It gets said every year how unpredictable the NFL is, but this season has lived up to that statement more than any in recent memory heading into the playoffs.
If you were told before the regular season began that Peyton Manning would lead the NFL in interceptions despite playing just nine games, it would be safe to assume the Denver Broncos fell apart. Yet they enter Week 17 with a chance to be the AFC's No. 1 seed.
That is just one of the many unusual storylines to make this season so compelling.