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Which NFL teams and players have more motivation to go out and perform at a high level at this time of the year?

Some are just playing out the string and looking forward to vacations. Others are still playing hard regardless of whether they have been mathematically eliminated.

Then there are teams and players fighting for playoff spots and higher seeds as the regular season draws to its conclusion.

Finally, you have those who have an additional X-factor. Maybe a player is facing a team who spurned them in the past (the classic revenge game), or perhaps a team is itching to get back out there after getting crushed the week before.

We'll try to spot the motivational factors in some games below as…