Two weeks. Seven spots. Twelve teams, realistically speaking.
These are the stakes for the remainder of the NFL's 2017 playoff race. To this point, only five teams have qualified for the playoffs, four through division titles. Home-field advantage throughout the playoffs remains up for grabs in both conferences, as do three of the four first-round byes.
Answers will become clearer starting with two games Saturday, 12 games Sunday and two more Monday. Let's set up the highlights, keeping in mind my confusion-minimizing rule of skipping over scenarios that involve a tie. (Tie-lovers can see this post for all of their tie-related needs.