Sterling: As Aaron Schatz covered in this week's ESPN Insider playoff odds update, this year's postseason race has an unprecedented amount of certainty. There's a reasonable chance we'll know all 12 playoff teams by the end of Week 16, leaving NBC's Sunday Night Football execs with a big ol' letdown to end the regular season.
It would be nice if we could fast forward to January 4, because the potential for this postseason is off the charts. Carolina could be 16-0 yet may end up facing three opponents against whom they wouldn't reasonably be favored on a neutral field.