It’s scoreboard watching time! We are now firmly into the stretch run of the 2021-22 NFL regular season, as the teams that are still alive for a playoffs berth are jockeying for position to snatch the attainable postseason invites. In the NFC, which is the conference of interest to readers of this blog, the cream is starting to rise to the top, while the Wild Card battles are getting even more intense after week 15 (see chart below).
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