Playoff Capsule Shows NFL Contenders Clinging To Hopes
New York based summary lists AFC East teams Buffalo Indianapolis New England and others with scenarios to clinch division or wildcard berths. Cincinnati Houston Cleveland Denver Los Angeles Seattle Chicago Minnesota New Orleans San Francisco Los Angeles Rams each have paths to division titles or home field through remaining games. Includes required conditions such as specific wins losses by rival teams and potential multiple outcomes.
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Buffalo
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
New England
Cleveland
Houston
Bengals
Oilers
Browns
Denver
Los Angeles Raiders
Seattle
Raiders
NEW York Giants
Philadelphia
Giants
New York
Phoenix
Washington
Chicago
Minnesota
Bears
Vikings
NFC
NEW Orleans
San Francisco
Los Angeles Rams
Green Bay
Kansas City
Detroit
Atlanta
NFL
Pittsburgh
Cris Collinsworth
San Diego
Joe Kelly
Jerry Glanville
49Ers
Saints
Bill Walsh
Bears host fired-up Lions in pivotal NFC clash
Chicago, 11-3 and leading the NFC Central, battles Detroit 4-10 at Soldier Field in the 109th meeting. The Lions, under interim coach Wayne Fontes, seek respectability after a 30-14 win over Green Bay. Jim Harbaugh to start if McMahon and Tomeckak sit.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Soldier Field
Bears
Detroit
Lions
Wayne Fontes
Green Bay
Mike Ditka
Fontes
Darryl Rogers
Ditka
Los Angeles Rams
Anaheim
Calif
Jim Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Jim McMahon
Mike Tomeczak
Tomczak
McMahon
Vikings
Packers
Minnesota
Vikes can earn playoff spot Sunday
NFL playoff chances hinge on Sundays results as Minnesota can clinch a wild card with a win at Green Bay. The 49ers, Bears, and Giants also chase division titles with various combinations of wins and losses needed, while four AFC teams vie for the remaining berths.
Lions Bear Showdown in Detroit Chicago Clash on Sunday
Lions travel to Chicago to face the 11-3 Bears as the favorite by 11. Detroit aims to overturn a long losing streak and shake the image of a weak offense. Bears deploy Harbaugh at quarterback with Moorehead out and Tomczak possibly seeing action.
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LIONS
Eddie Murray
Rusty Hilger
Packers
BEARS
Mike Singletary
Steve McMichael
Vestee Jackson
Richard Dent
Jim Harbaugh
Jim McMahon
Mike Tomczak
Rams
Ditka
Tomczak
Neal Anderson
Mike Cofer
Bennie Blades
Chris Spielman
Jim Arnold
NFL
Thomas Brown
Sean Smith
Jay Hilgenberg
Pete Mandley
Mike Richardson
Jim Covert
Emery Moorehead
Chicago
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