in that game against the Seahawks.
12:15pm – Tampa Bay @ Washington
Brady and the Bucs are on the round to face the first playoff team to qualify for the tournament with a losing record since 2014 in Washington.
Tampa Bay, who return to the playoffs for the first time since 2007, will be searching for its first playoff victory since winning Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002.
Monday January 11
5:05am – Baltimore @ Tennessee
Baltimore will be out for revenge when they face the team that knocked them out of the playoffs in the divisional round last year.
Titans running back Derrick Henry rushed for 195 yards in that game and is fresh off becoming just the eighth player in league history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season.
8:40am – Chicago @ New Orleans
Chicago are just the third team since the NFL merger in 1970 to make the playoffs despite losing six consecutive games during season.
The Bears travel to New Orleans to play a Saints team who are likely playing out the final few games of legendary quarterback Drew Brees’ career.
12:15am – Cleveland @ Pittsburgh
Cleveland return to the playoffs for the first time in 18 seasons to play divisional rivals Pittsburgh for the second consecutive week.
Cleveland’s last two playoff appearances were losses to the Steelers.