The Cleveland Browns need to get back to the playoffs and could follow the order the Bears, Pats, Panthers, Jags took

Jauan Jennings may not be the best receiver in the NFL, but he sure is good at making plays in the clutch. The fifth-year wide receiver has essentially become their WR1 with Brandon Aiyuk away from the team and Ricky Pearsall still coming into his own. Jennings has 49 receptions for 599 yards and a team-leading eight touchdowns in 13 games.

Now, he's going up against a Jets defense that just allowed Trevor Lawrence to post six total touchdowns (five passing and one rushing), which led to the firing of defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. Shough shouldn't face much resistance this week, which could make it very hard for undrafted rookie Brady Cook to keep up in his second career start.

The Chicago Bears could have two critical players back by Sunday in San Francisco, while the 49ers may be down one of their top performers.

Less than 24 hours after their epic comeback overtime win over the Packers, the Bears on Sunday clinched a playoff berth when the Lions lost to the Steelers 29-24 in Detroit.

The Carolina Panthers D/ST was only rostered on 9.3 percent of ESPN leagues headed into this week despite having scored 16 points over the past two weeks combined.That roster rate could move higher in later weeks of this season if tonight’s early returns hold up, as the Panthers punt return for a touchdown has given Carolina’s D/ST 16 fantasy points so far in this contest.

Chicago Bears Pro Bowl safety Kevin Byard III believes cosmic forces are at work, pushing his team toward an inevitable playoff destiny.

Week 16 brought some clarity to the NFL playoff picture, but there's still work to be done for teams to get in and for others to improve seeding. Things got underway in Week 17 with a Christmas Day tripleheader,